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Store / School Trips

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Discover three seasons of life on a farm
April –Early November

All tours of our family farm include:
Appropriate education for all ages & levels
Fun learning about plants, soil, water, pollinators
Snack of apple and cider
Children’s Garden exploration
Hands on activity
Farm animals
Use of play area and pedal tractors

All tours can enrich classroom or home school programs in social studies, environmental issues, New Jersey studies and a host of other topics. We meet many New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards.

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Fall Tour

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Fall is harvest time. Learn all about our favorite fruit trees- apples! Discussion includes how apple trees and apples grow. We talk about pollination and those busy bees.Visit our apple orchard and pumpkin patch to see these fall crops growing.

Allow time to explore the Adventure Barn (a life-size story book, created each year here at Terhune) and corn maze.

For more fall fun Add on:
Apple Picking
Pumpkin Picking

This program is appropriate for children 3 and up. Tour length 1 hour. All material is presented in an age appropriate manner.

Spring Tour

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Spring is the busy time for plowing and planting in the fields and greenhouse. April through June is the time to enjoy our gardening program. Learn about seeds and how plants grow. Dig for earthworms and learn about their importance. Children will plant mini-gardens to care for at home.

This program is appropriate for children 3-10. Tour length – 1 ½ hours.

Summer Tour

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Summer Discover nature on our farm. See how crops  such as flowers, blueberries, and apples are developing. Learn about the importance of water on a farm and life cycle of insects.  Children make a pollinator craft to take home.

Tour length 1 ½ hours.

Toddler Time

Terhune Tour Guides

Experienced educators.    Retired teachers, naturalists, and animal-lovers. Each tour is adapted to match the age and interests of each group and gives a behind the scenes glimpse of our working family farm

 

Lunch

We recommend nearby Rosedale Park for large groups to eat lunch before or after visiting Terhune Orchards. Please call 609-924-2310 for directions. We are sorry that we cannot accommodate groups for lunch at Terhune Orchards.

330 Cold Soil Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
609.924.2310

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