I had to travel all the way to Traverse City, Mich., to learn that Learn Great Foods offers farm-to-table tours in my own backyard.
There’s a whole range of tour options, from local farmers market tours to full-day excursions that include touring local organic farms, cooking demos and dinner.
There’s apparently a Chicago tour. But the really interesting one is in western Illinois and includes stops in Wisconsin and Iowa. [There’s another tour downstate that has stops in Missouri & Kentucky.]
Up here in northern Michigan, one tour encircles the land around Lake Leelanau. So in addition to agri-learning, it looks like tourists get some pretty spectacular views along the way.
The kids would kill me if I signed us all up for this. But this may be something for us to do next year when they’re a little older or I can hire a babysitter for the day.
I’ve seen a bunch of self-guided agri-tourism opportunities. But I like how this company takes on all the planning and organization to make the tour a full experience.
Would be great to hear from folks who’ve taken the tours to get a sense of the quality.
Virtual Farmgirl 