Learn beyond the classroom with a day at Benton Farm!

Duration

90 minutes

About

During field trips, the children get the opportunity to pet and feed different types of animals and go on a hay ride to the pumpkin patch. While on the hayride, students will see horses and cattle grazing in the fields and ducks/geese on the ponds. From a safe distance, they can see beehives where our honeybees live and learn how they pollinate the crops and provide us with honey. The beekeeper will give a honeybee talk and show your group all of his equipment and how to start and care for the hive! Students also have the opportunity to visit with our calves, lambs, and milk the cow. On our spring field trips in May, we see all the newborn babies! Children are taught about planting and they learn to shear a sheep in place of picking a pumpkin.

These field trips are all guided and last approximately 90 minutes. We ask for a 25-person minimum for your group, no exceptions. If a trip is cancelled by school one week prior, a $50 fee is required. Weather does not apply to this. Looking forward to seeing you soon!