Spring Planting Outing (Pre-K+)

Join us for a fun spring experience, right at the beginning of growing season!

• Visit our greenhouse and vegetable garden and see how farmers use greenhouses
• Get your hands dirty planting seeds 
• Take home a plant, a vegetable seed packet and instructions
• Learn about the life-cycle of a vegetable plant
• Witness vermiculture in progress
• Discuss composting
• Enjoy an apple cider donut and juice or water

At Riamede Farm, our educational tours will engage your students’ minds while addressing various New Jersey Student Learning Standards. 

Our knowledgeable staff will guide students to make connections between farming and the food they eat, outline the process by which food is grown, discuss the operation of a working apple farm, teach about pollination and plant growth, and describe how climate impacts farms and our food supply.

After the tour, students will be able to answer several essential questions:

1) Where does food come from?

2) How do you care for plants?

3) What do plants need to grow?

4) How can food waste be used to improve food production?

Cost: $15 per person, including all teachers and group leaders. A minimum of 20 attendees is required for booking.

Cancellation Policy: Cancelling your trip less than 5 days prior to your scheduled date will result in a $75 cancellation fee. No-shows will be charged this same fee.

Weather Policy: We can accommodate rescheduling in the instance of bad weather conditions. Please email groups@riamedefarm.com to reschedule your trip.

Please be courteous by arriving at your scheduled start time and letting us know if you're running late. We look forward to hosting your group!

Email groups@riamedefarm.com or call (908) 879-7762 x1 with any questions.