Farm School: Tifton, GA

Time: 10:00–11:30 AM

Location: Ohana Homestead, 295 Jim Peugh Rd, Tifton, GA 31793 (weeks 1-2)

Hive & Home Homestead, 15 Conger Rd. Tifton, GA 31793 (week 3) 

About This Farm School Session

Through hands-on animal care, garden preparation, and seasonal farm work, students will explore the lifecycles of animals and plants, develop responsibility, and gain confidence through meaningful participation. This session offers real experiences — not simulations — in a safe, guided, and age-appropriate farm environment.

 What’s Included

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• 🐐 Bottle-feed a baby goat and enjoy supervised goat playtime
• 🐥 Observe chicks hatching in the brooder and practice safe chick handling
• 🌱 Prepare gardens and start seeds, with a take-home herb pot
• 🚜 Visit Ohana Homestead to experience large-scale livestock care:
  
• Feeding hay to cows and goats
• Seeing large pigs up close
• Collecting eggs (when available)
• Raking and preparing the birthing barn for spring babies
• 📚 Participate in mini lessons on animal lifecycles, including eggs, chicks, and farm animals

From coop to pasture, children will experience farm life at every scale.

🐐 Four-Legged Friends

Meet and care for goats, pigs, cows, and sheep

🪶 Feathered Friends

Explore chicks, ducklings, chickens, roosters, ducks, and eggs

🐝 Plants & Pollinators

Learn about bees, butterflies, gardening, and the vital role of pollination

Session Format

• Group, relationship-based learning
• Outdoor, experiential education
• Balance of structured activities and guided exploration

This farm school session is ideal for children who enjoy animals, hands-on learning, and being outdoors in all seasons.

Weather & Clothing

Farm School sessions are held outdoors, rain or shine, with the exception of hazardous winds or lightning risk. Children should come dressed for warm/hot weather, mud, and farm work. Closed-toe shoes or boots are recommended.

Investment

$65 first child, $50 per sibling for the full 3-week Farm School session

Includes all materials, animal experiences, garden supplies, take-home herb pot, and off-site farm visit.

Registration

Space is limited to maintain a safe and meaningful experience.