JOIN THE HERD FOR 2025
• Are you a specialized farmer,
maker, moo-ver & shaker?
• Do you wear many hats,
that keep you busy 24 / 7 / 365?
• Have you heard about the
SLO CoUNTY Farm Trail?
Meet FARMstead ED
We promote your hard working efforts to their fullest potential to those seeking agriCULTURAL experiences within this special collection of quality producers in SLO County.
WHAT we do
We promote SLO County farms, growers, and purveyors while providing agriCULTURAL experiences to educate and bring guests together with our locally grown
WHY we do it
To share our many unique, locally grown and made resources, and because people really do want to meet their farmers, makers, moo-vers and shakers!
HOW we do it
By spotlighting local farms & makers on the ONLY Farm Trail Map in SLO Co, as well as via your workshops, marketplaces, and pop-up classrooms held at agriCULTURAL venues.
What's NEXT?
• NEW printed trail map!
• Outreach to our hospitality
industry for increased visibility
to farm tours by visiting guests
• Open Farm Days 2025
“Joining FARMstead ED literally put us on the map. Previously we struggled with getting the word out about our farm and what we do. Since joining, our workshops and farm tours consistently sell out. We have also met quality collaborators in which we use their products as ingredients for our own products.”
- Tina Ballantyne, Giving Tree Family Farm.
Your presence on the SLO Co Farm Trail will:
• Increase Sales & Exposure to your farm tours & workshops
• Broaden Your Network
• Receive the benefits of group marketing
• Become part of this community of collaborating farmers & makers
• Be promoted every day of the year in both our on-line and print Trail Map
• Opportunities via our promotional efforts, events, and agritourism related initiatives
FARMstead ED invites you to join our amazing herd!
Annual Dues: $350
*returning members enjoy a discounted renewal
rate of $295 | Must confirm payment by 12/1/24
In addition to your membership fee, your annual contribution of $200 retail product will be included in multiple collaborative marketing promotions featuring your local products.
Maximize your marketing dollars!
Did you know that one newspaper ad costs the same as
all of the benefits of one full year of FARMstead ED membership?
To be eligible, you must be engaged in local farming,
ranching, or producing agricultural products derived from
local ingredients.
We also welcome restaurants, food trucks,
& lodgings that
celebrate SLO County agriculture