Agricultural tourism farms

Tourists can learn about the history of the estate and the brewing of beer, beginning with raw materials and ending with finished products. The visit is enriched by tastings of live beer and stories about Latvia’s traditional holiday beverage. Alongside the brewery is a store which sells live beer, homemade goodies and selected souvenirs.

The “Valmiermuižas alus virtuve” saloon popularises Latvian beers and uses beer in various dishes. A modern approach to homemade products is used to prepare foods and beer-based snacks. There is a beer garden during the summer, and the saloon merges traditional things with modern ones.

Latvian cuisine: Smoked pork, filet of pike from Lake Burtnieks, green pea mash, with loganberries, quince, pumpkin birch juice and mushroom sauce as accompaniments.

Special foods: Slice of pork marinated in unfiltered winter beer.

Brewing of beer and non-alcoholic beverages. In 2014 1.86 million liters of beer were produced. In 2014, Valmiermuižas Alus earned revenues of EUR 3.39 million, or 36% more than in 2013.  The company sold 1.86 million litres of beer, or 27.3% more than the year before.  Approximately 1% of the output was exported to Estonia.  With support from the Rural Support Service, Valmiermuižas Alus invested EUR 1.1 million in development to produce porter beer, non-alcoholic sparkling beverages from Latvian fruits and berries, as well as kvass. 

The farm grows grains and raps, and organises informational seminars and tours for children and adults. There is a collection of antique tools and dairy processing equipment which can be put to use. An attraction park is available to one and all.

30ha Rapsis, Ziemas kvieši 180ha, Zaļināšana 20ha, Vasaras kvieši 50ha.

The Baltās anemones centre is in a lovely place on the right bank of the Lielupe River near Mežotne.  The lowlands feature a guesthouse with a lovely look at cliffs on the left bank of the river and dolomite cliffs on the right bank.  Along the river are fields of vegetables, including pumpkins, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, beets, potatoes and herbs, along with a fruit and berry garden.  The lady of the house will offer products for sale, as well as an informative tour of the fields.

Intensive farming, with vegetables (pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, etc.), berries (strawberries, raspberries, etc.), apples and pears. 21 ha of land. Vegetables – 2 ha. Grain – 19 ha.

This is a farm which popularises Latvian lives, organises traditional rituals, and provides guests with tasty country foods such as porridge, dumplings, pierogi and pastries made of grain and roughly ground flour that are produced at the farm itself. You can purchase teas, herbs and country goodies.

Latvian cuisine: Soups, porridges, desserts, pierogi, sheet cakes and country tortes.

Special foods: Dumplings made of roughly ground whole wheat flour with cottage cheese and bacon.

Intensive farming. Biological farming. 365 ha of land, including 270 ha of grain (wheat, barley) fields and 44 ha of rapeseed fields, legumes (beans, peas). 5 cattle. The farm also produces herbs and herbal teas.

This farm is in a lovely location on the western side of the Talsi hillocks, offering a look at Talsi and its area.  This is an open farm with grows and processes apples (dried apples, apple chips, apple juice).  Visitors are offered an informative tour, with a chance to taste and purchase the products.  The farm is in a protected natural area -- the Talsi Hillocks Nature Park.  There is an area for tenting during the summer.  The owners will teach you to produce a crown from fruit tree branches. The gardens of the farm stretch across the hillocks, and there are several types of local apple trees that are nurtured by the lady of the house.  An informative stand alongside the farm features information about the most important values of the nature park.

An integrated farm with 24 ha of land, including a 2.5 ha apple orchard. Each year the farm produces 30 tonnes of apples and produces apple chips, dried apples, apple juice, etc.  It can teach visitors how to shape a crown for fruit trees.

The owner of the farm was the first to grow bush blackberries in Latvia in 1996, and today he has whole fields of the berries. He sells berries and plants, offers tours with tastings and consultations, designs gardens, and prepares plans for greenery.

A blueberry farm, plants. 4.4 ha of bush blackberries, output of 10 tonnes of blackberries each year. The farm also sells plants.

