Mar 11, 2026
Supporting Agritourism throughout New York State
During this pre-conference session on the morning of Wednesday, April 22 at the 2026 New York State Tourism Conference, hear from Cornell Cooperative Extension educators Lindsey Pashow and Laura Biasillo about how TPA’s and agritourism operators are working together to support agritourism. These agritourism stakeholders will share information about educational resources that have been developed for agritourism operations, and how to create stronger partnerships with agritourism operations.
Why you should attend this session:
- Learn how TPA's are supporting agritourism operations in NY.
- Learn how agritourism operations are being supported by their local TPA
Key takeaways:
- Gain knowledge of ways to support agritourism operations in your county
- Gain knowledge of other TPA's working in agritourism across the state
About the Presenters
Lindsey Pashow is the Statewide Agritourism and Agriculture Business Development, Marketing Specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extensions Harvest New York team. Her focus of work includes agritourism, food safety, industrial hemp, produce auctions, marketing, cut flowers, and farm to institution.
Laura Biasillo is the Agricultural Economic Development Specialist for Cornell Cooperative Extension Broome County. Biasillo focuses on increasing marketing channels for producers, creating education programs to help farmers develop new skills and technologies, and facilitating farmland protection. She has experience with farm to institution, agritourism and CSA.
About the Cornell Cooperative Extension
Cornell Cooperative Extension is happy to be a sponsor of the International Agritourism Workshop. Cornell Cooperative Extension is part of New York States land grant university, Cornell University. Our focus is on connecting communities with research from Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the College of Human Ecology to enrich and empower New York state neighbors, local businesses, towns, and cities. Our team of agricultural educators work with farmers from across the state to support their farms from crop production, pest management, climate change, and business practices. Agritourism has become a wonderful addition to many of our farms to help them increase profitability and community interest in local foods.