🌱 How meaningful farm experiences create lasting memories, support local growers, and grow a better future for all of us.
“So why farms?” people ask.
Why spend time on a goat walk, in a mushroom greenhouse, or around a garden table instead of going to the movies, the arcade, or your favorite restaurant?
We love all those things, too. But we started Delve because farm visits do something they don’t:
They matter.
They stay with you.
They connect you with real people, in the real world.
And they create change.
🌾 The Farm Visit You’ll Remember
When you visit a farm, something shifts.
You might mix milk to make cheese for the first time.
Or hear the bees hum as a farmer gently opens a hive.
Maybe you pull a daikon radish straight from the ground and taste something unexpectedly spicy and clean.
You share stories.
The farmer mentions the moment the sun hits the road on their drive to market.
A fellow guest shares their grandma’s tomato pie recipe.
You talk about the pet rabbit you had as a kid.
You remember things.
An 8-year-old city kid holds a chicken and realizes how much fluff covers a tiny frame.
A 60-year-old gardener learns a new way to compost.
A 20-year-old college student sees—really sees—the tenderness a rancher feels for the animals they raise.
You don’t just visit a farm.
You build a memory. You build connection.
💸 Your Visit Supports People Who Feed the World
Every Delve ticket helps support:
- Small farms
- Local growers
- Educators
- Community builders
These are people up before dawn to do chores, dig in soil, haul water, prep classes, and open their lives to guests—just to share what they know and love.
And yet, these same farms often struggle to make ends meet.
That’s where agritourism comes in.
According to research from the USDA and agritourism experts:
✅ Farms near cities can earn more from farm visits, classes, and experiences than from selling produce or livestock alone.
✅ Agritourism helps preserve farmland, creates jobs, and builds community capital.
✅ When children learn through garden- or farm-based programs, their science scores go up, their eating habits improve, and their confidence grows.
(Sources: USDA ERS, SARE Outreach 2022, UC Davis Garden-Based Learning Reports)
Your visit gives them more than income. It gives them purpose, reach, and stability.
You help protect the future of farming.
🌍 Why Delve?
Delve curates hands-on experiences that connect people of all ages to nature, food systems, science, and each other.
We work directly with farms to:
- Design educational, meaningful workshops and field trips
- Help farms get found, get booked, and grow their audience
- Promote regenerative, inclusive agriculture
- Support educators, homeschoolers, and mission-driven families
- Make memories that stick
You might join us for a hydroponic lettuce tour in July or a pumpkin fermentation class in October. You might take your Girl Scout troop to learn about pollinators or bring your co-op class to meet alpacas.
Wherever you start, you’ll walk away with something real.
✅ What You Can Do
Whether you’re a family, educator, foodie, or farm fan—you can support this movement in meaningful ways:
1. Plan a Visit
Explore our farm field trips, food tours, or homeschool adventures.
2. Sign Up for Event Updates
Get notified when new tours open—like fall garden parties or cheese-making workshops.
3. Follow and Share
Help spread the word! Your likes, shares, and tags make a huge difference.
📸 @delveexperiences on Instagram
📘 Delve Experiences on Facebook
4. Invest in the Mission
Are you an impact-driven funder or local partner? We’d love to talk about how Delve can grow with your support.
📩 Email us through our contact form or message us on Instagram to start the conversation.
💚 Final Thought
The world is full of digital noise. A million options. Infinite scrolling.
But when you visit a farm—you pause.
You breathe. You learn. You laugh.
And you plant something deeper than a seed.
Delve exists to make those moments easier to find.
Join us, and let’s grow something good together.
