Student Field Trips

Field trips are offered to Monday through Friday and begin at 9:00am. All of the programs are available for children age three and up.

Programming is designed to:

• Educate students about local natural history and agriculture
• Inspire students to become active stewards of land and resources
• Connect students to forests, fields, livestock and land
• Facilitate a meaningful hands-on experience
• Create a positive experience emphasizing fun and learning
• Integrate State of Maine science and social studies standards.

There is a $5.00 fee per student. Teachers are admitted free.  One adult chaperone is admitted free with every 5 students, additional adults cost $5.00.

In addition to the field trips listed below, Pineland Farms can design a morning or day program based on an organization's specific topic request within facilities capabilities. For more information, please please contact us. Visit the directions page to find the Valley Farm Education Center.

Field Trips

Cool Chickens
Come learn about our feathered friends. We will take a look at what it means to be a bird by interacting with our flock of organic hens. Among many fun activities, we will examine an egg and find out what a chick needs to grow. Let's head to the barn and see why birds are such amazing creatures.

From Moo to You
Come meet our herd of Holsteins at Pineland Farms and learn about dairy farming in Maine. In the barn students will discover all that it takes to bring milk to our table! There are many variations on this program. Please inquire about hand milking, reproduction and a visit to the Creamery.

Learning to Grow (May through October)
This program is taught at Pineland Farms Gillespie Farms Division in New Gloucester. Come learn about seeds and what they need to grow. We will explore the needs of plants through games, hands-on investigation and projects. Students will examine the life cycle of a plant, seed anatomy and growth. We will be getting down and dirty so dress appropriately!

In the Field and Forest

Scat, Tracks and Animal Signs
Come discover Pineland Farms wildlife. Children will explore our fields and forests in search of animals’ homes, tracks and signs of animal activity. We will learn what animals need to survive and how to identify what animals call home through what they leave behind.

Water Worlds

Pond Life
Join us at the pond to discover how animals and plants have adapted to life in the pond ecosystem. Through hands-on exploration with nets, cups, and buckets, we will catch, release and identify pond organisms.