KY: COMMISSIONER FARMER ENCOURAGES AGRITOURISM MONTH

News Date September 15, 2009

Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer encourages all Kentuckians to check out one of the Commonwealth’s more than 300 farm destinations during Kentucky Agritourism Month in September.

“A trip to the farm gives people a chance to treat their families to clean, wholesome fun,” Commissioner Farmer said. “It enables people to revisit Kentucky’s agricultural roots. And it helps farmers make a living.”

Travelers can find farm destinations where they can pick pumpkins, go on a trail ride, sample some of Kentucky’s award-winning wines, buy farm-fresh produce at a farmers’ market, and take part in a vast array of other activities. Agritourism generated some $3.2 million in income for Kentucky farms in 2007, according to the most recent Census of Agriculture.

To find out more, go to www.kentuckyfarmsarefun.com. (Contact: Bill Clary, (502) 564-1137)