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2187
Route 32
Modena, NY 12548
(5 Miles South
of New Paltz)
Modena, NY 12548
(5 Miles South
of New Paltz)
Hurd's
Family Farm
Welcomes You And Your Students
to Our 2008
Fun And Educational School Group Adventure
School
Tours
Apple
Picking
Little
Farmers
Pumpkin
Field Trip
Susan Hurd is
an experienced tour guide, former Elementary School teacher, mother, farmer,
entrepreneur, amateur musician and naturalist.
Susan has served as an independent consultant for Cornell Cooperative
Extension for 2 years, presenting "Agriculture in the Classroom"
workshops for teachers and also completed a Cornell agricultural leadership
training. She is married to Phil Hurd and they have 2 college-age students
in the family; Megan, 25 & Charles, 23. Their ideas, input, & energy are
invaluable.
Pride of New York Products
A APPLES
B BEETS
C CABBAGE
D DAIRY
E EGGS
F FLORICULTURE
G GRAPES
H HORSES
I INDIAN CORN
J JACK-O-LANTERNS
K KALE
L LETTUCE
M MAPLE SYRUP
N NUTS
O ONIONS
P POTATOES
Q QUEEN BEE
R RASPBERRIES
S SWEET CORN
T TOMATOES
U U-PICK
V VEGETABLES
W WINTER SQUASH
X XMAS TREES
Y YELLOW SQUASH
Z ZINNIAS
| When: Weekdays, September & October |
Where: Route 32, Modena, NY 5 miles South of New Paltz |
GO
GREEN!
Coming Fall 2008
NEW!
ECO TRAIL
Exciting. Educational.
Play. Grow. Learn.
Learn about ther fascinating flora & fauna of the ecosystems at Hurds Family Farm.
- Eastern Woodlands Ecosystem
- Pond Ecosystem
- Wetlands Ecosystem
Supports NY State learning standards.
During
the months of September and October, Hurd's Family Farm will open the
fields to give school groups a first hand opportunity to visit a working
family farm and orchard. Our tours are lead by experienced, trained
guides who are excited about sharing their enthusiasm for agriculture
with your group. We believe that direct experiences are a valuable
teaching and learning aid when combined with wholesome fun in the country.
In planning for your educational excursion, we have worked hard to incorporate
many New York State Learning Standards for science, social studies, math,
art and language arts into the student's experience.
SCHOOL GROUP TOURS: WHERE YOU PLANT THE MEMORIES AND HARVEST THE FUN AT HURD'S FAMILY FARM
Enjoy a breath of fresh air and a first hand adventure-based
fun and educational experience at a working farm and orchard.
WE OFFER THREE BASIC FIELD TRIP OUTINGS FOR AGE GROUPS:
PRE-SCHOOL - GRADE 1
GRADES 2 - 4
GRADES 4 - 6
HAPPY FACES ON THE FARM
Tell me. I'll Forget.
Show me. I may remember.
Involve me and I'll understand.
BASIC FIELD TRIP PLAN
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Upon
arrival, we will greet your group and welcome you to our farm. We will
cover any information that will make your field trip safe and enjoyable.
TRACTOR
PULLED HAYRIDE
AND APPLE PICKING
You
and your students will enjoy a hayride through the countryside, where
you will harvest a bag of crisp, juicy, healthy apples directly from
the trees. "A plump, juicy apple never tastes as good as the one you pick from your own hand!"
LITTLE
FARMERS
ABC'S OF AGRICULTURE SCARECROW'S MINI-MAZE
For
the younger elementary grades we have a brand NEW self directed 1/4 acre
corn stalk 1'st time maze to wander through. Students will learn all about
what "Pride of New York" products are grown in New York farms while they
scramble through the pathways following the ABC's! Before you go through
this maze our guide will lead your group in an interactive game, Grocery
Bag Botany, a great way to discover about the parts of plants that we
eat.
KID'S
CORRAL
AND EXPANDED FARM ANIMAL AREA
We have added a large fenced in outdoor play area for younger children, where they can scramble to their heart's delight. The corral includes the popular 20 foot high cornstalk teepee, "Cameron the Caterpillar" our tire creature, New! Straw Pyramid, Gopher Hole and slides, the popular giant sandbox, stationary farm tractor, Scarecrow Mini-Maze Maze, among other activities. Great photo opportunities!
Everyone will
enjoy feeding the farm animal pets! Food is provided for each class. On site feeders available too.
NEW THIS YEAR - A child-friendly wiggle-through cornfield near the big red barn!
PICNIC
AREA
Included in the Basic Plan is the use of the clean, neat picnic area near the barn under the NEW red and white tent. There is also a 3 acre grassy field available where groups enjoy their lunches. Portable restrooms and handwashing station are also available.
Please allow
one and one-half (1 1/2)
- two (2) hours for this tour. The cost is $7.00 per student. The teacher and aide are complimentary. Additional parents and siblings, add $3.00 each.
Additional activities may be added to the Basic Field Trip plan.
For reservations or more information ,
please contact Susan Hurd at (845) 883-7825.
