THE 2020 SCHOOL TOUR SEASON IS CLOSED. WE WILL NOT BE TAKING RESERVATIONS FOR OUR REGULARLY STRUCTURED SCHOOL TOURS. FAMILIES WILL BE PERMITTED TO COME TO THE ORCHARD TO PICK APPLES ON WEEKENDS WE HAVE APPLES AVAILABLE. MANY OF THE APPLES DID NOT SURVIVE THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN MAY. NOT ALL WEEKENDS WILL HAVE PICK YOUR OWN. 2021 WILL BE BETTER.
Lynd Fruit Farm has been an education destination providing quality tours to children for over 30 years. A honeybee observation hive, an interactive powerpoint presentation, and a packing line or Life Of Apple video are all part of the tour teachers and students have enjoyed for years. The Lil Farmer Tour gives youngsters an opportunity to learn while they ‘harvest’ different Ohio agricultural crops and sell them to the ‘market’. The story of Spookley the Square Pumpkin delivers a message of kindness and tolerance as students take a wagon ride on the farm. Tours run Monday-Thursday during the 2021 fall season – not 2020.
Spookley the Square Pumpkin 2020 tours are cancelled.
Check out the online tool kit available for teachers www.pacer.org/bullying/classroom/elementary/spookley/
Not until 2021 will we welcome all classes grades K-3, pre-schools, homeschools, day cares and play groups (age 4-6) of 10 or more children. Registration is required and Bev will respond on a first come, first served basis.
Please call Bev at (740)-927-7013 or email: bev@lyndfruitfarm.com.
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Orchard Friends Preschool Apple Tour - ages 4-6
Students will enjoy an interactive program that allows children to “grow” a felt board apple tree and learn about animal orchard helpers (ladybugs, bees, and dogs). Everyone gets to sample our delicious apple cider and pick a 2 lb. bag of apples to take home! All students will receive stickers!
- What time does it begin? 9:15am The last tour is at 1:30pm
- How long is the tour? 45 min. to 1 hour
- Cost: $5.00 each (min. charge of $50.00, no charge for teachers)
- ALL CHAPERONES and extra children WILL BE CHARGED
- Available: Mondays – Thursdays Sept. 10-Oct. 24 (Dates subject to change)
johnny appleseed apple Tour - grades K-3rd
Students will enjoy an interactive power point presentation that covers a year in the life of an apple tree including pollination and photosynthesis. Grades K-1 will be introduced to the nutritional benefits of eating apples while grades 2-3 will be introduced to the concept and benefit of locally grown foods. Sample a cup of apple cider and tour our updated museum featuring an observation beehive, Johnny Appleseed and insects found in the orchard. Observe the grading/packing operations and pick a 2 lb. bag of apples to take home! All students will receive a seed packet full of apple activity cards.
- What time does it begin? 9:30am The last tour is at 1:45pm
- How long is the tour? 1 hour
- Cost: $6.00 each (min. charge of $60.00, no charge for teachers)
- ALL CHAPERONES and extra children WILL BE CHARGED
- Available: Mondays – Thursdays Sept. 10 – Oct. 24.(subject to change)
Lil Farmer Tour - Grades K-2nd
Students learn where their food comes from when they ‘harvest’ their goods as they travel along the path of 12 interactive stations. “Milking the cow, collecting honey, gathering eggs, and digging potatoes are just a few of the activities they will experience. Once their work is done, they ‘sell’ their goods to the ‘market’ where they will collect Lynd Bucks used to ‘purchase’ a cup of cider. Then students go to the orchard and pick a 2 lb. bag of apples to take home! All students will receive a seed packet full of apple activity cards. Space is limited to 25 students per group.
- What time does it begin? 9:30am The last tour is at 1:45pm
- How long is the tour? 1 hour
- Cost: $6.00 each (min. charge of $60.00, no charge for teachers)
- ALL CHAPERONES and extra children WILL BE CHARGED
- Available: Mondays – Thursdays Sept. 10- Oct. 24 (Dates subject to change)
cancelled 2019 season Spookley's great pumpkin Tour - Preschool -3rd
Ride the tractor-driven wagon to the outdoor classroom where students will get an age appropriate lesson about the life cycle of the pumpkin and enjoy a sample of our apple cider. While on the wagon, listen to the story of Spookley the Square Pumpkin (the official ‘spokespumpkin’ for PACER’s national bully prevention program) Explore the pumpkin patch and pick out 1 pumpkin, 2 ears of Indian corn and 3 gourds to take home! All students will receive a seed packet full of pumpkin activity cards.
- What time does it begin? 9:30am The last tour is at 1:45pm
- How long is the tour? 45 min. to 1 hour
- Cost: $6 each (min. charge of $60.00, no charge for teachers)
- ALL CHAPERONES and extra children WILL BE CHARGED
- Available: Mondays – Thursdays Sept. xx – Oct. xx
General Information
Address:
- 9090 Morse Road SW, Pataskala, OH 43062
By Phone:
- 740.927.7013 – (School Tours)
- 740.964.0974 – FAX
