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Items frequently sold through direct marketing outlets are fruits, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, eggs, and dairy products (Nayga, Fabian, Thatch and Wanzala, 1994).
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Explore Alternatives - Various universities and organizations provide opportunities to explore alternatives. For example:
OSU, [1]
Others: ATTRA, [2]; USDA, [3]; Florida, [4]; Kansas, [5]; Kentucky, [6]; Purdue, [7]; North Dakota, [8]; Wisconsin, [9];
An increasing variety of alternatives includes:
Crops & Livestock
Crops/Horticultural Enterprises
Ohio Fruit Growers Marketing Assn., [10]
Apples - Ohio Apple Marketing Program, [11]
Grapes (also see wine in the value-added section) - [12]
Grape Industries Program, [13]
Ohio Nursery & Landscape Assn., [14]
Ohio Christmas Tree Assn., [15]
OFA - an Association of Floriculture Professionals, [16]
Meat and other animal products
ODA Meat Inspection, [17]
Ohio Assn. of Meat Processors, [18]
Beef - Ohio Beef Council, Ohio Cattlemen’s Assn, [19]
Fish, Shrimp & Other Aquaculture products [20]
Lamb, Sheep & Goat
Poultry - Ohio Poultry Assn, [21]
Pork - Ohio Pork Producer Council, [22]
Dairy Dairy Farmers of America, [23]
American Dairy Assn. & Dairy Council Mid East, [24]
Value-added foods & nature based products
Baked Goods
Honey
Jams, Jellies
Maple Syrup
Wine and Juice
Ohio Wine - [25]
Industry Stats - [26]
Tourism enterprises
Experience-based ag.- & eco-tourism including recreation and hospitality enterprises Agrit ourism and nature-tourism enterprises include: Outdoor recreation (wagon rides, mazes, fishing, hunting, wildlife study, horseback riding, or walking trails).
Educational experiences (group tours, demonstrations, cooking classes, specialty gardens, or wine tasting).
Entertainment (games, festivals, barn dances, storytelling, or theatrical presentations).
Hospitality services (farm stays, guided tours, event hosting, or outfitter services).
On-farm direct sales (u-pick operations, roadside stands, gift shops, and “create-your-own” projects).
Entertainment Farming & Agri-Tourium - [27]
Alternative Enterprises and Agritourism: Farming for Profit and Sustainability Resource Manual, [28]
Ecotourism Society - [29]
Eric Barrett, OSU Extension, Agritourism Specialist, barrett.90@osu.edu
Rob Leeds, OSU Extension, Agritourism Specialist, leeds.2@osu.edu
Ohio Fruit Growers Society
Berries - Ohio Berries Tops, According to Consumer Taste Test(pdf)
Vegetables - Ohio Vegetable and Potato Growers Association
Value-added foods & nature-based products Growth of Value Added Produce
Direct Marketing as a Value-Added Opportunity for Agriculture(pdf)
Agritainment Possibilities(pdf)
Entertainment Farming - An Economic Development Tool (pdf)
Liability for Visitors to Farm Property
Liability Insurance Roundtable - 2004 NAFDMA Conference(pdf)
Tourism Trails(pdf)
Agritourism, The Future of Agriculture?(PowerPoint Presentation)
Liability for Agritourism by Peggy Kirk Hall(PowerPoint Presentation)
Lodging (Bed & Breakfast, Cabins, Camping) Ohio Bed and Breakfast Association, [30]
Starting a Bed and Breakfast [31]
Starting a Bed and Breakfast/Farm Vacation Business,[32]
Farm Bed & Breakfast, and Vacation Farms(pdf)
Other agricultural and natural resource-based products, services and experiences Natural Resource Income Opportunities [33]
Ohio Assn. of Natural Resource Extension Professionals,[34]
Other [35]
Organic production
Ohio's Changing and Challenging Ag Production(pdf)
Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Assn., [37]
