Agritourism: Local Communities Work to Preserve Farmland
Updated on January 29, 2021 at 7:33 pm NBC Universal, Inc. It has been a struggle many Connecticut towns have had - preserving their rural character, yet still attracting new businesses and tax dollars. One community just outside the Hartford suburbs has made it loud and clear it believes it can accomplish both using its farmland to generate new kinds of business - something called “agri-tourism”. The town of Ellington completed a survey of residents in 2018 to get input on its 10-year master plan for the town. The survey indicated that it’s all about the farms in Ellington. It seem...
Source: nbcconnecticut.com