Sample Tours

Handcrafted Tours

Though initially Tours will be put together on a "first come, first served" basis, eventually we hope to be able to craft Tours to individual tastes. 

Some examples of these Tours might include:

Seasonal Tour - apple orchards in Sept, pumpkin patches in Oct, heritage turkeys in Nov, Christmas tree farms in Dec...

Harvest Tour - organized along the lines of a "crop mob" where Volunteers show up just in time for the harvest!

Bicycle Tour - passing through many Farms (~100 miles apart) on Tour navigated strictly by bicycle...

Variety Tour - exploring a variety of agricultural sectors (e.g. produce, grains, dairy, livestock, tractors, draft animals, &c...)

Giddyup Tour - an accelerated program for Volunteers eager to get a job as a Ranch Hand, Farm Operator, or Farm Manager...

St. Isadore Tour - prioritizing Farms in most need of help in honor of St. Isadore (patron Saint of farmers)...

State Tour - for those who are interested in seeing all regions of the Show-Me State (including future Missouri Congressmen!)...

Commodity Tour - for experienced Volunteers who know what they want to raise (e.g. corn, wheat, cattle), but would like more info...

Vintage Tour - visit more accommodating hosts like wineries, historic B&B's, fishing & hunting lodges, and established farms & ranches...

Micro Tour - for city folks who can only get away for a weekend at a time...

Musicians Tour - local musicians will play weekly farm/band benefit concerts at/near host farms (and help out w/ chores on days off!)

Century Tour - explore some of the over 7,500 Missouri Century Farms (farms over 40 acres & in the same family for over 100 years!)...

Vacation Tour - for those who'd like to see the farms (but already put in a full work week), we offer recreational Tours for $100/day...

Old Timers Tour - the average age of American farmers is 55...  this tour aims to pair junior Mules with wiser senior farmers...

Tour de Misery - a tour through the roughest, hardest, meanest parts of the State of Missouri... (don't worry - I've done it!)  (-;

The Greater Tour - a tour of farm operations across Missouri as well as her neighbor states (IA, IL, KY, TN, AR, OK, KS, and NE)!

* we are also working on an "Accredited Tour" that we hope will be recognized by local universities such that volunteers get course credits for participating!

Good Ol' Mule Tours

In addition to general Tour Office help, each of our "Missouri Mules" will receive:  1) a Plan, 2) a Map, and 3) a Schedule.

1) Tour Plan "A" :  a year-long Tour of 50 farms (with average visit of 1 week per farm)

2) Map