Field Trips

Field Trips Info & Options

The Yellow Farmhouse collaborates with schools to provide experiential learning programs, on and off the farm, for students of all ages - preschool through college. All programs explore connection between food and farms, through age appropriate and seasonal hands-on kitchen and farm aactivities. Programs can be customized to meet grade level and content specific goals including topics and activities such as:

  • sustainable agriculture
  • plant science and botany basics
  • seed breeding + diversity
  • food waste and composting
  • career options in food and farming industries
  • connecting food production to personal, community, and environmental health
  • food memories and the interpersonal connections we make with food
  • cultural connections to food and farming, history and traditions

 

Farm Tour and Tasting

All Ages  

1 hour visit

$100 for up to 25 students

  • Yellow Farmhouse staff lead an engaging tour of the farm and provide participants with samples of seasonal food to taste. Visits are customized to meet the specific learning goals and curriculum for each group.

Virtual Field Trip

All ages 

1 hour visit 

$100 for up to 7 classrooms

  • Take a virtual tour of the farm customized to learning objectives in the classroom. 

 

Farm and Food Connections

Pre-K through high school  

1.5 hour visit

$250 for up to 25 students

  • This program includes an interactive tour of the farm, a taste of some of the farm’s freshest produce, and a hands-on farm or cooking activity. Visits are customized to meet the specific learning goals and curriculum for each group.

 

Culinary Connections

6th–12th grade and college 

3 hour visit

$400 for up to 25 students

  • Students explore the farm to taste and discover the bounty of the season. After participating in an activity such as harvesting, planting or weeding, we return to the kitchen to prepare and share a seasonal meal together. Concepts covered are customized to the learning goals of each group and activities and menus are dependent on what is grown and harvested on the farm at the time of the visit.

 

Customized and Multi-visit Programs

The Yellow Farmhouse works with schools and districts to create customized programs specific to their needs. We also work with local restaurants to curate career focused experiences for culinary and business classes.

Contact us for more info!

Prepare for your trip!

Yellow Farmhouse is located on Stone Acres Farm, a working farm in Stonington, CT. Students and chaperones should wear clothes and shoes that they don’t mind getting wet or muddy. We will only cancel scheduled trips for severe weather forecasts so appropriate attire is advised.

We ask that special needs accommodations and/or allergy or food restrictions are shared with us at least a week ahead of your visit. If you have a trip scheduled, download the pre-trip information that  includes travel directions, FAQ, and a campus map to assist with parking.

The link below will provide you with a downloadable copy of the pre-trip information, directions, and campus map for parking.

Click here for a downloadable PDF!

Virtual Field Trips and Lessons

The Yellow Farmhouse has recorded content for virtual field trips and lessons through our resources page. Click the link below to learn more and watch our seasonal field trips, or enjoy our lessons and cooking classes online!

Watch here!

About F2CC

Farm to Culinary Classroom (F2CC) is a website that curares, filters and organizes  content designed specifically for a high school culinary classroom. Our plug-and-play curriculum includes a semester-long course as well as shorter units, that provides content exploring regenerative agriculture, food culture, food justice, and climate change.

Learn more about F2CC!

Contact Us

Street Address:

389 N. Main Street, Stonington, CT 06378

Mailing address:

P.O. Box 202, Stonington, CT 06378

Phone number:

(860) 245-5119

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