Educational Tours
"Educating the public about Arizona Agriculture is our number 1 priority at Schnepf Farms; everything you eat and wear comes from a farm. We are proud to continue the tradition." Mark Schnepf, owner
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At
Schnepf Farms it is important to teach children about a real working farm,
and teach them where their food comes from. We have been growing vegetables
on our farm for 65 years! We are one of last remaining "family-owned" and operated farm in Queen Creek and almost in the valley, so your students will experience first hand what it takes
to plant and harvest what we eat.
We have 2 different Tours to Choose From, please continue reading below (WE ARE SOLD OUT FOR NOVEMBER & DECEMBER and BOOKING FOR February, March & April of 2008)
Vegetable Field Trip (very hands on): This tour requires a minimum of 30 people to conduct this tour. When you arrive, our tour leaders will meet you at the bus or in the parking lot. We will divide your classes or group once you arrive. About 40 per group depending on agen and size of children and the number of adults. . Admission for this field trip is $6.00 per person.
The children are with a Schnepf Farms tour leader through the entire time. We have three areas for the tour that each child will get to experience
THINGS THEY GET TO EXPERIENCE:
1. Garden, where they learn about gardening, and then they get to go out and pick fresh vegetables.
2. the petting corral where they learn about farm animals and get to brush our goats, see the chickens, sheep
see a real one, a horse and "Friday" our donkey. (We do have plenty of hand wash sinks at the petting barn for cleanliness.)
3. A guided hay ride where they learn about the farm and it's history.
All children and their parents will end up back at the picnic tables for a light apple snack or some vegetables and lunchtime. The tour will take approximately 1 1/2 hours to complete, so please plan accordingly. We typically will begin the tour time at 10am, and will only book one large school per day.
You may reserve this field trip Tuesday and Wednesday during the month of October; Tuesday through Friday during the month of November and first two weeks in December; and Tuesday through Friday during the months of March and April. Absolutely no field trips are scheduled during the months of January, May, June-September.
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 Children picking fresh vegetables on tour |
 Children taking hay ride tour of farm |
Pumpkin Picking Field Trip (Incorporated with a Festival)
We are Currently SOLD OUT for our Pumpkin & Chili Party Field Trip Experience of a lifetime!
We have conducted school field trips through the month of October as part of our Pumpkin & Chili party, this year we are going to do something a little different. Please continue to read to see if you are interested in this particular field trip. The number of children and schools will be very limited this year. This field trip can only be scheduled on a Thursday or Friday in October. NO OTHER DATES WILL BE ACCEPTED. If you cannot book on a Thursday or Friday, we will be conducting the vegetable picking field trips on Tuesday and Wednesday in October.
Field Trip Includes:
1.Discounted admission into the Pumpkin & Chili Party (Please read about this event on our Upcoming Events Page) Admission for students and their families is $9.00per person and it DOES include a pumpkin and unlimited rides.Pumpkins are included in this field trip, but due to the number of schools that attend, we may run out of the small pumpkins towards the end of the month. If we do, we will offer larger pumpkins for the children to take home.
2. Designated area for school lunches under a large white tent. No other areas will be reserved so we have to keep the number of schools participating to a limit. Just an FYI, no siblings will be allowed to attend the field trip with the class. This is a policy that will be abided by. We appreciate your support in this.
3. Be mindful of your eating area. We know it's hard to control, but any assistance in picking up under the picnic tables is appreciated.
4. After you depart your bus, you will be escorted to your eating area under the big white tent.Your school name will be listed on each table. Teachers will be asked to check in and pay once you arrive at your eating area. The children and chaperones can go and enjoy the farm, while the teacher is paying.
5. Each teacher will be given pumpkin stickers..
7. When the schools are ready to leave, please just go to the pumpkin patch and pick our your small pumpkin.Pumpkins are included in this field trip, but due to the number of schools that attend, we may run out of the small pumpkins towards the end of the month. If we do, we will offer larger pumpkins for the children to take home. We have a patch planted just for the school children. Each child with a sticker will get a pumpkin (Adult Chaperones will not recieve a pumpkin,)
8.. LAST BUT NOT LEAST......TRY TO HAVE FUN. TRY TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS YOU CAN HERE AT THE FARM. WE DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL RUSHED, BUT WE DO WANT YOUR CLASSES TO EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING ABOUT OUR FAMILY FARM
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Please email schfarm@earthlink.net or call (480) 987-3100
Click here to print off a field trip reservation request form
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Schnepf Farms
Seasonal Hours: October through May. Closed the months of January, February, June-September.
22601 East Cloud Road
Queen Creek, Arizona 85242
480-987-3100
schfarm@earthlink.net