Field Trips
Join us for fun on the farm during spring, or fall!
All field trips are educational and exciting, and each option can be tailored to the age and learning level of your students.
We offer field trips both in the morning and in the afternoon to accommodate schools, sports teams, community groups, scouts, and more! All of our trips are approximately 1.5 hours and include access to tents and tables for snack or lunch as well as time on the kids playsets and hay pyramid. See details about each of our offered packages below!
Field Trip Packages
Baby Animal Field Trip
Our Baby Animal Field Trip is offered on the following dates in April. April 12, 13, 18, 19, 26 and 27. Join us for a fun filled day combining two of our most popular events! The Baby Animal Experience lets you interact with adorable baby goats, cuddle baby bunnies, hold baby chicks, and play with our sweet baby doll sheep. Then head to the orchard for our exciting Easter egg hunt, where each child will collect 8 eggs and exchange them for a special prize bag!
Tickets for this event must be purchased in advance through our website. All tickets are non-transferable.
Each ticket grants admission for one child and allows two adults to accompany them throughout the event.
Be sure to get a ticket for everyone who will be participating in the egg hunt or baby animal experience!
Spring Planting Trip
Our Spring Planting Field Trip is offered on weekdays in April and May. Explore our
greenhouses and learn all about the growing cycle of annual and perennial flowers, herbs, and vegetables on the farm! Each child will have the opportunity to transplant their very own flower to take home. The group will also receive a guided tour of our animals with food to feed them as well as access to our playsets and picnic area.
This trip includes:
- Educational greenhouse tour
- Guided planting session with 1 4” potted plant to bring home
- Educational tour of our friendly farm animals
- Half hour use of tent and picnic area for snack or lunch
- Playtime on hay pyramid and tractor playset
Cost: $12 per child, $6 per adult. Teachers are free at a 1:15 teacher to student ratio.
15 total attendees OR $150 minimum required for booking.
Adult only trips start at $10 per person and include the greenhouse tour, planting demonstration, and guided tour of the animals. 10 person minimum required for booking.
Strawberry Picking Field Trip
Our Strawberry Picking Field Trip is offered on weekdays in June. Take a relaxing hayride around the farm and learn all about the food we grow as well as different growing practices we use to promote soil
health and maximize production. Each person will be given a pint sized container to fill with the strawberries they pick straight from the field! The group will also receive a guided tour of our animals with food to feed them as well as access to our playsets and picnic area.
This trip includes:
- Educational hayride tour of the farm
- Pick Your Own Strawberries (one pint per person)
- Educational tour of our friendly farm animals
- Half hour use of tent and picnic area for snack or lunch
- Playtime on hay pyramid and tractor playset
Cost: $13 per child, $11 per adult. Teachers are free at a 1:15 teacher to student ratio.
15 attendees OR $150 minimum required for booking.
Fall Apple Picking Field Trip
Our Fall Apple Picking Field Trip is offered on weekdays at the end of August, September, and beginning of October. A fan favorite and our most popular field trip, this event is one your class won't want to miss!
Our package includes:
- Hayride to the apple orchard
- 1/4 peck bag of apples
- Guided educational tour of the animals and food to feed them
- 1 apple for snack (upgrade to apple cider donuts for an additional $1 per person)
- 1 cup of apple cider
- Half hour use of our tent and tables
- *Add our Corn Maze for an additional $3 per person
Cost: $14 per child, $10 per adult. Teachers are free at a 1:15 teacher to student ratio.
15 attendees OR $150 minimum required for booking.
Fall Pumpkin Picking Field Trip
Our Fall Pumpkin Picking Field Trip is offered on weekdays in mid September and all of October. A fan favorite and our most popular field trip, this event is one your class won't want to miss!
Our package includes:
- Hayride to the pumpkin patch
- 1 small sugar pumpkin
- Guided educational tour of the animals and food to feed them
- 1 apple for snack (upgrade to apple cider donuts for an additional $1 per person)
- 1 cup of apple cider
- Half hour use of our tent and tables
- *Add our Corn Maze for an additional $3 per person
Cost: $12 per child, $6 per adult. Teachers are free at a 1:15 teacher to student ratio.
15 attendees OR $150 minimum required for booking.
Adult only pumpkin picking trips start at $10 per person and include the hayride, small pumpkin, apple cider, donut, and corn maze. 10 person minimum required for booking.
Field Trip FAQ's
Teachers and Students of All Ages LOVE Ort Farms
"We love this wonderful trip. We enjoyed the animals as much as the hayride and pumpkin patch."
Garden Cooperative Preschool
"This year was the best year we've had since first visiting your farm four years ago. Keep up the great work! We're already looking forward to next year's visit."
Robert Treat Academy, 3rd Grade Visit
"Don't change a thing! We love coming to Ort Farms year after year. You run a very organized operation, and everyone is friendly and helpful. Thank you for all that you do!"
Westminister Preschool Field Trip