Info for ALL field trips:
We offer field trips at both Hopkins and Florence locations. Hopkins offers Pick & Play-strawberry or pumpkin picking (depending on season Spring/Fall) with access to Cottle FunPark and Pick-Only-strawberry or pumpkin picking (depending on season Spring/Fall). Florence offers Pick-Only-strawberry/flower picking in the Spring. All teachers will get access to online teaching resources, allowing the agricultural learning experience to continue back in the classroom.
We look forward to welcoming your students for a memorable and truly hands-on farm experience!
Pick & Play! (Hopkins)
Minimum 15 students. One teacher free per 15 students. $18 per student. $13 per chaperone. Students may pick one clamshell container (about 1 pound) of strawberries and entrance to the FunPark along with a FunPark ticket. Teachers get a complimentary gallon of strawberries.
Spring Field Trips: April 10 – June 7, 2026
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm by reservation only!
Pick Only! (Hopkins)
Minimum 15 students. One teacher free per class of 15 students. $7 per student, may pick one clamshell container (about 1 pound). Chaperones pay if they pick berries.
One teacher per class receives a complimentary gallon of strawberries.
Spring Field Trips: April 10 – June 7, 2026
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm by reservation only!
Berries & Blooms (Florence)
One teacher free per class, no minimum class size. $7 per student may pick one clamshell container (about 1 pound) of strawberries and a cup of flowers.
Chaperones if they pick berries.
One teacher gets a complimentary gallon of strawberries.
Spring Field Trips: April 10 – June 7, 2026
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm by reservation only!
Homeschool Days
We will not be hosting special homeschool group days at the farm this spring or fall. Homeschoolers are welcome to make reservations to come any time during the dates for Spring or Fall field trips.
Fall Field Trips: September 18 – November 14, 2026
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm by reservation only!
Fall Field Trips: September 18 – November 14, 2026
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm by reservation only!
Some Perks for Teachers & Students …
- We will be adding a Spring download this year called “Berries, Blooms & Bees” — all about strawberries and our little farm pollinator friends, the bees.
- Everyone attending a Fall field trip may download/print a copy of the “Pumpkin XPress News” with puzzle, did-you-know-facts, word games and more.
Fall: Classroom in the Corn
Hands-on learning experiences are always best when 1) students have been prepared for what they will encounter, and 2) have the opportunity to discuss what they learned after their visit to the farm. As part of our Fall school field trips, we are pleased to offer the ‘Classroom in the Corn‘ learning series to make your field trip more exciting, memorable and the best experience possible.
Teachers will receive a Teacher Resource Guide broken into separate grade ranges. Each group includes activity goals, National Curriculum Standards, preparation required, materials needed, worksheets, and step-by-step instructions.
WARNING! Under South Carolina law, an agritourism professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in an agritourism activity resulting from an inherent risk associated with the agritourism activity. (Chapter 53, Title 46, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976).
