Adding Value to Our Farms and Communities!
January 18 – 20, 2026
Get ready for three action-packed days of inspiration and innovation! Join us as we tour unique farms across the Upstate, each offering hands-on educational sessions, real-world insights, and fresh ideas you can bring back to your own operation. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to expand, this is your chance to supercharge your farm’s agritourism success in 2026. Some of the Farms we will be visiting include: Stepp’s Apple Orchard (Hendersonville, NC), Elf Leaf Farm (Landrum, SC), Table Rock Tea, (Pickens, SC), Mushroom Mountain, (Easley, SC), AM-PM Farms Butchery & Market (Laurens, SC), Ewe on the Farm (Gaffney, SC), Hereford Hills Ranch (Union, SC), Sheeply Farm (Union, SC). Topics will include: Farm Planning with purpose, A discussion on laying out your farm to best suite you and your guests, Infrastructure – Power, Bathroom Facilities, Roads, Parking, Store, Moving People Around the Farm, Signage, Emergency Medical Equipment, Farm Planning, Adding Value to your Farm, Direct Marketing to the Consumer, Partnerships, Farm Stores, Innovative Farm Strategies and the ACRE program that gives out $1000’s each year to SC Agritourism farmers! Sunday evening will include a silent auction and vendor spotlight. Meals and transportation included!
*** Deadline to register is January 2, 2026. Early bird deadline to receive a conference T-shirt is December 9, 2025.
Two ways to register:
By Check: SCAAAnnualConference2026_RegistrationForm
By Credit Card: Eventbrite
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Interested in being a vendor?
Applications are available HERE! SCAAAnnualConference2026_VendorApplication
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Host Hotel is Hampton Inn & Suites, 801 Spartan Boulevard Spartanburg, South Carolina 29301
Booking Link: SC Agrotourism Association Conference 2026 at Hampton Inn & Suites Westgate
Booking Code: SCA You may also call the hotel directly to book at 864-699-2222 and request the “SCA” rate for the night of January 18-20, 2026. Those who wish to book online using their Hilton Honors account may do so by inputting the rate code “SCA” under “Special Rates – Group Code.” Please note that the cut-off date is set for December 9th, 2025, about 5 weeks prior, so everyone would need to book by or before then to secure the group rate.
Thank You to our Grow Sponsors!
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