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FIELD TRIPS
FALL FIELD TRIPS
THE TRIP IN THE FALL MONTHS OF SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER IS DESIGNED TO HAVE CHILDREN MOVE THROUGH LEARNING STATIONS, EACH STAFFED BY COMPETENT STAFF WHO WILL DEAL WITH VARIOUS ASPECTS OF APPLES.
THEY WATCH CIDER GROUND THE OLD FASHION WAY AND SAMPLE CIDER PASTEURIZED THE
MODERN WAY. THEY EXPERIENCE PICKING AN APPLE AND SELECTING APPLES. THEY
LEARN OF VARIOUS HORTICULTURAL PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS. THEY RECEIVE THEIR
MAGIC BAG AND ARE ENTERTAINED BY DANNY APPLESEED
JOHNSON'S ORCHARDS FAMILY FARM
EST. 1919
WE ARE LOCATED AT THE FOOT OF THE PEAKS OF OTTER IN BEDFORD COUNTY. WE ARE CENTRALLY
LOCATED BETWEEN LYNCHBURG AND ROANOKE APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AND 1 HOUR TRAVEL FROM
EACH. WE HAVE CONDUCTED FIELD TRIPS FOR MANY YEARS AND EMPHASIZE THE EDUCATIONAL
ASPECTS OF A TRIP TO THE FARM. EACH TOUR WILL REQUIRE APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 HOURS
AFTER WHICH YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO PICNIC AT OUR SHELTER.
