FARM TOURS

 

Our farm tours are for students ages 10 and older. Please see our farm tour flier for group pricing. 

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Activity Options: 

• Intro to organic methods of soil preparation

• Visit to our greenhouse

• Seasonality discussion and a walk through the hilltop and/or river bottom fields

• Tour of the processing warehouse

• In-depth exploration of organic methods of soil preparation

• Seeding activity in the greenhouse

• Cut flower field

• Equipment shed, tractors & implements

• Seasonality discussion and a walk through the hilltop and river bottom fields

• Organic methods of pest & disease control

• Hoop house

• Irrigation

• Processing warehouse

• Short nature walk and discussion of wildlife on the farm

• On-farm market

We are also able to discuss topics such as:​

• Beekeeping

• Biodiversity

• Botany

• Current food systems

• Biodiversity

• Environmental concerns

• Farm technology

• Botany

• Heredity

• Photosynthesis

• Soil & water conservation

• Population growth

• Weather/climate considerations

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ACCESSBILITY

Farm tours include up to three miles of walking on uneven ground on soil, grass and gravel. Some areas are hilly. Please keep this in mind for students in wheelchairs or on crutches.

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