Teachers, let us design a field trip especially for your needs. Call us at 843-559-0788 with your curriculum goals and we can work with you to plan a memorable trip for your class. There are five programs available year-round.
Let’s Milk a Cow – Learn about the differences between beef and dairy cows. Feel what it’s like to milk our simulated cow, Belinda. Discuss the products that come from milk. Recommended for ages 3 – 8. This meets state education standards for science for grades K – 3.
Egg Hunt - Come join us at Legare Farms for a chicken & egg adventure. Learn all about chickens and eggs and how they hatch. Visit our animals in our barnyard. We will then follow-up with an egg hunt and free time to play on our playground.
Egg hunt details: Cost is $6.00 per child (there is no charge for chaperones). We recommend one chaperone for every 6 children. Each field trip includes 8 – 10 eggs per child. Please contact us by phone at 843-559-0788 or email at legarefarms@bellsouth.net to schedule your Egg Hunt or for more information.
Seed Search – Learn about the different kinds of seeds, both farm plants and wild plants. Go on a seed collection walk and see how many different kinds of seeds you can find. Study the inside of a seed and see how it grows. This meets state education standards for science grades 3 – 5.
The 4 Bs – Learn about Bees, Bugs, Bats and Birds and how neither we, nor our food supply could survive without them. Learn how the beneficial bugs and pollinators work and how bats, birds and ‘good’ bugs help rid us of the ‘bad’ bugs. See Legare Farms new bee hives (from a distance). Search for other bugs and taste our honey. This meets state education standards for science grades 3 – 5.
Fiber Fun – Learn about cotton, wool, flax and silk. Learn where they come from, how they are harvested and prepared. Pet our sheep and learn about their unique names and why they are a threatened species. This meets state education standards for science for grades 3 – 5.
Spring on the Farm – Learn about what happens on the farm in the springtime. Learn about planting and caring for seeds. Plant your own seeds to take home. Meet the new chicks and other baby animals. This meets state education standards for science for grades K – 4. Available March 15 through April 30.
Pumpkin Patch - Learn about pumpkins and how they grow. Each child will pick a pumpkin from our patch to take home. Take a hayride to feed the cows. This meets state education standards for grades K – 4.
Myrtle Maze – Get lost in our 10 acre Wax Myrtle maze. The traditions of Hedge mazes go back thousands of years and several in Euroope are 600 to 800 years old. While many are older, ours is the largest in the world! (The next largest is in Australia and is only 7 acres.) This trip meets state education standards for math (logic and problem solving) for grades 3 – 12. Available October and November.
Thanksgiving on the Farm – Learn about the first Thanksgiving and what the pilgrims ate. Discuss these foods and compare them to what we eat today. Visit our animal barnyard and talk about what animals we have today and what animals the Pilgrims had. Take a hayride out to feed the cows. This meets state education standards for social studies and history for grades K – 5. Available November.
On the farm, here are some animals you might see~
Chicken
Our chickens are 1 to 2 year old layers.
Cow
Our calf is a Holstein bull named Bullwinkle.
Donkey
Our donkey, Coco is a 6 year old Sicilian donkey.
Goats
We have 5 goats – Smilley, a 7 year old male; Olive, a 4 year old female;
and 3 Pygmies, Katie, Peggy and Penny.
Horse
Our horses are named Ginger and Dakota. Both are 20 year old Arabians.
Pig
We have a large variety of Heritage breed pigs. Choose a pig and you can name it.
Rabbit
Our rabbits are Peter Rabbit and Cottontail. They are 1 years old.
Sheep
All of our sheep are Jacobs sheep. This breed is black and white spotted and can have from 2 to 6 horns. You may select a sheep to sponsor from the following list: Pippin, Merry, Susan, Lizzie, Betty, Horace, Sophia, Muffins and Taylor.
Turkey
Tom-Tom, our turkey, is a 7 year old Bronze turkey.
Legare Farms