Come & experience the sights, sounds & smells of life on the farm. Join us for a tour of our Pumpkin Farm.
Your class will enjoy a wide range of hands-on activities that will help them gain an understanding of farming & the important role that agriculture plays in all our lives.
Each group will be accompanied by one of our friendly & knowledgeable farm guides. Our tour provides students with firsthand knowledge of farming with special emphasis on what's up on the farm & tying it in to the school curriculum appropriate for your class. Your students will also enjoy some down-on-the-farm fun.
All Farm Tours Include:
- A wagon ride through our fields & along the scenic Niagara Escarpment.
- A visit to the Animal Farm to get up close & personal with a wide variety of four-legged & two legged friends.
Different Programs For Different Ages:
Once again we are pleased to offer agricultural tour programs of our century farm to suit every age range.
Preschool & Jk:
- Your little farmers will have a chance to make believe in the Machinery Shed where toy farm machinery is housed in sand tables filled with corn meal.
- Jump & tumble in clean loose straw in the ever-popular Straw Fort or get lost amongst ten thousand balls in our Corn Bin.
- Snack Time! In one of our picnic barns the little farmers can take a break and enjoy a snack of juice & cookies before they head back to school.
Class Snack Packs are included in the admission price for Preschools, JKs & SK. Snacks are offered during our spring programs & the first two weeks in October.
Sk & Grade 1:
- Your students will visit our greenhouse & vegetable garden where they can examine a variety of common & not so common vegetables plus learn the basic needs of plants & how they grow.
- In the Machinery Shed learn about the farm machinery we use to till the soil & plant our crops.
- Next stop the Straw Fort. In October your class also has the option of visiting the Spook Hut as well.
Grade 2 & Up:
- Visit the greenhouse & vegetable garden & get a close up look at different types of plants. Parts of a plant, the life cycle of a plant (including germination, photosynthesis & pollination) plus seasonal effects on plants will be discussed.
- In the Agri-Maze join farmer Jim on a typical day on a dairy farm. Learn about milking cows, computerized feeding systems & how we make those funny round bales of hay or straw. Soil samples will be examined & soil composition & characteristics will be discussed.
- For some good ol' country fun, we'll stop at the Straw Fort or Spook Hut (October tours only) - where your class is sure to leave behind any excess energy!
Everyone Gets...
- Each student that visits the farm receives their own package of seeds (spring) or a mini pumpkin (fall).
- In October each class receives a pumpkin suitable for carving.
- Our day program in spring provides an opportunity for an end of year outing that is fun, full of action as well as a learning experience for students and their parents.
Price for children and parents
| 1.5 hour program * |
$6 + GST |
Day Program *
(4 hours, spring only) |
$12 + GST |
* Minimum 20 per group
New this year: For every group of 20 we will allow 3 free parents!
Times
| AM Program |
9:30 am- 11:00 am |
| Noon Program |
11:00 am-1:00 pm (bring your lunch) |
| PM Program |
12:45 pm- 2:15 pm |
| Day Program (spring only) |
10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
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