Field Trip Information for Preschool & Elementary
Teachers
and Youth Group Leaders
Print out a Pumpkin Farm
Tour map.
ATTENTION: PRESCHOOL/ELEMENTARY TEACHERS
& YOUTH GROUP LEADERS
NOW BOOKING FIELD TRIPS FOR FALL 2010! PLEASE
CALL SOON TO MAKE YOUR GROUP’S RESERVATION. (916) 726-1137
Your school class or youth group is invited to
schedule a field trip at the 16-acre Pumpkin Farm in Citrus Heights.
This is the 36th year that the Pumpkin Farm is offering its school
and youth group harvest season field trip program, which is the
most popular and largest in the Greater Sacramento area!
This educational tour includes the following activity
sequence:
• Learn about the origin, use and
cultivation of two plant families: cucurbits (gourds, pumpkins,
squash) and corn (Indian, Field, Broom and Popcorn). (15 minutes)
• Enjoy a hayride through the pumpkin, corn and blooming sunflower
fields. (15 minutes, 0.5 mile)
• Learn about and see the GIANT PUMPKINS we are growing on
the farm. Some of our pumpkins are already over 800 pounds and the
World Record pumpkin is 1689 pounds! Last year, we grew one of the
FIRST of two GIANT PUMPKINS over 1000 pounds grown in the Central
Valley, right here at the Farm!
• Visit with farm zoo birds and animals - calves, sheep, goats,
pigs, turkeys, geese, ducks, and chickens.
• View extensive collection of our antique farm equipment,
many from the horse-powered era.
• Walk or run through our one acre corn field maze.
• Crawl through a hay bale maze, climb a deck under oak trees
and slide down to base of straw bale pyramid.
• Climb to top of the lookout tower and descend to ground
level using 4 enclosed tube slides at different levels.
• Walk through our haunted barn and see 250 feet of displays
featuring Halloween folklore themes (includes over forty artistic
scenes presented in a background of fog, light, motion and sound
special effects).
• Pick and take home a small pumpkin (5-8 inches in diameter).
SCHEDULE: Tours are October 1st - 31st, 9am -6pm
2010 FEES: October
1st - 15th: $6 per person
October
16th - 31st: $7 per person
The per person fee (for student, parent, adult and siblings 2 years
& older) includes all the activities below and a small pumpkin.
One classroom teacher or group leader per 20 students has free admission.
Fees are payable in lump sum cash, check or credit card for all
participants by teacher or group leader upon arrival and registration
at the farm. Please note that any non-weather related cancellations
must be made at least 1 week prior to a scheduled trip or be subject
to a 25% cancellation fee.
We continually strive to improve our program and
service to schools and public in the greater Sacramento metropolitan
area and we look forward to serving you during this harvest season!
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