Before Your Trip:
- Please be sure to complete the registration form and send it in via mail, fax, or email. Our mailing address is 15301 Marvin Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277. Our fax number is 810-592-4021 and our email address is tours@hallfamilyfarm.com. You will receive an email verifying your reservation.
- Your group or school will be placed into groups. You will receive an email notifying you of the assigned groups.
- Gather all money (parents and children) and complete the payment form. Designate one person to handle registration when you arrive.
- Please take time to discuss “farm” life with your students. Please explain that you are visiting a working farm and they will need to dress appropriately (play clothes and tennis shoes). Also, please set boundaries for behavior, including not eating anything unless instructed. (For example, please do not eat strawberries from the vines as you are picking.)
- Please be ON TIME. You should plan to arrive 10-15 minutes before your scheduled tour to allow time for registration.
- Cancellations: If you must cancel your trip for reasons other than weather, please give use a two day notice.
At The Farm:
- Enter the main entrance and follow the path all the way to white sales tent. You will be directed where to park.
- One designated teacher or parent should bring the money and payment form to the sales tent.
- You will place your lunches in crates corresponding to your class’s group name (check your email confirmation).
- Classes should line up according to their assigned group and will be guided from this point forward by a designated “farm hand.”
- When your farm tour is complete you may also choose to leave or revisit the kid activities. Please be courteous of other tours going on as they receive first priority for the kids activities. You may eat lunch whenever you choose.
- Lunches will be delivered to one of the picnic tents for you.
- Your pumpkins and crafts will be delivered to your bus unless other arrangements are made.
After Your Trip:
- Check out the Teacher Resources link to find great ideas for integrating what students learned on the farm!
- Come again soon!!!