Farmer for the Day Tour – Summer Edition

June 2 – July 31, 2025

Monday – Thursday, by appointment only

No Tours Week of July 4th

Recommended for: Preschool- 2nd Grade
Length of Tour:
Approximately 1 hour to 1.5 hours depending on group size.

The Farmer For The Day Tour gives children the experience of a day in the life of a farmer. The purpose of this tour is to enhance a child’s understanding of the hard work and dedication it takes to be a farmer. Participants will “work” around the farm experiencing various interactive learning stations. From each station, participants will gather products and eventually “sell” them at our farmer’s market where they will earn a Patterson Farm Buck that is redeemable for ice cream or water from our market. This tour follows the Common Core Curriculum.

Minimum of 10 paying guests/Maximum of 125 total Participants (Students, Parents, & Teachers).
If your group is expected to be larger than 125, please split your group and book two separate times on the same day. You all may arrive at the same time and play or eat lunch while waiting on your tour to begin.

New for 2025, we will be offering the option to see the Video 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.

Tour Includes:

• Barnyard Theater: You will have the option to choose to see the presentation at the farm or in your classroom prior to your visit.
• Interactive Learning Stations
  • The Barnyard to visit our Farm Animals
  • The Insect Garden – Are Insects our Friend or Foe?
  • The Bee Barn – Learn about Pollination
  • The Vegetable Garden
  • The Apple Orchard
  • The Dairy Barn
  • The Chicken Coop
  • The Planting Shed- Parts of a Plant
  • The Farmers Market- Participants “sell” the products they gathered while “working” on the farm.
• A Farm Buck to redeem for one scoop for strawberry, chocolate or vanilla ice cream.
• New for 2025: Hands on Activity Kits to take to your classroom to reinforce lessons learned on the farm.
• An Activity Book per participant
• Just For Teachers: Pre and Post activities to reinforce tour activities.

Additional Tour Add Ons:
Treasure Mine Mix: $6.49 per person + tax each


All tours include access to Pawpaw Carl’s Playground, our expanded Agmagination and Picnic Area. Participants are welcome to visit these areas prior to or after their tour.

What is Agmagination?
Agmagination is our version of a dramatic play community dedicated to the careers involving agriculture. In Agmagination children will get to explore using dramatic play, a type of play where children engage in imaginative and pretend activities, assuming the jobs and responsibilities of those in a particular agricultural related career.

Combo Tours Available. Combine any 2 seasonal tours for a combined price of $20 per student. Title 1 schools are eligible for $1 off a single tour or $2 off a Combo tour.

[ Info for Teachers ]