Education Programming, School Visits, and Tours
We welcome school groups, service providers, and any community group to join us for educational tours in the fields. Offerings are listed below. If you'd like to request a tour slot for 2024, please submit an official request through our RWCF Group Visit Interest Form. We will follow up with you to discuss your group's needs and potential availability.
For more information or other inquiries, email volunteer@redwiggler.org.
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Educational Offerings
Virtual Visit
28 Minutes
View the virtual farm tour video from the comforts of your home and learn about us.
Audience: Appropriate for all.
Basic Tour
45 Minutes
- A complete tour of the farm including the fields, greenhouse, beehives, and solar house.
- Discussion of our mission, programs, sustainable farming practices, and environmental stewardship.
Audience: Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Suggested program fee: $75 for up to 25 participants.*
Capacity: In order to provide every K-12 student with a hands-on experience, our tour number is limited to 20 students per tour.
For adults, the maximum is 25 participants.
Sensory Exploration Tour
1 Hour
- Tour of the farm including the fields, greenhouse, beehives, and solar house.
- Follow your senses through the field, tasting, smelling, and observing along the way.
- Search for insects and pollinators.
- See up close what it takes to grow healthy and sustainable food.
- Take a trip to our Discovery and Pollinator Gardens to explore our native plants, herbs, and flowers.
- Audience: Ages 5 and up.
- Suggested program fee: $75 for up to 15 participants.*
* As a non-profit, the suggested program fee is an important part of how we cover administrative and staffing needs for your visit. However, no group will be turned away due to lack of funds. Those who pay the full suggested fee, or more, help to subsidize those groups that are unable to pay the entire amount. Fees can be paid via cash or check the day of or online. Thank you for your understanding and support.
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Tours and volunteering take place outside in our 12 acres of fields and parkland. This means participants should be adequately dressed and prepared for the weather. We welcome groups to stay for lunch from 12pm-1pm with our Growers, staff, and volunteers.
Hours of Operation:
Red Wiggler Community Farm is open 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Facilities:
We offer a water fountain and two indoor restrooms on-site, an outdoor port-a-potty, and outdoor seating for lunch and group activities. Our barn can also accommodate a small number of individuals for indoor seating and education.
What to Bring:
- Signed Memo of Understanding
- Refillable water bottle
- Closed-toe shoes, long pants, hat to shade from the sun
- If staying for lunch, participants should bring their own lunch.
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