Turtlebee farm agrotourism that works

摘要

It takes innovation to be a profitable farmer in 21st century America - simply producing a product and sending it to market just doesn't cut it. As a result, Michigan beekeepers Tim and Kathie Bennett are taking agritourism to new levels on their 31-acre Turtlebee Farm, in Byron, 75 miles northwest of Detroit. And this includes a somewhat radical idea. "You know, you see farms with pick-your-own apples or strawberries, and our joke is we could have 'pick their own' honey," Tim says. "It could be pretty detrimental and mean a lot of liability, but it is no laughing matter any more.