This is a beautiful farm that is friendly to the environment and has some 300 hives of bees. There is a shop along with a tasting hall where you can enjoy honey made of various flowers, pollen (including pollen in honey), propolis (also in honey) bee bread, wax and souvenirs. Taste beekeeping products (including honey wine) and take a tour of the farm, as well.

This farm uses traditional hives to extract honey, and it offers a look at hives that were used in the past. The owners are happy to talk about the development of beekeeping in Latvia and their experience in this regard.

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The farm specialises in beekeeping and has ~200 swarms of bees. Output of 10 tonnes of honey a year. Average output is around 60 kg of honey per hive.

The Rožlejas farm is in the Džūkste Parish of the Tukums Administrative District, where the Eastern Courlandian highlands interact with the Heath lowlands.  The parents of the current owner, Jānis Ukše, began work there in 1989, establishing a natural farm to grow sugar beets and then also wheat.  Thanks to thoughtful farming, Rožlejas has, over the past quarter-century, turned into one of the largest grain farms in Western Latvia.  The owners have taken active part in EU projects to purchase modern equipment and to build hangars for the storage of grain and equipment.  The farm specialises in winter barley and winter wheat, using ~1,200 ha of land for that purpose.

Intensive farming - grain farming (winter and summer crops, 750 ha, 3,900 t/y; rapeseed -- 500 ha, 1,500 t/y).

The farm breeds more than 150 sheep. There is a location to feed lambs, and the owners organise animal auctions and “Sheep Days” events. You can take a tour of the farm and purchase pedigreed sheep and sheep-related products.

Biological farming. The farm specialises in sheep breeding, breeding animals: 20-200. Farm with 200 ha of land.

Established in 1992, the Mežacīruļi farm is in the Zaļenieki Parish of the Jelgava Administrative District, alongside the basin of the Lielupe River.  The farm initially had 7.2 ha of land, 3 cows, 20 head of sheep and 6 sows.  Today it has 700 ha of land, 300 dairy cows, and a series of hothouses to grow lettuce and herbs.

Intensive farming. The farm specialises in dairy farming and vegetable farming. 700 ha of land, 300 dairy cows, a complex of hothouses to grow lettuce and herbs. The farm has received several prizes, including international awards for environmentally friendly farming.  Alongside the farm are artificial wetlands (the only ones in Latvia) to operate as a natural biological filter.  The farm also has a modern biogas plant.

The Sutru Berry Garden is in the Sutru Parish in the Līvāni Administrative District.  It grows blackberries in tunnels, which means that the berries ripen far more quickly than elsewhere in Latvia.  You can purchase berries on site.

3 ha for strawberries, blackberries and raspberries, 15 t of output a year.

The Vilciņi farm is one of the largest and most modern agricultural manufacturing companies in Zemgale, always using environmentally friendly methods.  The farm is in the Krimūni Parish in the heart of the historical region of Zemgale.  It was established in 1991 by the parents of the current owner, Arnis Burmistrs.  Today the farm specialises in grain farming on ~2,200 ha of land.  The farm uses precise agricultural methods to save money and preserve the environment and human health.  It is actively involved in EU-financed projects, has a modern set of agricultural equipment, and has installed a local meteorological facility.  Tours are available.

Intensive farming, 1,630 ha for grain, 336 ha for rapeseed, 150 ha for beans, with annual output of 9,780 t of grain, 1,176 t of rapeseed and 600 t of beans. The farm uses precise farming methods based on regular analysis of the soil.  Modern computer software is linked to each specific area of land in this process.

The farm has vast meadows along the banks of the Aiviekste River, with some 400 head of blackhead sheep – the largest herd of its type in Latvia. You can tour the far and purchase pedigree sheep, meat, wool, pelts and vegetables.

Biological farm that specialises in sheep breeding (~250 sheep). 200 ha of land. 

The Joži farm is along the side of the Jaunpils-Viesata road in Jaunpils.  It is one of the largest grain farms in Latvia (winter and summer grains, as well as rapeseed), and it was established in the late 1980s and early 1990s.  Today the farm has 14 grain silos and is reconstructing its grain drying facility.  The farm has some 5,000 ha of land and state-of-the-art farm equipment.  Owners  Gunvaldis and Guna Sproģis have been actively involved in various EU projects and have won various competitions such as the "Sower" competition.

