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How to Put Tourist Farms on the Map Over the years I've met several landowners who have retail and wholesale operations that are having a tough time making it because of the expense involved in advertising and just letting city dwellers know where they are located. If you've ever visited the wonderful farms in the Northeast, you've found the farms are marketed as one large tourist attraction that people can visit during the productive times of the year. Some farms make cheese, some sell preserves, some are campgrounds, some are set up for bird watching, hiking, petting zoos, wood carvings, crafts, smoked meats, and a multitude of other things. Nature tourism is big business. If you live within 100 miles of a major population center and have a rural retail operation that you would like noticed, the first thing you need to do is belong to your local Chamber of Commerce. Many times people who are visiting a town call the local Chamber of Commerce for information. Coordinate with other land owners and make a database of all the retail farms in your area. Make a map with all the tourist attractions on it for the entire area. This would not only include farms and ranches that want to promote nature tourism, but bed and breakfasts, hotels and other businesses that want to be involved. The local chamber or participating businesses should help contribute funds to help with the cost of the project. You can distribute the maps to local businesses along the highway leading to your rural location.
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If there is one thing that city dwellers long for, besides less traffic, is the ability to go out to the country and take a breath of fresh air and see some Texas countryside. Because we live in such a diverse and wonderful part of Texas, it makes sense that city folks would love to come and visit us. However, in many rural areas the places to visit are far and few between. Most rural areas around the country have few public campgrounds or RV parks, and few places for even local folks who live inside small towns to enjoy the wonderful natural beauty around them.