Or Click Here to Email
us.
Easy directions:
PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS EARLY
SO WE MAY ENSURE THE DATE AND TIME THAT ARE MOST CONVENIENT FOR YOU!
We have our Big Red Barn open that features country craft items, jams,
apple butter, maple products, home grown produce, especially winter squash,
and snack items such as trail mixes, bottled water, coffee, baked goods,
and local cider. This year, you may purchase hot dogs, and we've added
a new popcorn machine.
As always, the trip coordinator and the bus drivers will get to pick a
complimentary bag of apples.
We are looking forward to seeing you.
The Hurd Family
The Hurd Family
Basic Field Trip Plan
Our Educational Excursion
For Grades 2 - 4
Apple - Corn Maze - Pumpkin
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Scenic tractor-pulled hayride through the orchards to experience a real working farm and orchard.
Harvest by hand your own 5 lb. Bag of apples from the trees. "A plump, juicy apple never tastes as good as the one you pick from you own hand!"
Interactive, engaging group talk about agriculture, led by one of our enthusiastic teachers. (Grocery Bag botany, Little Sprout, What's the Buzz About Bees, Four Seasons of Apple Growing are a few of our favorite lessons!)
Depending on the group, you may choose to take your class on one o the two maze experiences. There's the 10 minute "Scarecrow" 1/4 acre mini maze near the red barn or the 40-45 minute 4-acre maze in the "Back Forty".
Please click on "Maze" for this part of your trip.
Enjoy the activities in the giant Kid's Corral, Feed the farm animals at The Critter Corner. They love the attention and treats you give them. Clean picnic tables under the festive red and white tent. Teachers and/or aide are complimentary - all included in Activity Fee: Students and other adults $7.00. For an additional $1.00, you may pick your perfect pumpkin.
For grades 4 - 6, Junior Team Building
(back to top)Scenic tractor-driven hayride through orchard countryside to experience a Working orchard and farm.
Engaging interactive food system lesson: Journey from Orchard to Table. Your students will learn about many careers involved in getting an apple from the orchard to the cafeteria, while addressing learning standards in Math, Science and Technology, Career Development and Language Arts.
Harvest a 5lb. Bag of apples from the trees or pick a sugar pie pumpkin from the giant pumpkin patch.
Our Maze master will give a brief overview about the fascinating process of creating a maze from the design idea to growing the corn and carving out the pathways. Weıll form teams and go over the game plan and map skills needed to navigate the maze. At each station the team will discover a question they need to answer. If they answer it correctly theyıll be given a clue to proceed to the next station. If not, theyıll find a dead end and will need to go back and head the other way!
Allow about 45 minutes for this part of the trip. Students will want to climb the Victory Tower when they finish the challenge and check out the giant Kernels of Knowledge game.
Teacher and an aide are complimentary. Students and other adults are $7.00.
PUMPKIN PICKING FIELD TRIP
*Play an interactive engaging Lesson "Little Sprout". Students will learn about the parts of a seed and their function.TRACTOR DRAWN HAY RIDE TO OUR GIANT PUMPKIN PATCH.
PICK YOUR OWN PERFECT SUGAR PIE PUMPKIN FROM THE PATCH, AND 2 COLORFUL GOURDS!
SCRAMBLE AROUND ALL THE ACTIVITIES IN THE GIANT KID'S CORRAL.
WANDER THROUGH THE NEW MINI-CORN MAZE JUST THE RIGHT PLACE FOR PRESCHOOLERS, KINDERGARTENERS, FIRSTGRADERS, OR VERY FIRST MAZE EXPERIENCE, ABC'S OF AGRICULTURE STRAW BALE MAZE.
ENJOY THE NEAT, CLEAN PICNIC AREA WITH STURDY TABLES UNDER THE BIG RED & WHITE TENT.
VISIT THE BIG RED BARN WHERE
SNACKS AND GIFT ITEMS
ARE AVAILABLE AS WELL AS SOME SURPRISE KID
FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES.
Cost is $7.00 per student. Teachers and an aide are complimentary. All other adults are $3.00
FOR RESERVATIONS
OR MORE INFORMATION,
PLEASE CONTACT SUSAN HURD AT (845) 883-7825
We have our Big Red Barn open that features all the favorite country craft & gift items, including homemade fruit jams, apple butter, maple products, home grown produce, especially winter squash, and snack items such as popcorn, trail mixes, bottled water, coffee, baked goods, and local cider. This year, if we know ahead of time we can offer your group a light lunch of outdoor grilled hot dogs, chips, & juice.
One last thought. You may want to bring along some empty boxes for storing the large bags of apples for your return trip. Markers and tape are also useful to close and label each bag.
As always, the trip coordinator and the bus drivers will get to pick a complimentary bag of apples
We're looking forward to seeing you.
The Hurd Family
NY Harvest for NY Kids
Week in October
Teachers:
Educational Packet and stickers are available.
Great Photo opportunities -- Bring a camera!
Bring a picnic lunch and plan to spend some quality time on our farm.
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