The herd consists of around 200 goats. The owner will tell you a humorous story of life with goats in Latvia and Europe, the story of making goat cheese and the secrets of its taste, will invite you to try cheese which you will be able to buy later. Goat cheese that is made in Lielgrodes is not only healthy, but very tasty.

The farm specialises in goat breeding for 15 years and has some 180-200 goats in its herd. The farm with 50 ha of land.

The Iesalnieki-1 farm is in the Vietalva Parish in the Pļaviņas Administrative District.  It grows rapeseed, barley, wheat and grasses on 180 ha of land.  The farm is run by two brothers who manage more than 800 ha of land in all.

Intensive farming, with 30 ha for grain, 100 ha for rapeseed, 50 ha for grasses, with annual output of 100 t of grain and 220 t of rapeseed.

Getliņu ekoloģiskais poligons ir Latvijā unikāls piemērs ekoloģiski saderīgu darbības virzienu ieviešanai. Tā energobloka saražotais siltums tiek izmantots siltumnīcu apsildei, kas nodrošina ideālu vidi lauksaimnieciskai ražošanai (puķes un tomāti - lielaugļu tomāti, tumšsarkanie tomāti, aveņkrāsas ķekartomāti) gada aukstajos mēnešos. Poligona teritoriju (zālāju) nogana ar aitu ganāmpulka palīdzību.

Poligona teritorijā ir uzbūvētas mūsdienīgas 5,5 m augstas siltumnīcas, kurās audzē tomātus. Siltumnīcas augu aizņemtā platība ir 10512 m2. Siltumnīcas ir aprīkotas ar klimata kontroles vadības iekārtām, kuras nodrošina augu audzēšanai nepieciešamo vidi. Tomātu ziedu apputeksnēšanos nodrošina kameņu saimes. Cīņai pret kaitēkļiem tiek izmantotas spožlapsenes un plēsējērces. Tas nodrošina, ka SIA Getliņi EKO siltumnīcā saražotā produkcija ir veselīga un garšīga. Tomātu raža tiek novākta 2 reizes nedēļā. (kopā nedēļā ~ 15 tonnas tomātu).

The farm breeds purebred and crossbred cattle for seed, fattening and meat production.  It sells piglets and pork, grows grains and potatoes, and engages in beekeeping.  Six ponds are used to breed carp, tench and orfe.  During the winter, fishing is possible in special basins that are based on the flooding of a curve in the Bērzene River.  Valti offers a look at biological farming, beef cattle breeding, genetic work related to purebred animals, and fishing outdoors.  The farm has a special seminar room and kitchen for seminars and training.  The farm maintains the Oskars Kalpaks trail, which crosses a territory that is geological and landscape interest.

Extensive farming, with purebred and crossbred cattle for seed, fattening and meat production, sale of piglets and pork, growing of grains and potatoes, beekeeping. 425 ha of land. Grain – 44 ha,  potatoes – 3 ha, grasses – 320 ha. 107 dairy cows,  100 head of beef cattle, 50 pigs.

The Rudeņi farm is in the southern part of the Zemgale lowlands, to the East of Bērvircava.  Established in 1999, the farm specialises in dairy farming with more than 300 cows and an equal number of calves.  It is also a grain farm, with more than 400 ha of land for winter and summer crops, rapeseed and corn.  Farming waste is used for a modern biogas plant that provides energy for the farm.  The owners actively make use of EU projects, one of which allowed it to build a cattle shed for more than 400 animals and a cow milking carousel. 

250 ha for grain, 50 ha for rapeseed, 200 ha for grasslands and wetlands, 150 ha for corn, with annual output of 1,500 t of grain, 200 t of rapeseed, 6,000 t of grasses, 6,000 t of corn, and 360 dairy cows and 300 calves.

The Kaigari farm is in the Mežotne Parish of the Bauska Administrative District and specialises in grain farming.  The farm makes active use of EU funding, some of which has been used to buy modern agricultural equipment.  The farm has some 400 ha of land, and the apple orchard offers a very beautiful landscape, including the Lielupe River valley.

Farm specialises in grain farming.  It has some 500 ha of land. Grain: 470 ha.