How Harvest Hosts Began
Years ago, American RVers Don and Kim Greene discovered France Passion, a French travel booklet full of thousands of vineyards and farms throughout France that welcome RVers to stay the night. Don and Kim loved the idea, were inspired to bring similar RV camping experiences to RVers in the States, and founded Harvest Hosts in 2010.
The Growth of Harvest Hosts
A few years later, Joel Holland and his wife Mary Ashley began RVing full-time after Joel decided to step away from the company he founded called Storyblocks. Joel loved telling his friends and relatives back home about their travel experiences, but quickly realized that the campgrounds they were staying in were never a part of the magic. Joel and Mary-Ashley were loving everything about RVing full-time, but they wondered if there were more camping options out there for them to explore.
After driving past country farms, Joel couldn’t help but wonder if these farms would let him park there overnight if he bought some produce. He eventually discovered that there was already a Membership program out there that empowered people to RV camp this way. This, of course, was Harvest Hosts. They signed up, stayed at an alpaca farm, and loved it. Quickly, Harvest Hosts became their go-to RV camping option.
Once Joel was ready for his next corporate venture, he immediately knew he wanted to own Harvest Hosts and run a business that brings joy to both RVers and business owners. Eventually, he convinced Don and Kim to sell Harvest Hosts to him, and Joel and Mary Ashley became the owners of Harvest Hosts in 2018. Joel has also served as CEO since 2018.
Harvest Hosts Today
Harvest Hosts has grown from a mom-and-pop shop into a team of over 70 employees located across the US and the UK. The number of Hosts has also grown from 600 in 2018 to over 9,700 in 2026. In addition to more farms, wineries, breweries, and attractions joining the host network, the acquisition of RV Golf Club in 2018 and Boondockers Welcome in 2021 has added even more variety to the unique RV camping options that Harvest Hosts offers.
Since then, the Harvest Hosts team has started CampScanner and CampersCard (now the Campground Partners Program), and acquired Escapees RV Club, Brit Stops, and Search for Sites.
Throughout all of the change that Harvest Hosts has gone through over the years, our guiding principle remains the same: to make people’s lives happier through road travel.
