Gites rural have been a mainstay of French farms for years now. Many farms couldn't survive without the income.
But even as well established as they are, the farmers still really crack up at the cityfolk coming out to the countryside. It's all just hard work to them.
But man oh man are those farmstays popular all across the French countryside. It's about time American farmers started in on the action..
Innkeeper To Go said:
Gites rural have been a mainstay of French farms for years now. Many farms couldn't survive without the income.
But even as well established as they are, the farmers still really crack up at the cityfolk coming out to the countryside. It's all just hard work to them.
But man oh man are those farmstays popular all across the French countryside. It's about time American farmers started in on the action
I would have to wonder about the insurance. Greenhorns and livestock don't often mix.
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The Farmers Daughter said:
Innkeeper To Go said:
Gites rural have been a mainstay of French farms for years now. Many farms couldn't survive without the income.
But even as well established as they are, the farmers still really crack up at the cityfolk coming out to the countryside. It's all just hard work to them.
But man oh man are those farmstays popular all across the French countryside. It's about time American farmers started in on the action
I would have to wonder about the insurance. Greenhorns and livestock don't often mix.
In our state, since there has been a push for agritourism to help save the farmers whose goods have been sold out by china, each farm - even those hosting corn mazes have an
authorized state placard stating that any person on any farm for agritourism is there at their own risk and the owner/operator of the event holds zero liability. I read these placards at a few diff events now, even the place where we milked a cow - you are on your own if you touch baby animals or milk cows or climb aboard a John Deere. This is a good thing for the farmers who are trying to recoup their losses.
Edited to say
before someone mentions it - they do not let people run wild on their land, they have proper bathrooms, handwashing stations, and safety measures in place. The liability is not theirs if YOU go to their farm YOU are the one taking the risk. I think this has been a really good push - it is a win win for those who get to visit these farms normally off the circuit to visitors.
Me - I would do a farm stay in a heart beat. Esp in the Spring when babies are born. But I like to camp, I like bacon over an open fire and the stars over head. I am totally not interested in spas, indulgence and Vegas style surroundings (I mention Vegas as that is where people go to be waited on and pampered like kings and queens.) Gimmee a new born lamb and I will spend all day in a field with it.
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