Spring Tours
Spring is a busy time for our apple and peach trees as they bloom and begin to produce the year’s crop. Students will hayride through the orchard and learn about the life cycle of our trees including the necessary components for fruit growth. Students can also visit our greenhouse, asparagus, strawberry, and blueberry patches to discuss these plants. Finally, students will plant a seed of their own to take home. Teachers can choose from a variety of vegetables and flowers for their class. Classes have the option of bringing a sack lunch to eat under our pavilion.
Length: 1 ½ hours Cost: $4.00 per student, $1.00 per parent
Summer Tours
Visit Hinton’s Orchard in the summer to enjoy fresh fruits and vegetables. Hayride through the orchard, learn about the life cycle of peaches, how we harvest them, and talk about differences in varieties of peaches. Students will also visit a vegetable garden to see different kinds of plants and help with harvest. In season, all students will pick a peach of their own. Students can recess in our Hinton’s FarmLand and classes have the option of bringing sack lunch to eat under our pavilion.
Available June 1 – August 15. Length: 1 – 1 ½ hour Cost: $4.00 per student, $1.00 per parent
Fall Tours
Apples, Apples, Apples! Visit the orchard in late August or September and spend some time in the apple orchard. Hayride through the orchard, learn about the life cycle of apples, how we harvest & wash them, see many different varieties of apples, and talk about tastes and uses for the different varieties. Enjoy a sample of apple cider and take a sampling of apples home to share. Students can recess in our Hinton’s FarmLand and classes have the option of bringing a sack lunch to eat under our pavilion.
Available August 15 – October 7 Length: 1 – 1 ½ hour Cost: $3.00 per student, $1.00 per parent
AMAZing Corn – Students can “get lost” in our 3 acre corn maze while not only trying to find the exit, but completing an educational scavenger hunt along the way. Students will be introduced to the maze with a discussion about corn and its many uses. While inside the maze, students will visit stations and gather information in order to complete a team worksheet. Students will take a hayride around the farm and then recess in our Hinton’s FarmLand. Classes have the option of bringing a sack lunch to eat under our pavilion.
Available Labor Day – November 1 Length: 1 – 1 ½ hour Cost: $3.00 per student, $1.00 per parent
Pumpkin Picking - Spend some time looking for the Great Pumpkin in our pumpkin patch! Students will hayride to the pumpkin patch, learn about the life cycle of pumpkins and pick their own “pie” pumpkin to take home. Students can recess in our Hinton’s FarmLand and classes have the option of bringing a sack lunch to eat under our pavilion.
Available September 12 – October 29. Length: 1 – 1 ½ hour Cost: $3.00 per student, $1.00 per parent
Combine any two fall tours for $4.00 per child (length: 1.5 hours), or all three fall tours for $5.00 (length 2 hours). All teachers and school staff visit free of charge.
If you have questions or would like to schedule a group please call (270) 325-3854 or email Joanna.
