Field Trips at Layman Family Farms!

A key part of our mission at Layman Family Farms is to educate while we entertain. We live in a day and age when many children think milk comes from refrigerators and vegetables are grown at Walmart.  When school children visit us, we want them to have fun running through the corn maze, picking out pumpkins and enjoying all the activities, but our greatest hope is that they will leave with a better understanding of agriculture and an appreciation for our Virginia farming heritage.
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SPRING FIELD TRIPS

FALL FIELD TRIPS
Each year we strive to create fun, interactive activities and exhibits on our farm to compliment your school curriculum and provide for an exciting and memorable learning experience for your students.

Plant Life Tour
(April-May)

  • The Learning Barn -Students will learn the different parts of a plant, Plant Life Cycle and what plants need to grow. 
  • Activity Center – Students will be able to plant their own seed to take back to their classrooms and watch grow.
  • Visit with the Farm Animals-  Spend time with our goats, cows, chickens, rabbits
  • Wagon Ride - Enjoy a beautiful 15 minute ride around Layman Family Farm 
  • SOL requirements reinforced with tour.

- Students - $7.50 
- Chaperones/Parents - $7.50 
- Lead Teacher and one assistant teacher per classroom will be admitted FREE.

Field trips are approximately 1½ - 2 hours on the farm
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All groups must have at least 15 students to qualify (or pay for the minimum of 15 students)

We encourage you to bring a sack lunch and enjoy lunch on the farm.

We offer our Country Store where we sell snacks and drinks and we have plenty of clean port-a-johns.
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Plant Life Tour Field trip times are scheduled on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.


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Rocks & Minerals
(April-May)

  • ​The Learning Barn - Students will learn that rocks and minerals are nonliving materials found in the ground and how they are very useful in our lives
  • The Gemstone Mine - Kids get their hands wet panning for gemstones in our Gemstone Sluice and can take their treasures back to the classroom to identify.
  • Visit with the farm Animals - Spend time with our goats, chickens, cows, rabbits.
  • Wagon Ride - Enjoy a beautiful 15 minute ride around Layman Family Farm
  • SOL requirements reinforced with tour.

- Students - $8.50
- Chaperones/Parents - $7.50*
- Lead Teacher and one assistant teacher per classroom will be admitted FREE.

Field trips are approximately 1½ - 2 hours on the farm
All groups must have at least 15 students to qualify.

We encourage you to bring a sack lunch and enjoy lunch on the farm.

We offer our Country Store where we sell snacks and drinks and we have plenty of clean port-a-johns.
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​Rocks & Minerals field trips are offered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only at 9:30am, 9:45am, 10:00am and 10:15am.

*Chaperone/Parent fee does not include the mining activity.

Apple Orchard Tour
Sep 14-18 ONLY

  • The Learning Barn -Students will learn how apples are grown and how honey bees pollinate the apple trees.
  • Apple Orchard – Students will take a short walk to the apple orchard and will pick their very own apple from the trees.​
  • Visit with the Farm Animals Spend time with our goats, cows, chickens, rabbits
  • Wagon Ride - Enjoy a beautiful 15 minute ride around Layman Family Farm
  • SOL requirements reinforced with tour.
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- Students - $7.50
- Chaperones/Parents - $7.50 
- Lead Teacher and one assistant teacher per classroom will be admitted FREE.

Field trips are approximately 2 - 2½ hours on the farm

All groups must have a minimum of 15 students (or pay for 15 students) 

We encourage you to bring a sack lunch and enjoy lunch on the farm.

We offer our Country Store where we sell snacks and drinks and we have plenty of clean port-a-johns.

Pumpkin Patch
Sep 21 - Nov 6 

  •  The Learning Stations -Teachers are encouraged to utilize the farms learning stations to show students how pumpkins grow, and why honey bees are so important to farmers
  • Wagon Ride - Enjoy a beautiful 15 minute ride around Layman Family Farm to the pumpkin patch
  • Pumpkin Patch – Students will select a mini pumpkin from the patch to take back to school 
  • Visit with the Farm Animals-  Spend time with our goats, cows, chickens, rabbits
  • SOL requirements reinforced with tour.​

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- Students - $8.00
- Chaperones/Parents - $8.00
- Lead Teacher and one assistant teacher per classroom will be admitted FREE.

Field trips are approximately 2 - 2½ hours on the farm

All groups must have a minimum of 15 students (or pay for 15 students)

We encourage you to bring a sack lunch and enjoy lunch on the farm.

We offer our Country Store where we sell snacks and drinks and we have plenty of clean port-a-johns.
Reservations are required.
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