School Field Trips at Bolton Spring Farm.
An Apple Orchard Learning Experience for Elementary Students
Our Approach
Bring your classroom to the orchard for a hands-on experience where students learn how apples grow, explore a working farm, and pick their own apples to take home.
Located in Bolton, Massachusetts, Bolton Spring Farm has been family-owned and operated since 1937. Our school field trips offer a simple and joyful way for children to connect with nature, agriculture, and the seasonal rhythms of New England.
Perfect for:
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
Homeschool groups
School Group Packages Pricing
🍎 Little Orchard Explorer
Perfect for younger students who want a simple, hands-on introduction to life on the farm.
Students will enjoy a short, age-appropriate presentation about how apples grow, explore the orchard, and pick their own apples to take home. The experience begins with a hayride out to the orchard, where students will learn about apple trees, the seasons of the farm, and what makes New England orchards so special.
Includes:
🍎 Farm presentation: “From Blossom to Apple”
🚜 Hayride to the orchard
🌳 Guided apple picking experience
🍏 Apples to take home (one peck bag per child)
This program is designed to be educational, engaging, and just the right length for younger learners.
Our classic apple orchard field trip $9.00 per student
🍩 Orchard Treat Adventure
After visiting the orchard and picking apples, students gather together to enjoy one of the most beloved traditions of fall in New England: fresh cider and cider donuts.
Includes:
🍎 Farm presentation: “From Blossom to Apple”
🚜 Hayride to the orchard
🌳 Guided apple picking experience
🍏 Apples to take home (one peck bag per child)
🥤 5 oz cup of fresh apple cider
🍩 One cider donut (cinnamon sugar or plain)
This option adds a sweet taste of autumn to the farm experience.
The Explorer package, plus a classic farm snack!$12.00 per student
A field trip that turns into a celebration🍕Harvest Pizza Party
For schools looking to make the day even more special, the Harvest Lunch Party includes all the farm fun plus a casual pizza lunch after apple picking.
Students will ride out to the orchard, learn about apple growing, pick their own apples, and then return to the farm to enjoy a pizza lunch with classmates.
Includes:
🍎 Farm presentation: “From Blossom to Apple”
🚜 Hayride to the orchard
🌳 Guided apple picking experience
🍏 Apples to take home (one peck bag per child)
🍕 Pizza lunch from Slater's Restaurant
This option is perfect for celebrating the season together.
Teachers & Chaperones - Need numbers per teacher here
To help keep the experience safe and focused on students:
One teacher per class attends free
Up to three chaperones per class attend free
Additional adults are welcome to visit the farm and may purchase apples or other items at regular farm stand pricing. The special pricing on apple bag and experiences is meant to introduce children to the joy of open space, farming, and the miracle and magic of growing the food the enjoy every day. As such, we please ask that teachers remind parents that apples are for sale in the County Store and adult-sized bags are available for purchase.
$16.00 per student
A field trip that turns into a celebration🌟 Ultimate Orchard Day
For schools looking to make the day even more special, the Harvest Lunch Party includes all the farm fun plus a casual pizza lunch after apple picking.
Students will ride out to the orchard, learn about apple growing, pick their own apples, and then return to the farm to enjoy a pizza lunch with classmates.
Includes:
🍎 Farm presentation: “From Blossom to Apple”
🚜 Hayride to the orchard
🌳 Guided apple picking experience
🍏 Apples to take home (one peck bag per child)
🍕 Pizza lunch from Slater's Restaurant
This option is perfect for celebrating the season together.
$19.00 per student
Overview
Our fall field trips invite students into a real working orchard during apple season.
Students will learn how apples grow, hear about the work farmers do throughout the year, and experience the excitement of picking apples directly from the trees.
The program is designed to be engaging, educational, and relaxed, allowing students to explore the orchard while enjoying the beauty of the fall harvest season.
Visits typically last about one hour and take place outdoors in the orchard.
What Students Experience
Each visit includes:
🤗 Orchard Welcome & Introduction
Students are welcomed to the farm and learn about apple trees, the growing season, and how apples make their way from the orchard to our tables.
🌳 Guided Apple Picking
Students walk into the orchard to pick apples directly from the trees.
🍎 Take-Home Apple Bag
Each student receives a small bag of apples to take home and share with their family.
🌾 Orchard Exploration
Students enjoy time outdoors experiencing a real New England farm during harvest season.
🍩 Children enjoy a complimentary glass of apple cider and a cider spiced donut after a fun day of picking. Teachers are welcome to bring snacks or lunch to enjoy after the visit.
🍕 Orchard Pizza Party! As an experience add-on, we can coordinate with Slater’s, a wonderful restaurant in Bolton to bring pizza to the event.
Overview
Our fall field trips invite students into a real working orchard during apple season.
Students will learn how apples grow, hear about the work farmers do throughout the year, and experience the excitement of picking apples directly from the trees.
The program is designed to be engaging, educational, and relaxed, allowing students to explore the orchard while enjoying the beauty of the fall harvest season.
Visits typically last about one hour and take place outdoors in the orchard.
Step back in time & learn with us
Set on 150 acres of pristine farmland, rolling orchard hills and woodlands, Bolton Spring Farm evokes a feeling of old New England country.
The Bolton Spring Farm family is excited to share this step back in time and invites you and your students to visit us and take in the beauty and peace of a bygone era and learn first hand about growing food.
Bolton Spring Farm
159 Main Street, Bolton, Massachusetts 01740