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 was January 2, 2026.  We look forward to seeing you all in Spartanburg this month!

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Host Hotel is Hampton Inn & Suites, 801 Spartan Boulevard Spartanburg, South Carolina 29301

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