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At Quinn Farm, we enjoy working with educators to connect the visit to the farm with the content the children are already expected to learn in class. The goal is to provide interactive and educational farm tours that make agriculture relevant to the children’s lives, the lives of the educators and the lives of the staff at Quinn Farm. We are willing to adapt any of our activities so that it meets the needs of your classroom.


Available Educational Visits


Composting and Planting

During this fieldtrip the children will be taught:
-What we can compost
-Why we should compost
-What we can use the compost for
-What compost piles need
-The five essential ingredients for the plants to grow
-The different parts of the plants we eat 
Barnyard Animals
The chance of working with the animals is a great learning experience for the children, however as they are living creatures there are a few health and safety rules that have to be learnt.

The children will be taught how to work with animals, focusing on:
- Washing Hands
- Food Safety
- Child’s Safety
- Spreading the dirt

The chores that are done in a barn are routine to ensure that the animals are always getting the best treatment possible.

The children will therefore be taught the needs of each animal, focusing on:
- Understanding what each animal eats and the quantities
- Animals living environment and reasons it needs to be clean.
- Identifying the types of feed and bedding
- The importance of documenting what they have done 

Apples
During the field trip children will  be taught:
-The life of an apple tree from spring till fall
-The different apple products we produce such as pies, juice, syrup
-How to store apples-What animals or bugs are important for the apples growth and detrimental to it.



Bees and their role in spring

During this fieldtrip the children will be taught:
-The life cycle of a bee
-The inner workings of a hive 
-What we produce with the honey
-How the bees help our crops in the spring
grow
-What a bee keeper does (the equipment hewears and his responsibilities)
Christmas trees

Even when there is snow on the ground, the Quinn Farm is up and running for Christmas trees.

During this field trip the children will be taught: 
- How we prune the trees
- The way we re-grow the trees
- How we plant the trees
- The different products we can use the branches for- Environmental benefits of growing Christmas trees
Corn
All of the children have eaten popcorn before either at home or the movie theaters but do they know where it comes from?


During the field trip children will be taught
:-The difference varieties you can have
-The different types of corn (decorative, popping, or sweet)
- How we plant the corn (machinery and time spacing)
- How we harvest the corn
Pumpkins/Squash
During the field trip children will be taught:
:- What fall pupkins and squash we have
- How we plant those vegetables
- How we maintain them during the summer months
- What we produce with the fall veggies 
Additional information
  • Group Booking Admission Prices starting at $8.95 per person
  • One adult FREE for every twenty paying children as part of a group booking
  • On the day of your visit, we will issue you an invoice based on the actual number of people for picking
  • For payment we accept VISA, Debit Cards, Cheques, Cash or we can invoice the group.
  • For any additional inquiries about picking activities please call 514-453-1510 or email reservations@lafermequinn.ca 

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