School Tours

Would you like to spend a day of learning with fun, hands-on experiences for your students? Then a Vesperman Farm field trip is for you! We offer field trips for public and private schools, home-school groups, daycare centers, summer programs, and adult care facilities. A field trip to the farm is a great way to involve children and adults in the world of agriculture!

We host school groups on the farm Monday through Friday throughout the year. We provide a staff member to accompany your group around the farm, and engage the students in farm activities. Tour groups should plan for a minimum visit of two hours, and we encourage groups to bring a lunch so they can have more time at the farm.

Pricing
Cost per student: $5.00
Required chaperones: Free

Scheduling
To schedule your school tour, contact Morgan at
morgan@vespermanfarms.com.

Available Activities

During your tour, you and your students can choose from the following activities:

Visit the Animals: Feed and pet miniature horses, the donkey, goats, pot-bellied pigs; see the laying hens and their eggs; hold baby chicks; and, if they are feeling friendly, cats and kittens!
Pumpkin Patch: Take a hay wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch where children may pick out a small (6-8 inch) pumpkin.
Corn Maze and Mini Maze: Take a trip through the 5-acre corn maze (30-45 minutes to get through) or through the mini-maze (5-7 minutes to get through).
Garden Experience: Students can dig potatoes, pick raspberries or beans, see how tomatoes grow, and check out a variety of green goodies, including brussel sprouts, beets, kohlrabi, sunflowers, and gourds.
Bees: Visit the bees and check out the honeycombs!
Playground: Play with the duck races, play on the tire obstacle course and tire mountain, climb on haystacks, and enjoy the teeter totters, shell corn pit, and zip line.
Pumpkin Launch: Watch us launch a pumpkin from our cannon and trebuchet.

Amenities at the Farm

At Vesperman Farms, you'll enjoy:

Picnic tables throughout the grounds
Inside seating for 60-100 children at picnic tables
Handwashing station by the animals
Portopotties located on the grounds
Indoor bathrooms and sinks in the barn
Water, hot chocolate, and apple cider for purchase