LushAcres Farm Announces 2025 Field Trips: Engaging Educational Experiences for Students
February 1, 2025
LushAcres Farm in Clinton, SC, offers hands-on field trip experiences designed to engage students with agriculture, nature, and sustainability. These field trips provide interactive learning opportunities that connect classroom concepts with real-world applications.
“Agriculture is a vital part of our community, and we want students to understand where their food comes from,” said Kurt Fuhrman, Agritourism Coordinator at LushAcres Farm. “Our goal is to create an interactive and educational experience that inspires curiosity and appreciation for farming.”
Lunch and Amenities
As an added bonus, all students receive a free farm picnic lunch during their visit. Being a part of a larger organization, Thornwell, these lunches are prepared in their campus dining hall under the nutritional guidelines of the National School Lunch Program. This is just another way they are working to partner with teachers to make their field trips as easy and smooth as they can. The field trip experience also includes animal feeding at the barnyard, access to the playground, and other engaging activities.
2025 Field Trip Options and Pricing
LushAcres Farm offers three distinct field trip experiences:
Spring Field Trip (April–May)
Students will explore the farm’s operations, including crop cultivation and livestock care. Activities include:
- Learning about where our food comes from
- Feeding barnyard animals
- Access to the playground
- Jump Pad
- Picnic Lunch
- Each student takes home one pint of strawberries
Cost: $10 per student
This immersive experience highlights the importance of agriculture in daily life and provides an up-close look at farming in action.
Gem Mine Field Trip (March–November)
Students will participate in an exciting hands-on geology experience. Activities include:
- Educational Gem Mine Experience
- Feeding our barnyard animals
- LushAcres Playground
- Jump Pad
- Each child gets their own gems, ID chart, and Earth Science handbook to take home
- Teachers receive online access to teaching resources
- Plus FREE Farm Picnic Lunch!
Cost: $20 per student
Teachers are FREE, and you earn one FREE chaperone for every six students.
This engaging activity allows students to explore geological concepts in an interactive and fun setting.
Fall Field Trip (September–November)
In the fall, students can enjoy activities such as:
- Navigating a 4-acre corn maze
- Taking home a pumpkin
- Feeding barnyard animals
- Access to the playground
- Jump Pad
Cost: $10 per student
This experience provides a fun and educational way to learn about agriculture during the harvest season.
