Scheduling a Field Trip

Our field trips are geared towards children between the ages of 4 – 7 years of age (generally pre-school through second grade). We require adequate supervision, since we have a limited staff to assist the children in the field. To schedule a field trip please call or email the farm at 336-621-1264 or ruddfarm@triad.rr.com. It’s a good idea to book early since the time slots fill up quickly.

General Field Trip Information

We offer two scheduled tours each Monday – Thursday starting in May.
The first tour needs to arrive at the farm at approximately 9:15 am, and the second at approximately 10:30 am. The 10:30 group is welcome to bring their lunches, and enjoy lunch on the farm at the picnic shelter.
 

Cost Per Child - $5.00
(includes educational presentation--which takes about 20 minutes), one container of strawberries—picked by the child, strawberry coloring book, and strawberry sticker.)

Accompanying adults/teachers – $7.00 per 4-quart basket.
For adults accompanying their child and for teachers we only charge if they want to pick berries.

We offer two scheduled tours each Monday – Thursday starting in May.
The first tour needs to arrive at the farm at approximately 9:15 am, and the second at approximately 10:30 am. The 10:30 group is welcome to bring their lunches, and enjoy lunch on the farm at the picnic shelter.

We have porta-potties with hand sanitizers for field trip use.

Here is a Strawberry Vocabulary worksheet you can print and use  to prepare  your students.  Before your field trip, here are a few suggested readings:

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don Wood

The First Strawberries by Joseph Bruchac and Anna Vojtech

Strawberries are Red by Petr Horacek

Strawberry Shortcake Treasury by Siobhan Ciminera, Sonia Sander, and MoniqueZ. Stephens!

 

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