2008 North American Farmers'
Direct Marketing Convention
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Reiman Publishing Visitors Center Sorg’s Quality Meats and Sausages
Stade Dairy Farm Statesville Haunted Prison Waldvogel’s Farm Wizard Quest
From a newletter for farm wives to 13 glossy, ad-free magazines, Reiman Publishing has come a long way. Founded by Roy Reiman, Reiman Publishing relies on readers for its content. Because readers feel so closely connected to the magazine, Roy decided to open the Visitors Center in 1998. Visitors come from all over North America. The central attraction is the Test Kitchen, where cooks test reader-submitted recipes for their magazines and books. Readers submit 90,000 recipes each year, 3,000 are published. The visitors center includes a Norman Rockwell exhibit of a complete collection of Saturday Evening Post covers and a wax replica of Norman Rockwell and his triple portrait.
Ripley’s Believe it or Not! Museum
Schuster's Playtime Farm
Don grew up on a hog and cash crop farm, and the Schusters knew that a farm of their own was in their future. The Schusters purchased their 225-acres
farm in 1990. Three days after seeing the for sale sign, the farm was theirs. Don continues to work as a staff economist at the UW—Madison Center for Integrated Ag Systems, and in 2007 Theresa finished a two-year-leave of absence from her job as an occupational therapist for the Madison school district. The pumpkin farm has evolved to include the Barnyard Activity Area and corn maze. In 2007, they added a fort to the activity area.
Located in McHenry County in Northern Illinois, Stade Dairy Farm has been a producer of milk, vegetables, and grains since 1977. They offer farm tours, field trips, bonfires and hayrides. They also are the home of Shades of Autumn, our annual fall festival which runs from mid September through October. In addition, they run roadside farm markets, where they retail their vegetables, pumpkins, and fruit.
Another not-for-kids attraction, Statesville Haunted Prison is owned by Paul Siegel, a long-time NAFDMA member. Paul’s haunted prison comes to life every fall. We’ll get a behind-the-scenes tour of this “house of evil.” Visitors wind their way through 30 of the prison’s maximum-security cells. During the fall, more than 200 monsters haunt the prison.
Phil and Deb bought their farm in 1977, and a few years later added the market. They have about 185 acres, 180 of which are tillable. They grow corn, soybeans and
wheat, plus pumpkins, sweet corn, asparagus and a very few tomatoes. They have three adult children. Their oldest, Julie, helps on weekends and runs the bakery when needed. The Waldvogels have been involved in the agritourism industry since its early years, and the agritourism component of the farm continues to evolve. Phil says that a visit to Vollmer Farm during the Carolinas bus tour inspired him to add a giant slide, which is the most popular attraction that he’s yet to top. You'll learn how he helps regulate the traffic flow on the slide. They also have a haunted granary, farm train, lost mine, 9-hole mini golf, birthday barn and rabbit village.
Wisconsin Cheese & Wine Chalet
Wisconsin is famous for its cheese, and it’s no surprise to find plenty of places to buy cheese scattered throughout the state. This cheese stop features a wide variety of Wisconsin cheeses as well as wines and microbrews.
Full of fairies, wizards, trolls and dragons, Wizard Quest is an interactive fantasy game of hands-on, brain teasing, eye-opening adventure. The goal is to find and free four realm wizards by solving riddles, finding clues, and answering questions.
62 White Loaf Road
Southampton, MA 01073