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Patterson Farm Market & Tours

Dirt on Dirt Tour – Spring Edition

March 10-28, 2025

Monday – Friday, by appointment

Recommended for

3rd Grade

Cost

$14.00 per person (includes tax)
$1.00 off for Title 1 Schools

– Two teachers per class are admitted free
– Children Under 2 admitted Free
– Minimum of 10 paying guests

The Dirt on Dirt Tour is an educational tour offered at Patterson Farm Market & Tours, Inc. which purpose is to teach students about the importance of soil to farmers, plants, and our planet. While the tour can be modified to any age, we are promoting it to 3rd graders as it meets the NC Common Core Standards for the Third Grade. Children will learn about soil and its importance through a variety of sensory and hands-on activities and will leave with a better understanding of the soil beneath their feet. This tour will last for approximately one and a half hours.

Tour Includes:

  • New for 2025, we will be offering the option to see the DVD prior to your tour in your classroom or facility. This option will allow you more time to enjoy the farm facilities while you are at the farm including our expanded Agmagination, an interactive discovery area to explore Ag Careers.
  • Barn Theater featuring “The Dirt on Dirt Educational Video”: Recommended to view in the classroom prior to your trip. You will have the option to choose to see the presentation at the farm or in your classroom prior to your visit.
  • Hands-on Activities
    • Soil Sample Collection
    • Soil Lab: Water Absorption & Nutrients Experiment
    • Composting
    • Soil Conversation
    • Irrigation
  • Soil Activity Book
  • New for 2025: Hands on Activity Kits to take to your classroom to reinforce lessons learned on the farm after you return to your classroom.
  • Just for Teachers: Pre- and Post Tour activities to reinforce tour activities.
  • Each class will receive a soil observation kit to do further investigations in their classroom.

To apply, book online with the link to the right and print a copy of the confirmation packet. You’ll bring this with you on the day of the tour.

All tours include access to Pawpaw Carl’s Playground and Picnic Area. Participants are welcome prior to or after their tour.

[ Common Core Standards for Third Grade (PDF) ]

Looking for a Different Spring Educational Tour?

Farmer for the Day | Strawberry Tour | Virtual Strawberry Tour | Treasure Mine | Geocaching

Recommended for

3rd Grade

Cost

$14.00 per person (includes tax)
$1.00 off for Title 1 Schools

– Two teachers per class are admitted free
– Children Under 2 admitted Free
– Minimum of 10 paying guests