Luxury resorts have working farms -- and guests love them

A surprising amenity that’s growing at certain luxury resorts around the world is not bath products or your sheets thread counts. It’s chickens, and goats, and vegetables and orchards – In other words, farm life. And it’s surprising how many travelers are interested – eager – to tour and even pitch in at these working farms, a sort of multi-acre answer to the rooftop gardens and living walls at urban hotels. In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin and hospitality editor Christina Jelski talk to Kurt Bjorkman, chief operating officer of the Ranch at Laguna Beach in California and Sarah Fazendin, founder of Videre Travel. You’ll hear from our discussion, it’s an area where several trends are intersecting: Foodie culture, wellness and outdoor life. Episode sponsor: This episode is sponsored by Windstar Cruises https://www.windstarcruises.com Related reports: Agricultural tourism is a growing trend https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Focus-on-Hotels-2023-Growing-trend-Agricultural-tourism Our guests: The Ranch at Laguna Beach https://www.theranchlb.com/ Videre Travel https://videretravel.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.