1. BENEFITS
1.1. Life and economy of local communities
1.1.1. The unemployed to find work
1.1.2. Generate taxable revenues and more disposable incomes
1.2. The farms themselves
1.2.1. Can continue in business and employ
1.2.2. Farms each earned $24300
1.3. Education
1.3.1. Offer tours for elementary school-age children who can learn where their food is coming from and how it is produced
1.3.2. Provides opportunities to learn about agrarian heritage the production of food and resource stewardship
1.4. Customers
1.4.1. Expand recreational opportunities differentiating rural economies
1.4.2. Define sense of culture heritage and rural character
1.4.3. Direct access to fresh farm good
2. ATTRACTION
2.1. Nostalgia
2.2. Authenticity
2.3. Reinvention of tradition and rural tourism products
2.3.1. Recreation of home-produced products
2.3.2. Provision of hands-on-experiences in crafts
3. POTENTIALITY
3.1. Farming could become more efficient
3.2. Sustainable rural areas could become more beautiful
3.3. Farmers could become better off
3.4. More significant employers and contributors to economies
4. CONCEPT : a form of tourism combined with agriculture
4.1. Seasonal activities
4.1.1. Hay rides
4.1.2. Corn mazes
4.1.3. U-pick fruits
4.2. Entertainment-oriented activities
4.2.1. Weddings
4.2.2. Parties
4.2.3. Vacations
4.2.4. Experience life on a working farm
5. REASONS WHY IT APPEARS
5.1. Challenged by changing economic and social conditipns
5.1.1. Increased global competition
5.1.2. Falling commodity prices
5.1.3. Capital- and technology-intensive agricultural