With over 500 wineries, 191 breweries, 450 farms and more, travelers don’t have to drive over 50 miles without running into a Harvest Host location. The only thing Harvest Hosts ask is that members staying with their hosts purchase one of their locally made goods. Members pay $79 a year and have access to any Harvest Host location as long as they call ahead and arrive during business hours. “It’s fun owning a business you also really enjoy using,” he chuckled. In the past few years, membership has multiplied 20 times and the amount of locations went from 200 to 1,800. He purchased the business and decided to make it his new project. He found Harvest Hosts, which was then owned by a couple from Arizona.

“We kept seeing these beautiful wineries and farms that we were just driving by on the road, thinking ‘Wow, why can’t we stay there?’” In two years, they traveled through 48 states. with his wife, they impulsively bought a Grand Design trailer and decided to hit the road. “I’m an RVer and we still stay at campgrounds, but every once in a while we’ll sprinkle in a unique place.”Īfter leaving Washington D.C. “The idea was something different and unique for RVers to kind of spice up the normal experience,” said Holland. Instead of having to stay at some mega-mart parking lot or the usual stay at a campground, why can’t travelers have an enjoyable and unique overnight stay instead? Joel Holland, owner and CEO of Harvest Hosts, had a much better idea.

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