Tours

 We enjoy the opportunity of introducing children or adults to the complexities of modern day agriculture and do our best to explain the growing of various crops, starting with Blossom Tours in May and finishing with pumpkin picking on October 31st.

 In between, tour participants plant pumpkin seeds, pick rhubarb, feed animals, pick crops of strawberries, blueberries, summer and fall raspberries, gourds, Indian corn and apples.  We will provide an agricultural and food experience for children and adults alike.  Tell us what items on the curriculum you want us to cover on the tour and we will adapt to meet your needs.



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Guided Farm Tours

 Staff at Andrews Scenic Acres will provide an educational and exciting time for each person visiting the farm.  We adapt our presentations from pre-school to seniors.  The formal part of our presentation is 90 minutes. You are welcome to stay longer and utilize our many other recreational areas. For those classes staying for lunch, we kindly require an additional charge of .50 cents per person to cover clean up and disposal of lunch garbage.

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Spring, Summer or Fall Tour – Choose one or all

Each Tour Includes

 1. Field to Table (planting to plate) explanation of the strawberry, corn, raspberry, apple or pumpkin crop. Explanation of photosynthesis. How honeybees contribute to berries, pumpkins and make honey. Various pieces of planting and cultural equipment will be on display. We also have an animal corral and raise free range turkeys for Thanksgiving.

 2. Wagon ride along strawberry, raspberry, blueberry and pumpkin fields to investigate:

  • Environment – Source of water (pond), run-off, springs, ground-water
  • Environment – How to improve and preserve soil
  • Technology – Irrigation systems – sprinkler and trickle types
  • Technology – Equipment and Tools
 3. Tree Identification – white birch, maple, white ash, pine, spruce, cedar, black walnut, lilac, etc.
Windbreaks – how they contribute to our crops.
Tree Vegetation – what grew in this area when the pioneers settled here.

 4. Other Facilities in same general area:

  • Picnic tables – provided
  • Creative playground – for recreation
  • Animal Corral – includes goats, chickens, rabbits and turkeys. The goats are particularly entertaining.
  • Clean washrooms with flush toilets

  • Refreshments – drinks, yogurt and ice cream (berry flavours) for purchase
Tour Cost

We welcome and adapt our farm tours to all age groups.  We open for farm tours in May and close on October 31st.  We offer two different programs and price levels in spring, summer and fall.

Adult groups may incorporate a farm B-B-Q and Corn Roast into their farm visit.
The formal part of our presentation is 90 minutes.  Each tour participant receives produce as listed below.


SPRING PROGRAM:
Blossom Tour – May 1st – June 10th
SUMMER PROGRAM:
Strawberry, Raspberry, Blueberry Picking – June 10th - Aug 31st

 1. STANDARD PROGRAM

  • (a) Blossom Tour: includes one strawberry plant, planting pumpkin seed and recipes - $5.00 each.
  • (b) Strawberry or Raspberry or Blueberry Picking: includes strawberries or raspberries or blueberries picked by each student plus recipes $5.00 each.
 2. SUPER PROGRAM
  • (a) Blossom Tour: includes 1(a) above plus one of strawberry, raspberry, blueberry yogurt or ice cream made with Andrews berries - $6.50 each.
  • (b) Berry Picking: includes 1(b) above plus one of strawberry, raspberry, blueberry yogurt or ice cream made with Andrews berries - $6.50 each.
FALL PROGRAM:
Autumn Pumpkin Tour - September 1st - October 31st
Also available, Apple Tour - September 1st - Thanksgiving

1. STANDARD PROGRAM

  • (a) Pumpkin Tour: includes tasting raspberries (mother nature permitting). Also includes picking one gourd and one pumpkin. One Jack-O-Lantern is supplied to each class teacher $5.00 each.
  • (b) Apple Tour: includes tasting apples and tasting apple cider. It also includes picking one gourd or one pie pumpkin. One Jack-O-Lantern is supplied to each class teacher - $5.00 each.
  • 2. SUPER PROGRAM
    • (a) Pumpkin Tour: includes 1(b) above plus one Indian Corn Cob and one bag of popcorn - $6.50 each.
    • (b) Apple Tour: includes 1(c) above plus one Indian Corn Cob and one bag of popcorn - $6.50 each. 
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    To confirm dates and times please call Ph: (905) 878-5807 or Email


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