Plan Your Field Trip to the Farm

We offer year-round field trips for youth of all ages and abilities to learn about regenerative agriculture hands-on with curriculum opportunities linking the farm to state and national education standards in STEAM, the arts, nutrition and more. Visitors will do exactly what our farmers do every day! From planting seeds, building soil, harvesting potatoes to tending the chickens, your field trip will be centered around the seasons and rhythm of the work we are doing at KC Farm School. 

We recommend a maximum group size of 25 youth, with 2 adult teachers or chaperones for every 10 youth participants to ensure all visitors can be engaged and have a safe, enjoyable experience.

A field trip experience includes a one and a half hour visit to the farm led by our Education Coordinator team. To extend your stay to include lunch or other experiences, please reach out to our team in advance. The contact information is included in the booking links below.

Thanks to generous funding from the USDA, Shumaker Foundation, and NRCS, field trips to the farm are free! We always appreciate donations but want to make sure that cost does not limit a young person’s opportunity to get on-farm, hands-on.

To schedule a FIELD TRIP to KC Farm School, please click the appropriate link below.

It will take you to a calendar of our availability which you can choose from!

BOOK A PRE-K - 6TH GRADE FIELD TRIP

BOOK A 7TH - 12TH GRADE FIELD TRIP

BOOK A HOMESCHOOL GROUP FIELD TRIP

BOOK A MIXED-AGE GROUP FARM TOUR ONLY

Please email Janelle at janelle@kcfarmschool.org for all field trip questions and needs that aren’t covered here or to request a visit outside of the times listed.

Field Trip Lesson Topics

Note: The list of lessons above is not exhaustive and curriculum is being developed continually by our awesome Education Committee. If you would like your field trip to address a certain topic, reach out and we can make it happen!

 
 

GROW COMMON GROUND CHALLENGE

Are you looking for a flexible real-world project for any and all age and ability groups?

Join the GROW COMMON GROUND CHALLENGE and design the future of our farm!

Link to a very detailed challenge option (best for ages 12+)

Link to a more open challenge option (all ages)

Email Janelle at janelle@kcfarmschool.org to request more information. We can’t wait to see what you dream up!

Free Resource for Educators! Plant a prairie ribbon at your site!

How to find the farm

We ask that busses drop off at the entrance to Gibbs Road Farm at 4223 Gibbs Road, KCKS 66106. If your group is arriving by vehicle or the bus needs to remain on-site, please park at 2443 S. 42nd St. KCKS 66106 and then walk across South 42nd towards the west to meet us!

 
 

Can’t make it to the farm?

Check out our youtube channel to learn from our friends from anywhere in the world!

A Healthy Environment and Life Playlist

Featuring local farmers, environmental scientists, composting experts, native plant experts, alpacas, seed-saving, beekeepers and more! Videos are from the 2020 “Let’s Grow: It Starts Here” Conference and our 2020 virtual farm camp for youth called “Farmin’ in the City.

Cooking and Nutrition Playlist

Featuring KC area farmers, Grandma Rebecca and local and national speakers discussing seeds, food and social change. Videos are from the 2020 “Let’s Grow: It Starts Here” Conference and our 2020 virtual farm camp for youth called “Farmin’ in the City.

Wellness, Hope and Sustainability Playlist

Featuring yoga with Calley, painting with Melissa as well as local and national speakers focused on equity and hope. Videos are from the 2020 “Let’s Grow: It Starts Here” Conference and our 2020 virtual farm camp for youth called “Farmin’ in the City.

Featuring videos made to support lessons plans created through a SARE grant. This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under agreement number 2020-38640-31522 through the North Central Region SARE program under project number YENC21-169. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Our generous funders including the USDA, the Shumaker Family Foundation and individual donors continue to make our youth programming using the Pay What You’re Able model possible.

Please review the liability waiver before visiting the farm.