Agritourism is Fun and Games...and Hard Work

By Kyle Peveto, LSU AgCenter

Heather Hughes wasn’t familiar with the agritourism business when her family opened their pumpkin patch in Tangipahoa Parish about 15 years ago. “I just thought it was fun playing with the kids,” Hughes said. “I love to be outside, and it was just having fun letting the kids do the things we used to do.”