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Response 1: Huffman Farms is a first generation, family owned u -pick pumpkin patch, open <br />Project/Event every Saturday and Sunday in October from 10am to 4pm. Our farm is meant to be <br />Description* a hands-on, down-home, family friendly experience, where guests can enjoy fall <br />festivities. The following is a list of experiences that can be found on our 36 -acre <br />farm: <br />• Pumpkins straight off the vine <br />• Gourdy's Corn Maze <br />• Hayrides <br />• Petting zoo <br />• Pony hop races <br />• Jack's Kid Zone <br />• Pumpkin chucking <br />• Duck races <br />• Farm fresh food from the Silo Cafe <br />• Gift shop full of fall decor and seasonal items <br />• Put -put golf (proposed new for 2018) <br />• Jumping pillow (proposed new for 2018) <br />We also offer a Haunted Forest and Corn Maze, every Friday and Saturday night in <br />October, beginning the second weekend. We see this as an ancillary activity to the <br />pumpkin patch. It allows us to attract an entirely different demographic and gives <br />guests one more reason to stay the night when visiting. <br />Our pumpkin patch attracts families, grandparents, couples and college students. It <br />also attracts the die-hard pumpkin patch fans, #ILOVEFALL folks and those who <br />think there's no limit to what should come in pumpkin spice flavor! Most recently, <br />we've seen a substantial increase in families using our patch as a "middle ground" <br />for family functions. We talk with a lot of guests with family on the west side, as well <br />as eastern Washington and beyond. Huffman Farms has become a popular <br />destination for family reunions, pulling folks from all directions. <br />"One of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry, agritourism includes <br />visits to working farms, ranches, wineries and agricultural industries, Jane Eckert of <br />Eckert AgriMarketing, St. Louis, Missouri, said. Back in 2007, National Agricultural <br />Statistical Services reported $566 million in income from agritourism and <br />recreational services; in the 2012 census, it was pegged at $704 million — roughly a <br />25 percent increase in five years" (Agritourism: Growing More Revenue, Harter — <br />2015). That is some great growth, in an already booming industry. And, by using <br />targeted and relationship marketing efforts, we plan to grow right along with our <br />fellow operators. <br />2500 character lirrit <br />List of Intended Use of Funds* <br />Grant funds will be applied to any and all marketing <br />efforts that extend 50 -miles beyond Ellensburg, <br />21 Projections of Increased Tourism <br />Please provide the following estimates of how any money received will result in increases in the number of people <br />traveling for business or pleasure on a trip: <br />1. Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations; <br />2. To a place fifty miles or more away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; <br />3. or from another country or state outside of their place of residence or business. <br />You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections. <br />