Public input on Skagit County agritourism favors more uses, with limits

A summer harvest? Agritourism takes a long time to grow. For Skagit County — which has been examining an expansion of business activities allowed at its signature farms to generate supplemental income — gestation is at two years and counting. Originally, a preferred policy option from the effort that began in January 2021 was expected to be delivered to the Skagit County Planning Commission in July 2022, following research, surveys and reports. But that time frame was extended to gather m