Come Learn With Us!

Thank you for your interest in visiting the farm. Please explore the options detailed below and contact trips@growdatyouthfarm.org including: Telephone Number, School, Age Group, and Potential Dates/Times, we will follow up with you to discuss further details.  

School Field Trips

1.5 hours, pre school - 12th grade

This interactive experience includes a brief tour of the farm, and your choice of 3 stations that best align with your learning goals. Our experienced and creative educators will adjust the content to accommodate different age groups and abilities, always with a focus on hands-on learning in nature. 

  • Scavenger hunt

  • Bird watching with binoculars

  • Insect Hunt with magnifying glasses  

  • Make & eat a simple snack (depends on seasonal produce availability) 

  • Herb Walk 

  • Scientific Drawing / Nature Art  

  • Water Samples from the Bayou 

General Visits

Learning Tour:

1 hour, college students and adults

This is a complete walking tour of our 7-acre farm. You will learn about our sustainable farming practices, our youth leadership programs and our approach to education, and get a taste of our unique organizational culture. We are happy to modify our tours to focus on the interests of your group.

Learning Tour + Agricultural Task:

2 hours, college students and adults

This option includes the same tour described along with 45 minutes of agricultural work on our sustainable urban farm. 

History of the Land:

1.5-2 hours, all ages

This tour looks at the social and environmental history of New Orleans by telling the story of our land in City Park. Participants visit four sites around the farm, using images, text, and clues in the environment to explore what’s happened right here in the past-- tracing Indigenous cultures past and present, stories of enslavement and emancipation, segregation and Civil Rights, all the way to the present day. We conclude with a collaborative art project asking participants to consider questions of ownership, access, and environmental impact as they redesign City Park for the future.

Additional info for visitors:

  • We are unable to accommodate more than 60 youth on a single day. We can explore scheduling trips over multiple days.

  • Closed toed shoes/ water bottles are required for all trips 

  • To ensure the safety of our staff, please ask anyone in your group with Covid-19 symptoms to stay home. 

  • We have two composting toilets on our farm.  

  • There is no charge for teachers and chaperones on K-12 trips. 

  • We do not offer tours in July and August, and have very limited availability throughout the month of June. 

Pricing:

K-12 Visitors: 

1-20 students: $8 per student

20-30 students: $200 

30-40 students: $280

40-50: $360

50-60: $440

Adult Visitors: 

Learning Tour (up to 20 people): $150

Learning Tour + Agricultural Task (up to 20 people): $200 

History of the Land (up to 20 people): $200