SCHOOL TOURS
Seeding the passion for farming with the next generation
SCHOOL FARM TOURS
New this Season: Spring School Tours (Offered in French and English)
May – June 2026
Educational, nature-based fun!
We invite your class to join us at Nature’s Bounty. Explore the farm
with an interactive and outdoor learning experience. Ideal for
preschool to Grade 8 students.
Now Offering French School Tours! 🍎
We’re excited to now welcome French school groups to the orchard! We have friendly tour guides with university-level French who are excited to offer fun, engaging farm tours to French-Immersion classes.
TOPICS COVERED
- Plant growth stages and life cycle including take home planting activity
- Beekeeping and honey making; wild pollinator activity
- Working with nature to grow food and the journey from farm to fork
- Environmental sustainability, native wildlife species and their role on the farm
- How we grow apples, sunflowers, etc.
- Visit the farm sheep including many lambs!
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
- An engaging and interactive tour from our guides
- Exploration of the apple orchard, farm property and visit with the sheep
- An opportunity to help plant pollinator gardens and your own seeds to take home
- Outdoor free time to enjoy the play area
Rates
- Students are $11 + HST, minimum 20 students required for booking
- Adults: 1 free adult (teachers, support staff and parent chaperones welcome) for every 5 students
- Additional parents, siblings, and other guests: $11 + HST each
Hours
- The tour duration is approximately two hours
- Morning arrivals available between 9:15-10:15 a.m.
- Afternoon arrivals available between 12-1p.m.
Tips
- Tours proceed rain or shine! This time of year is unpredictable and can be hot and humid or chilly and wet.
- All guests should wear closed-toed shoes or boots and weather appropriate clothing. We would highly recommend bringing a rain jacket and hat.
Kindergarten: key Learnings
- Learn what a farmer does, how food is grown, and how animals are cared for 👩🌾🐄
- Meet and learn about bees and other pollinators 🐝
- Learn what plants need to grow and plant your own seed to take home
- See real farm tools, equipment, and beekeeper suits
- Explore the orchard through simple, hands-on experiences 🌱
Grade 1: Key Learnings
- Learn how farmers grow food and care for animals, including their basic needs (food, water, air, shelter, and space) 👩🌾🐄
- Explore how living and non-living things work together in the orchard 🌱
- Discover how apples and other plants grow through their life cycles 🍎
- Understand the important role of bees and other pollinators 🐝
- Learn simple ways to care for the environment and respect nature 🌿
- Plant and take home their own seed 🌱
Grade 2: Key Learnings
- Explore how farmers grow food and care for animals and crops 👩🌾🐄
- Understand how living and non-living elements work together in the orchard 🌱
- Discover the apple life cycle and how pollination helps produce fruit 🍎
- Learn about bees and other pollinators and their role in the ecosystem 🐝
- Identify local wildlife (birds, deer, bats) and how they impact the farm
- Learn how farmers protect crops while keeping wildlife safe
- Discover simple ways to support and care for wildlife, including species at risk 🌿
- Explore farm materials and where they come from
- Plant and take home their own seed
Grade 3: Key Learnings
- Explore the apple life cycle, from bud to blossom to fruit 🍎
- Learn about pollinators, including bees and butterflies, and their role in the orchard 🐝
- Understand the difference between native and non-native pollinators
- Identify parts of a flower (petals, stamen, pistil) and how pollination works
- Participate in a hands-on pollination activity
- Discover wildlife on the farm and how it interacts with the environment
- Observe natural features of the land and how geography shapes the orchard 🌱
- Explore species of special concern and the factors contributing to their risk of extinction
- Understand the classification of animals and the unique characteristics of each group.
School Tour Request Form
Please fill in the form linked below and we will get back to you within two business days to confirm availability.