Tours & Fieldtrips
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During weekdays from August through October, come enjoy a memorable tour of our peach & apple orchard, cider mill, bakery, blueberry patch and pumpkin patch. From toddlers to senior citizens, we will customize your tour to peak the interest of our group. Groups enjoy coming for both our August tour and our September/October tour where different content is taught.
We look forward to continuing safe and educational tours. Booking tours online is for tours that will pay a minimum of $140 even if there are fewer than 20 students & staff total. August: Blueberries, Peaches & Sunflowers-age appropriate schoolhouse lesson about irrigation, insect pheromones, bird control, blueberries and peaches
-wagon ride through the sunflowers and blueberry patch -pick approximately 8 oz of blueberries off of the bushes -pick a peach off the tree in the orchard or a sunflower out of the field -fresh donut, glass of cider, & lots of memories -explanation of solar panels that is age appropriate -Tours will go inside the market, bakery, cold storage, cider press & apple sorting area. You can always request your tour to stay outside under the pavilion. It is the same length and cost for the tour. 
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What are the available dates?-A $40 deposit will be paid in advance per classroom/group with up to 50 people total. This $40 deposit is applied toward your total per person cost that you pay on the day of the tour. $140 is the minimum total cost of a tour regardless if you have fewer than 20 people on a PreK-12th grade tour ($7 each) or 14 people on an adult only tour ($10 each).
***READ FIRST***before booking online. We are using a new system to help you reserve your date online. ENTER your SCHOOL/ORGANIZATION name along with the total number students/chaperones expected for this classroom in the field marked "Appointment notes". This is directly after you enter YOUR name. If you have multiple classrooms, then you will reserve additional appointments for every 50 people. For example, we can accommodate 200 people at once, but you will need four of the 30 minute appointments on our calendar. This will be four of the $40 deposits for each appointment. We will begin the four groups at the FIRST appointment scheduled. We will use text message &/or email to communicate with you. Thank you! ***READ ABOVE FIRST*** September & October: Apples & Pumpkins-age appropriate lesson about pollination and what goes on with apple trees during each of the four seasons. Also lesson on Solar Energy and how it is used on our farm. Older groups get extra content.
-wagon ride through the orchard -pick a volleyball size pumpkin out of the patch -pick an apple off the tree in the orchard -fresh donut, glass of cider, & lots of memories -Tours will go inside the market, bakery, cold storage, cider press & apple sorting area. You can always request your tour to stay outside under the pavilion. It is the same length and cost for the tour. Good Information to Know:
-The cost is $10 per person for adult, senior & bus tours. We offer a discounted rate of $7 per person for PreK-12th grade tours. -1 teacher/coordinator is free for every 20 paying participants. Chaperones and siblings on a K-12 tour are given the $7 discounted rate. -We can accept CASH or CARDS for the payment on the day of the tour. Personal checks are NOT accepted, but school & organizational checks are accepted. -Tours take 1.5-2 hours depending on the ages and number of people. -Always dress for the weather. Our wagons have a roof and we can still conduct the tour on a rainy day. -Boots are a good idea for the pumpkin patch, but you can choose to get a pre-picked pumpkin or apple if needed. *TEACHER TIP: Bring Preprinted Labels with the children's names on them. This is an easy way to apply names to children's bags (you will receive bags at the orchard for picking) and help the children keep track of them. |
