Educational Programs
Farm School Group Tours
This is a school field trip with a twist: in addition to the fun activities that children enjoy on the farm, we have created an educational Farm School where children (and adults) experience and learn about life on the farm. Our activities are best suited for Kindergarten through 5th Grade students, but we welcome any grade level and also non-school groups of all ages, including adult tour groups. We are curriculum based and loads of fun. We follow the NC Standard Curriculum for Public Education and have been chosen by LEARN NC as one of the best field-trip opportunities for their Discover NC program. We consider the Farm School a means to understanding and applying classroom concepts by getting your knees dirty.
*Read LEARN NC's Sept. 2007 Best of the Web featured article on the Farm School.*
What's included:
The Group Tours last about an hour and include "AG Classes" -- hands-on activities centered on and about the barnyard, pond and gardens. Meet and greet the cows, groom our mini-equines, say hello to our neighbors at the pond, create compost, make butter, or gather guinea feathers to take home.
Lunch and Playtime: Bring lunch to enjoy in the shaded picnic area. After lunch (approximately thirty minutes), there is unstructured free time directed and supervised by teachers/chaperones. Bring lunch or a snack. We provide the haystack and the open pasture or a game of volleyball. Better yet, create your own fun - bring musical instruments and tell stories.
Outhouse facilities and spacious parking provided.
Programs:
- a.) The Farm Tour
- b.) Barnyard Only
- c.) Making Butter
Hours of Operation - Fall 2009/Spring 2010
Tuesday - Friday 10am - 1pm.
Cost:
- $8.00 per person (child or adult) 25 or more people.
- $10.00 per person, if group is 25 or fewer.
- Minimum number of people: 10.
One teacher per class, no charge -- One adult chaperone per ten children required.
How to dress for a day on the farm:
Wear clothes that you don’t mind getting messy, and sturdy, dirty shoes (boots/athletic shoes). No sandals or open-toed shoes allowed.
Forms and Guidelines
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Summer Farm Day Camps
Summer Farm Day Camp 2010 - Info Coming Soon!
Directions to Genesis Farm:
From Chapel Hill/Carrboro:
*Take Hwy 54 West.
*Passing Carrboro Plaza, go 3.5 miles west.
*Turn RIGHT on Bethel Hickory Grove Church Road and go 1 mile.
*At the top of the hill, take first LEFT on Jo Mac Road and go around sharp curve.
*Genesis Road is the first right fork after sharp curve in the road.
*You'll PASS Genesis Rd. - keep going (only a few hundred feet) to turn onto a small driveway on the RIGHT where there will be signage for Genesis Farm.
Welcome to Genesis Farm!
Think ~ Grow ~ Laugh ~ Learn!
