WAYS TO SUPPORT THE TRAIL
When you contribute to FARMstead ED, your support goes directly to promoting local agricultural education and agritourism programs. These programs help broaden awareness of family farming in our community and showcase the sustainable methods used to produce the food and products we rely on every day. Empowering local farmers strengthens our community and ensures a vibrant future for agriculture. Join us in making a difference - help us cultivate a stronger, more connected community!
MAKE A DONATION
We’ve planted the seeds – help us grow by making a donation to become a Friend of the Trail
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
FARMstead ED: Bringing Folks Together with Locally Grown & Made
We connect folks to the back roads, the backstories, and the people who make this land home. Hear the stories, experience our agriCULTURE, and meet the farmers, ranchers, and makers who work the land with their hands and hearts. Wander off the beaten path to discover family ranches, tucked-away urban farms, and hand-crafted goods made right along the trail. These are places shaped by seasons, sweat, and tradition. Come for the wine. Stay for the stories. Leave with a deeper understanding of where your food—and your roots—come from.
By sharing, caring, and collaborating the old-fashioned way, we’re proud to celebrate and protect authentic agricultural legacies, one connection at a time.
Your support of FARMstead ED aids in feeding funds directly into our local agricultural EDucation programs to broaden awareness of local family farming and the methods in which they produce products for our daily life.
BECOME A FARMSTEAD ED | SLO COUNTY FARM TRAIL SPONSOR
It’s about the agriCULTURE - what grows together, goes together
We are seeking your support, to lead by example, bringing folks closer together with our locally grown and made. It is who we are — hands-on, collaborative growers and makers, locally rooted in the land, and committed to cultivating the next generation of agricultural stewards.
Your sponsorship allows us to:
Help broaden awareness of family farming in our community and showcase the sustainable methods used to produce the food and products we rely on every day.
Empowers local farmers, strengthens our community, and ensures a vibrant future for agriculture.
2027 OPPORTUNITIES
Annual Map Sponsor – Top Tier
$2,000
only 1 available, 10/15/26 deadline
Full Page Back Cover ad placement on the printed SLO County Farm Trail Map
All annual sponsorship benefits
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Annual Map Sponsor – 2nd Tier
$1,500
only 1 available, 10/15/26 deadline
Full Page premium ad placement on the printed SLO County Farm Trail Map
All annual sponsorship benefits
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Annual Map Sponsor – 3rd Tier
$1,000
10/15/26 deadline
Full Page ad placement on the printed SLO County Farm Trail Map
All annual sponsorship benefits
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Annual Map Sponsor – 4th Tier
$750
10/15/26 deadline
1/2 page ad placement on the printed SLO County Farm Trail Map
All annual sponsorship benefits
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Annual Map Sponsor - 5th Tier
$500
10/15/26 deadline
1/4 page ad placement on the printed SLO County Farm Trail Map
All annual sponsorship benefits
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
ANNUAL SLO COUNTY FARM TRAIL SPONSORSHIPS
OUR GOAL is to bring together local farms and producers as a collaborative network of collective marketing efforts introducing visitors and local consumers to the growers and makers to the SLO County Farm Trail via our printed and on-line farm trail map, our annual Open Farm Days Weekend, and the farm tours and workshops held at each farm.
An Annual Sponsorship is so much more than an ad on the Farm Trail map! Your annual sponsorship places your name alongside a growing community that draws thousands of locals and visitors each year. From Open Farm Days to farm tours and workshops, you’ll gain visibility among engaged consumers who value authenticity, sustainability, and supporting local businesses—while directly investing in the continued growth and vitality of SLO County agriculture.
THE BENEFITS
All Annual SLO County Farm Trail Sponsorships include the following benefits:
Logo and link listing on our website
Logo and link listing in our consumer newsletters
(1) Annual Sponsor Highlight Feature in our consumer newsletter
Shared promotion of your promotions and opportunities that you share with us via social media platforms
Listing on our Farm Stay / Place to Stay page (if applicable)
Be a Guest on the Farm during Open Farm Days, Farmers’ Marketplace and other annual events
THE NUMBERS
Annually 15,000 maps are circulated to visitors, local hotels, businesses, visitor centers, chambers of commerce, DMOs marketing teams, and all farms on the map
23,000+ website visitors annually
8,400+ social media followers (Instagram & Facebook)
6,300+ engaged newsletter subscribers
4,000+ guests have attended Open Farm Days activities, marketplaces, dinners, tours and demos over the past 6 years
12 years in action promoting our locally grown locally made
FARMstead ED is one of 7 members of the CA Open Farm Passport funded by USDA Agritourism Specialty Crop Grant
OPEN FARM DAYS SPONSORSHIPS
2027 info coming soon!