n.
A vacation on a farm. Also: hay-cation.
—haycationer n.
—haycationer n.
Example Citations:
Farm vacations — often called "haycations" — give people a break from the bustle of city life, and a chance to pack up the kids and enjoy a down-home night or two out on a farm. Pennsylvania, California and Vermont lead the nation in "haycation" destinations, according to the database at FarmStayUS.com. Pennsylvania even has its own organization for haycations: the Pennsylvania Farm Vacation Association.
—Kellie B. Gormly, "Getaway 'haycations' turn families into farmhands," Pittsburgh Tribune Review, April 25, 2011
—Kellie B. Gormly, "Getaway 'haycations' turn families into farmhands," Pittsburgh Tribune Review, April 25, 2011
It couldn't have been more different than modern-day city life — and that's the point of Feather Down Farm Days, a European-based company whose "haycations" are taking root in the United States.
—Lori Rackl, "Take a family 'haycation' on an Illinois farm," The Chicago Sun-Times, July 10, 2010
—Lori Rackl, "Take a family 'haycation' on an Illinois farm," The Chicago Sun-Times, July 10, 2010
Earliest Citation:
Call them haycations: The chance to spend a night or two on a working farm or ranch and enjoy the comforts of a country inn - or a complete guest home on the property — while you learn about your hosts' approach to agriculture.
—Leslie Harlib, "IJ Weekend: Take a haycation on a North Bay farm," Marin Independent Journal, July 30, 2008
—Leslie Harlib, "IJ Weekend: Take a haycation on a North Bay farm," Marin Independent Journal, July 30, 2008
Notes:
An earlier (April 4, 2007) usage of haycation appears here as the title of a blog post, but for the life of me I can't see the connection between the post title and the post content, so I don't know whether this qualifies as a cite.
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