62 second graders from Jackson Elementary School learned all about apples and more on a recent excursion to County Line Orchard. Orchard employee Adam led the kids on their tour, first teaching the importance of honey bees. The children were able to view the bees up close in the Observation Bee Hive Tent and had lots of fun singing and buzzing around!
Next Kari, another Orchard employee, taught the students how to make apple cider with a live cider press, offering samples of the delicious cider after the demonstration! A trip to the packing shed was next, where the children learned about where the apples are brought in preparation for selling. This was one of the favorite parts of the trip, as the students learned how they clean and sort the tasty apples.
No trip to the Orchard would be complete without a ride on the Picker-People-Picker-Uppers (tractor drawn trailer ride) out to pick apples! The kids learned about the 35 different types of apples in the orchard and experienced learning at its best during the ride. Every student was able to pick a bag of 8-10 Fuji apples!
After lunch, the kids finished their tour by visiting the farm animals and running around a fun mini corn maze!