Agritourists worth US$2.4 million to California farmers

Agritourists brought in around US$2.4 million to farmers in California in 2008, according to a first statewide survey on agritourism operators, as reported in Small Farm News, The Daily Democrat and the University of California Small Farm Program. Further, "small farms made up 2/3rds of the farms reported offering agritourism." Agritourism was generally profitable and offered farmers a supplementary income. A California AgriTourism database allows farmers and ranchers to add details of their agritourism operation, for public access.