02 Jun 2017
Tags: Agritourism, Farm To Table, Desert, Southwest, Arizona
One of Arizona's oldest farming families has a new way to experience country living offering overnight stays in a collection of spruced up vintage trailers. At Schnepf Farms, a fourth-generation family homestead, visitors can go glamping (camping in style) in their collection of original 1950s-era auto trailers. The setting for this new overnight experience for Mesa, Arizona visitors is a 300-acre organic peach farm that also offers a handful of paired farm activities including seasonal u-pick flowers and produce, bike rentals, farm animals, corn mazes and other outdoor charms one would expect on a farm. The trailers are decked out in mid-century décor matching the trailers original year of issue, with several trailers offering full hook ups. Each trailer faces west toward the outlying San Tan Mountains to capture Arizona's idyllic and sought-after sunsets. This new brand of roughing it also includes individual barbecues and patio tables and chairs. The Fresh From the Farm bakery and café offers full, cooked-to-order breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as an assortment of baked goods for visitors. For more information, www.SchnepfFarms.com.
Glampers will also want to experience goat yoga, which some are calling the therapy one didn't know they needed. Longtime Mesa, Arizona resident Sarah Williams has paired up with Welcome Home Ranch to combine two of her most loved activities – yoga and goats. Now offering sunrise and sunset classes, Arizona Goat Yoga connects yogis with these four-legged animals. Whether you are in warrior pose, downward dog or simply meditating, these lovable goats help motivate and challenge guests to be their best. During the guided yoga class, these gentle, sweet, and loving animals roam the fields and are placed by the instructor on guests that are in specific poses. Class attendees have described goat yoga as therapeutic and effective in relieving their daily stresses of life. According to Sarah, a 20-year yogi, Goat Yoga clears the mind and offers a chance to release endorphins from exercise and increase oxytocin with pet therapy. A new offering for the summer months is goat yoga raves and pajama parties for the after-sunset crowd. For more information, www.azgoatyoga.com.
Learn about these and other new travel offerings at Visit Mesa's Booth #2818 and at IPW Media Marketplace Table #37. www.VisitMesa.com
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