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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 Farm Education Coordinator, 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. If the rates described below are prohibitive, contact Julie about our sliding scale.
Field Trips (for kids)
There are two ways to join us for a field trip — by signing up for a field trip that we’ve pre-planned, or by scheduling one for your classroom or group.
pre-planned field trips || Upcoming dates:
Monday, February 26
&
Monday, April 22
These dates coincide with Kearsarge Regional School District’s February + April breaks, but all students aged 6-12 are welcome, regardless of how they are schooled.
11am - 4pm
Drop-off; parents/caregivers do not accompany students
For students ages 6-12
Base rate: $40/child ($8/hour of programming); sliding scale available
Advance registration + payment required
These programs are full, but join our mailing list for more on upcoming opportunities!
Schedule your own || 2.5 hours
Our 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: $8 per student, or $60 for groups with 7 or fewer students; sliding scale available
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 Tour 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.
Base Rate: $20 per person, or $100 for groups with 5 or fewer people; sliding scale available
Farm Tour 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.
Base Rate: $15 per person, or $60 for groups with 4 or fewer people; sliding scale available
Group rates are available for groups of 15+ people; contact Julie for more information