The development of agri-tourism on organic farms
By Carolyn Wacher, 2021
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The development of agritourism on organic farms
2006
Wales
At the time of my Fellowship in 2006, I was employed by Aberystwyth University, training and working with organic farmers throughout Wales. My Fellowship title was Developing Tourism on Organic Farms, and as I was living on a smallholding and also providing tourist facilities, it seemed a very relevant topic. For my research, I chose Estonia, Slovenia and Poland and spent a month in each country, partly because they were new arrivals to the EU, and also because I was interested in how they were coping with the new regulations.
I travelled on my own which was an interesting and challenging experience, especially if you don't speak the language – luckily my German is not too bad, which got me through as Welsh isn't well known in mainland Europe.
The experience was wonderful, and people were so very kind and generous with their time. On my return and the publication of my report there was some publicity – three consecutive articles in the Western Mail. Whilst I was in these countries I also visited different 'sites of war' and I was grateful to be reminded of our freedom and democracy, which we take so much for granted.
It's a memory which I value and which stays with me.
By Carolyn Wacher, 2021
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By Carolyn Wacher, 2021
All Reports are copyright © the author. The moral right of the author has been asserted. The views and opinions expressed by any Fellow are those of the Fellow and not of the Churchill Fellowship or its partners, which have no responsibility or liability for any part of them.