Oxbow Education

The farmers at Oxbow now offer food for the MIND as well as the BODY!

OXBOW FARM AND PUMPKIN PATCH WILL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SUNDAY OXTOBER 2nd!

Open Saturdays & Sundays 10am-3pm

• U-pick Pumpkins
  
• Beet Generation Farm Adventures  Adventures start at 11am for children ages 3-7, cost is $5/child.
• Farm Stand selling Oxbow finest organic produce
• Frolick in the Living Playground in the winding, leafy gourd tunnels; Explore worm bins in the Creepy Teepee, get lost in the sorghum spiral & play on the old Ford climbing tractor.
  
• Guess-the-Veg Riddle Signs will help you reconginze your favorite veggies in the fields.

SPRING/FALL FARM TOURS
For preschool and kindergarten groups

Tours include:

• Harvesting colorful food on the farm
• Exploring the Children’s Garden
• Songs and stories
• Fun and games in our Living Playground!
• Creepy critter observation
• Seed sowing, saving and snacking
• Pumpkin Patch prowling in October

Tour Cost:

• $85 per tour up to 17 children
• Additional $5 for each student beyond 17
• We offer 2 package plans at discounted rates. Call or email for info.
• Spring/Fall package
• Spring/Fall with Winter School Visit package

Tour Days and Times:

Fall Tours: September 19th - November 18th

• Tours offered Mondays-Fridays.
• Choose from 2 time slots:
• 10:30am-12pm
• 1-2:30pm

Register by emailing sarah@oxbow.org

What to expect:

• Just like life on the farm, tours take place RAIN AND SHINE!  Come prepared for any weather and expect to get dirty!  We recommend mud boots, rain coat and a sun/rain hat.  In case of heavy downpour we do have shelter in our greenhouse where we can continue our adventure.
• Please remember that you will be visiting a working farm.  If you have severe allergies to grass, hay, or bees please come prepared.
• PARKING: We have a gravel lot directly to your left upon entrance to the farm.  The farmers will meet you there!
• Picnicking before or after your tour?  Please do!  We have 4 picnic tables on the lawn for snacking or picnicking.  You will need to carry in your lunches from the parking lot, or choose a designated car to shuttle them in.  Please pack in/pack out all garbage.
• Please be on time!  If you are late we will have to shorten your tour to keep on schedule.  Best to plan on arriving 5-10 minutes early.
• A tour runs best when there is an adult for every 5 children.  Adults get to help harvest!

REGISTER:
Email sarah@oxbow.org to schedule your tour. 
Please include your 1st and 2nd preferred date and time.

SUMMER CAMP

Oxbow partners with Wilderness Awareness School to offer Wild Sprouts Farm and Forest Camp in 2011!  Click here for more info.

** We still have a few spots available for our 7-9 year-old camp the week of August 8th.  Sign up today!