If you are an educator in the State of California, I hope you can allow your kids to experience life on a farm, ranch or other sectors of the ag industry, in order to help our future generations understand where their food comes from. I won’t get into any politics or the heaviness of knowing how important it is to open up a child’s mind to agriculture, but I hope you’ll put as much passion and thought into finding a great field trip to take your class on as the agriculture industry puts into producing the food that appears on their tables at night.
Here is a list of possible field trip ideas, in the state of California, for you to explore! You can reach out to them If you know of more to add, feel free to connect with me! I will hope to keep this updated as time goes on- so make sure to check back if you don’t find something you like.
Murray Family Farms – Bakersfield
Ford Farms – Lindsay
Fresno State Farm – Fresno
Two by Two Ranch – Chico
Agventures Learning Center – Tulare
Rosa Brothers Dairy – Hanford
Imagine U Museum – Visalia
Tulare County Museum – Visalia
Berry Island Farms – Gilroy
Little Bears Pumpkin Patch – Shafter
Millerton Lake Fish Hatchery – Friant
Vossler Farms – Visalia
Chico State Farm – Chico
Vista Del Lago Visitor Center – Gorman
Hilmar Cheese – Hilmar
Apple Hill Farms – Camino
Green Acres Ranch – Temecula
Soil Born Farms – Rancho Cordova
McKellar Family Farms – Ivanhoe
Connolly Ranch – Napa
Thiel Air Care – Multiple locations
Organic Pastures Dairy – Fresno
Deerpoint Group – Madera
Rancho Notso Grande – Hanford
Jack Creek Farms – Templeton
Foss Farm – Atascadero
Frank Konyn Dairy – San Diego
Other helpful advice:
Farmology also has a link to field trip grant opportunities as well! Be sure to look into how you can get access to many other field trip opportunities by checking with your local Farm Bureau or even Chamber of Commerce.
Other ideas to consider:
A local high school might allow kids to see animal projects, County and state fairs, farm equipment shows and other agriculture-related events in the state throughout the year- all of which are great ways to get children exposed to agriculture.
