Youth Field Trips to the Farm

Our field trip are scheduled for 1.5 hours for groups of 30 students or less and 2 hours for larger groups over 30.

In out time together, students will be able to:

• Meet farmers to hear about their experience and learn about a career in agriculture

• Go on a farm tour where they will see examples of different type of farming and elements of regenerative agriculture in practice

• Move their muscles and work alongside our farmers with hands-on seasonal activities

• Ask questions during a Q&A session (be sure to come with some!)

• Visit with our chickens and farm cat, Rocci.

While our field trips do not include time for eating lunch, you can let us know if you’d like to bring a sack-lunch and eat at our place before or after your field trip. We just ask that you are responsible for managing your own food, drinks and waste.

If you are interested in a longer experience and/or with a different format or focus, we are open to collaborating! Please email education@kcfarmschool.og and we can set up a time to chat.

We offer field trip year-round, usually during specific days of the week.

During the spring season, we offer field trips on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday mornings. The day of week may change based on the season and farm needs.

If you’re interested in a different day and/or time, you can email us to check our availability.

Field trips, like all our programs, food and events are offered as pay what you’re able donations because we want to ensure that cost does not limit a person’s opportunity to get on-farm, hands-on at KC Farm School.

Here are some recommended donation amounts based on field trip size:

• $50 donation for a field trip with 30 students or less

• $75 donation for a field trip with more than 30 students

You can pay the recommended donation amount at the time of scheduling, or you can pay later - either at the time of your field trip with cash, check or venmo, or we can send you an invoice to pay online.

There’s a few things you should do to prepare for your visit:

• You must fill out the Group Field Trip Waiver Form before bringing your group on farm. If you are a homeschool group please have each family fill out the waiver form.

• We encourage you to download and review the field trip lesson topic sheet you chose for your field trip, which has background information about the field trip topic as well as classroom activities you can do before and/or after your field trip with us. Please note: on-farm activities for your field trip may be different than what is noted in the lesson topic sheet based on time, weather, season and/or staff needs. If there is a particular on-farm activity you’d like to request for your field trip, please include that in the comments of the booking form.

• Dress for the weather and in clothes you are OK with getting dirty. Closed-toe shoes are required. Layers and hats are recommended.

• Please bring reusable water bottles. Other food and beverages are discouraged unless arrangements have been made to eat a meal on-farm.

• Please don't bring landfill bound waste and single-use plastics on-farm. If you’re bringing food to share, be mindful of packaging and try not to bring disposable cups, plates, utensils etc- we have serveware we can share with you, just let us know.

• We have bees on the farm. If anyone has a bee allergy (or any life-threatening allergy), please bring the appropriate medicine/epipen.

• A gender-neutral restroom, first-aid kit and potable water are available on-farm.

• If your expected number of attendees changes significantly after you have registered, please contact us so that we know how many people to expect on-farm.

Since so much of our work is done outside, changing weather and the seasons will impact what activities we can and can’t do while at the farm.

We rarely cancel an event due to weather conditions, but instead we may need to alter the format of the field trip or activities based on weather and staff needs. In the event of forecasted inclement weather, we will notify you within 24 hours of the event to reschedule.

If you need to cancel or reschedule, please contact us least 48 hours prior to your visit if possible. You can notify us by emailing or calling our office.

• KC Farm School is located 4223 Gibbs Road, Kansas City, KS. 66106.

• If arriving by bus, drop off and pick up is along Gibbs Road at the entrance to the farm (please be sure your bus driver knows this).

• If arriving by vehicle or needing to park a bus or van, please park at Common Ground (across the street from the farm), located 2443 South 42nd Street, Kansas City, KS. 66106. Look for a parking sign and a large gated entrance between Gibbs and Dodson.

• Once parked, carefully walk across the street at the crosswalk and onto Gibbs Road Farm. Follow the signage, and we'll meet you by the chicken coop.

We have lots of opportunities for youth, families and folx of all ages, ancestries and backgrounds to visit the farm.

If you as an individual, family or a group you’re with would like to volunteer with us, you can sign up here. Volunteering with us also counts toward youth service hours!

We also host many community events at our farm, like plant sales, educational workshops, markets, festivals and more! Be sure to visit our events calendar and/or follow us on social media to stay in the loop about our upcoming events.