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Tours School and Daycare Tours We provide
tours by appointment year round. The focus of the tour is to provide an
educational experience for the children with our main objective being
to teach children about everyday life on a farm, including safe and
humane interactions with animals. Cost is $2.00 per child, and
teachers/adults are free. If your classroom would like to make an
additional donation we would appreciate it! Some ideas aside of
cash include: apples, carrots, raisins, and homemade cookies that your
class could prepare the day before the visit if they would like. Please
see our recipes for animal friendly treats.
Please
have children dress appropriately for the weather and to get
dirty. We also recommend that the class bring their own
antibacterial waterless hand washing soap, Purell has one that can be
purchased at most drug stores.
I have
also included some safety “reminders” that should be reviewed with the
children prior to coming to the farm. These tips are not only for
the health and safety of the animals, but also the
children.
The
children should be wearing clothing that they can get dirty in, and
sneakers or boots that can get “smelly”. Their clothing will
smell like a barn when they leave. No open toed shoes are allowed in
the barnyard. Umbrella’s are also not allowed as they scare the
animals. Feel free to bring cameras.
Some safety tips to share with the children include: * No
running inside the fenced areas.
* Stay
near an adult.
*No loud
voices, this scares the animals.
* No
hitting the animals. (Some of these animals have been abused and I have
been working very hard to get them to trust people).
*Don’t
stick your fingers into the cages, or they may be mistaken for a carrot.
* It is
very important that the children wash their hands before eating after
petting the animals, I highly recommend bringing waterless
antibacterial soap or diaper wipes to clean their hands with before
they get on the bus.
* If any
of the children are allergic to grasses, hay, bees, or have asthma,
please be sure they bring their puffers, epipens, and benadryl if they
use them just in case, as we are 30 minutes away from the hospital by
ambulance, or they should not attend.
Pleasant
Valley Heritage Farm is located at 1059 route 8, Nashwaak Bridge. For
more information or to book a date please contact us at 367-0893. Cost
is 2$ per child, adults are free. This money is used to purchase
supplies and medications needed to care for the animals.
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