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| The Visiting Info shown below, if any, is always subject to change. Please check the facility's website for the latest information before making a trip.
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| Amy's Farm |
| Amy's Farm is a real working polyculture farm that provides hands-on, guided tours to school children of all ages. Students will see a wide variety of plant and animal species living a symbiotic life. Animals help feed our plants with nutrient-rich fertilizer and in turn the plants provide food for humans and the animals that live on the farm. At Amy's Farm, they farm organically and the students learn the importance of beneficial insects such as pollinators and predatory insects. The students learn the importance of companion planting and most importantly will learn where their food comes from. They will see the carrots pull up from the soil, open a pod and see the peas all in a row, see the chickens laying their eggs, see the fruit on the trees, feel the wool on the sheep, see the cow's udder, observe the butterflies pollinating the blossoms, pick and smell fresh mint, rosemary, lemon verbena, etc. This tour is a very valuable learning experience for all who visit. |
| 7698 Eucalyptus Ave. |
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| Ontario |
| CA |
| 91762 |
| M-F 9 - 12; Sat 10:30- 11:30 (select Saturdays) |
| $7 per person |
| (909) 393-2936 |
| http://www.amysfarm.com/ |
 | | Kathy S, Co-op Member | | I realize this is a working farm, but be prepared to combat SWARMS of flies. Just opening the door to our car let in a LOT of them! I was kind of disappointed with this field trip. We were told we would be able to harvest vegetables and feed the pigs, but in reality, that was some limp lettuce in a bucket already. THe older kids enjoyed the chance to try to milk a cow though. I probably wouldn't do this again, for the price, I didn't think it was worth it. |
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 | | A. Marconi, Co-op Member | We went on a field trip with our co-op group. The field trip was great! both of my children had fun and learned. My son which is older by 4 yrs., even had fun and learned greatly. When we got there, we sat as a group and had one of the farm docent give us a history review of the location and the farm. Then after we were taken to the different stations. My got to pet bunnies, saw roosters running around, saw a small planting area. Then the good part came in! We were taken to the baby cows and it was time to eat! So each of our children got this huge milk bottles to feed the cows. The smile if the children faces was awesome! They had so much excitement and joy. I saw from yucky faces to extremely happy little faces as they were feeding the baby cows. We also had an explanation of why the cows were fed this way. At the end of the tour The kids got to choose a small pumpkin, as the farm grows them too.
It was great! - go check it out!
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