haycation

haycation
n.
A vacation on a farm. Also: hay-cation.
—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: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/s_733913.html," 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: http://www.suntimes.com/news/4619148-464/take-a-family-haycation-on-an-illinois-farm.html," 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: http://www.marinij.com/westmarin/ci_10045736," Marin Independent Journal, July 30, 2008
Notes:
An earlier (April 4, 2007) usage of haycation appears here: http://sivart13.livejournal.com/67531.html 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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