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Field Trips & Farm Tours on Sweet Beet Farm

Visiting our regenerative, organic farm is a great way to learn about how food can be grown in a reciprocal relationship with nature, to dive into our local food system, and to get up close with the ecosystems that sustain us.

Visit us as part of a field trip or through the farm tour that’s right for you. Scroll down for a list of all the options and rates for schools, families, farms, and community members!

Contact Julie, our Education Manager, with questions or to schedule a visit.

A note on our rates: We want everyone to be able to join us for a fun and inspirational experience at the farm regardless of their ability to pay. Find our sliding scale information here.

 

Field Trips (for kids)

There are two ways to join us for a field trip — by signing up for a drop-off field trip that we’ve pre-scheduled, or by scheduling a traditional field trip for your classroom or group.

pre-scheduled Drop-off field trips || Upcoming dates:

Fall Dates TBD!

  • 11am - 4pm

  • Drop-off; parents/caregivers do not accompany students

  • For students ages 6-12

  • Base rate: $40/child ($8/hour of programming); check out our sliding scale for other tuition options

  • Advance registration + payment required

  • Want to get notified of future dates? Join our education mailing list by clicking the link below.

Schedule-your-own Traditional Field Trips || 2.5 hours

These traditional field trips are experiential, farm- and forest-based, and emphasize connections to food and connections to nature. Our farm educators will tailor each field trip to suit the grade level(s) and interests of your group. Activities vary with the seasons, but students should come ready to get their hands in the soil and pick themselves some tasty farm snacks.

  • Base Rate: $15 per student, or $90 for groups with 6 or fewer students; check out our sliding scale for other tuition options

  • Adults / chaperones must accompany students

  • Longer or shorter experiences can be arranged

  • Contact Julie at julie@kearsargefoodhub.org with questions or to schedule

Farm Tours (for adults)

Our farm tours are tailored to the interests of our visitors; choose the one that’s right for you or your group. Contact Julie at julie@kearsargefoodhub.org with questions and to schedule a farm tour.

Farm Tours for Farmers || 1.5 hours

This tour is for aspiring, beginner, or experienced farmers that want to learn details about the techniques and methods we use at Sweet Beet Farm in order to apply those methods themselves. We will get into the nitty-gritty of selecting the right tools, why and how we do the things we do, and what resources helped us most along the way. This tour includes recommendations for foundational texts and online resources.

Farm Tours for Community Members || 1.5 hours

This tour is for anyone curious about our small, regenerative, organic farm. While touring our heated nursery, packing shed, high tunnels, and fields, we will discuss what it means to be a market garden, why we chose that model, and how and why we grow food using regenerative methods.