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2010 Field Trips & Educational Tours
Cedar Hill Farm offers farm tours and maze adventures for
young children. Our goal is to provide an educational farm
experience that focuses on the products of a local farm.
Tours promote the exploration of agriculture at a real
working farm and include a fun and educational,
age-appropriate, hands-on learning experience.
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Our Program:
- Learn about the work and
products of our farm
- Hunt for hidden spots in
the maze as a team
- Visit our farm animals
including sheep, pigs, a miniature pony, chickens, cows,
and turkeys
- Take a hayride around the
farm
- Visit the pumpkin patch
and choose a small pumpkin to take home
- Learn about the lifecycle
of a pumpkin
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Cost: $7
per person (teachers are free). Cost includes small pumpkin for
each child.
Dates: September 22nd through November 6th; closed
Mondays.
Time: Plan to stay for about two hours.
Check-In: Send one person from the group to the
barn with a final head count and payment.
Lunch: Schools are welcome to use our picnic tables
for a bagged lunch. Please let us know in advance so we may
place straw bales around for the children to sit on.
Facilities: We have port-a-potties available and
hand sanitizer stations.
Clothing: Wear comfortable shoes. It can be MUDDY,
so if it has rained please have the children wear boots or old
tennis shoes. Because fall weather can vary day-to-day, please
encourage children to dress in layers.
Pumpkins: Bring a marker and/or bags to identify
and transport pumpkins.
Rain: If it rains the day of your field trip, we will
be happy to reschedule your visit.
Reservations:
Reserve space Online
or call 301.399.9812 or email at
middletonfarm@comcast.net.
Transportation: Carpools and school buses may park
in our field. In wet conditions, school buses will be directed
to unload and wait in a specified location.
Cancellations: If it is necessary to cancel your
scheduled tour, please let us know as soon as possible so that
we may fill your appointment time.
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