Village Squire, 1977-03, Page 29TRAVEL
Quiet country scenes are attracting more and more people from Canada's cities to the idea of farm
vacations. The program began several years ago and has been growing across the country. Urban
families live with the farm families and even sometimes share farm chores.
More people find farm
family vacations
a great way
to relax
i
How are you going to keep 'em down on
the farm?... Well, keeping them may be a
problem, but for thousands of families, the
idea of going down on the farm is so
intriguing they're willing to pay for it.
The farm vacation is a growing trend
with urban families.
Not so long ago, assisting at the birth of
a calf, or harvesting the grain, or
range -riding on a cattle round -up were
reasonably commonplace activities for
most North Americans. Not any more.
Urbanization has taken over. Many of
today's children have never seen a live cow
or touched a stalk of wheat. These are now
the stuff of which television programs and
farm vacations are made.
Every year a growing number of
Canadian farm and ranch families open
their homes to paying guests. Both the
farmer and his visitors profit. The farmer
THE
enjoys the increase in his income, the
vacationer a remarkably inexpensive,
relaxing and different kind of holiday.
Farm and ranch vacations are available,
this year, in every province except
Newfoundland. Ontario, with about 60
such farm homes seeking guests, leads the
way, but the other provinces are not far
behind.
Most are open year round. although
summer, generally is the busiest season.
Those in good skiing areas also enjoy an
active winter. While some people visit for
just a weekend. most stay a week or two.
Accommodations, as a rule. are homey
rather than luxurious, with guest rooms
located in the family home. Private baths
are rare. The occasional host does offer
individual cabins or cottages. Most farms
cater to families, but many accept children
unaccompanied by adults and a few take
VILLAGE SQUIRE/MARCH, 1977 PG. 27.