Land Use—Online Documents & Presentations
AGRITOURISM RESEARCH PRESENTED
Agritourism in MA: Its Role as an Economic Development Strategy 
On September 4, 2008 , Glenn Garber, UMASS Extension Land Use Educator & LARP Adjunct Faculty, co-presented the results of the summer-long Agritourism as Economic Development Strategy research project at the tri-state Southern New England annual two-day conference of the American Planning Association, held this year in Providence . His partner in the project was Ms. Chris Kluchman, a planning consultant from Lexington and APA board member with a strong interest in agritourism at both the local and international levels. Second year UMASS graduate planning student Shemariah Blum-Evitts was the principal field researcher and also participated in the panel. An audience of about 60 planners, citizen planners, other public officials,
The project was focused on 15 case studies representing a full array of agritourism operations around the state. It attempted to provide insight into such research questions as the following:
What is the spectrum of “ag-tivity” that has emerged in the state, and over what period of time? What products and value-added products do they sell? How much of their revenue is from direct sales and how much is from wholesale, and what is the proportional mix of revenue? How did the present operators come to be engaged in this business? What are the characteristics of the operators and their farm operations? What business decisions have been made to change the business and why? What market areas do they draw from and how do they promote to them? What have been the chief constraints to their growth, and what regulatory barriers have they encountered? And most fundamentally, what can local officials, board members and volunteers, as well as state officials, do to promote agritourism as an economic development strategy?
The presentation was well-received and represents the first phase of potential future research phases that delve into greater breadth and detail.
Five Town Action Initiative: A collaboration of:
- The Center for Rural Massachusetts
- UMass Extension's Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation Program
- Dept of Landscape and Regional Planning
Connecting People and Partners: A Town's Guide to Land Conservation
Towards a Community Vision for Ashifield Village Center
Preserving the Character and Vitality of the Villages of Chesterfield, Conway,
Goshen, and Williamsburg
Citizen
Planner Training Collaborative: Curriculum and Training Modules
Citizen
Planner Training Collaborative: Example Bylaw Collection
Delineating
Bordering Vegetative Wetlands Under the Massachusetts Wetlands
Protection Act
Estate Planning Issues for Landowners:
New 2006 Tax Incentives
(updated 9/18/06)
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
The "Bundle of Sticks"
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Land Ownership
Vehicles
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Conservation
Restrictions as a Land Protection Tool
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Determining the
Value of Land
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Substantiation
of Value of Donated Conservation Restrictions For Federal Tax Purposes
Robert A. Levite, Esq. UMASS Extension
Massachusetts Land Trust Easement Defense Program:
MA Easement Defense Program Operating Principles
MA Land Trust Coalition's Easement Defense
Subcommittee's
Enforcement Policy
MA Easement Defense Subcommittee's Amendment Policy Guidelines
Massachusetts Land Trust Coalition Attorney Referral Panel Legal
Advisories:
Permanent
Deed Restrictions Under the Community Preservation Act and the
Cape Cod Land Bank
Public or Charitable
Trusts and Protection Against Disposition of Conservation Land
Eminent Domain and Restricted
Lands
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