Social Studies Field Trips

Butler's Orchard

Images courtesy of Butler's Orchard

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GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC

NAME: Butler's Orchard
STREET: 22200 Davis Mill Rd.
CITY: Germantown	STATE: MD	ZIP: 20876	COUNTY: Montgomery
PHONE: 301-972-3299 (recording), 301-428-0444		FEES: Produce, food, and drink at market prices.
HOURS AND DAYS: Phone ahead for recording of times. Closed Mondays.

GRADES: K 1 2	UNITS: Families, Food, P&C, Rural, G&S
CONTACT: Susan Butler	PHONE: 301-428-0444 or 301-972-3299 for recorded information
TYPE: Farm	FEES: $4.25 per person for Oct pumpkin tour, $5 for pick your own raspberries/apples in Sept.
DAYS: T W Th F	HOURS: 9:30 - 4:30 T, W.; 9:30 - 1:30 Th, F. Call if bad weather.
LUNCH: Grassy area; drinks available for purchase
GROUP SIZE: Unlimited
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: yes
LENGTH OF TOUR: 2 hours

DESCRIPTION: Butler's Orchard is a working farm which provides hands-on experiences, tours with a seasonal focus, lectures, and take-home produce for school groups. Pumpkin tours are available in October; pick your own raspberries (and maybe apples) tours are available in September. A blossom tour may be available in May. The pumpkin tour, 3Pumpkinland,2 includes a visit to a pumpkin display, a stroll through the field to learn how pumpkins grow, the opportunity for each child to select and take home a pumpkin, a walk through the Twisted Pumpkin Maze, a walk through the Straw Maze, "Barnyard Buddies" (a petting zoo), jumping in the hayloft barn and a tractor-driven hayride. Reserve as early as possible. For inclement weather, it will be necessary to reschedule.

RESOURCES

• Single page informational flier available for teachers/school groups. Commercial flier available for parents wishing to take children on independent/family outings.
• MCPS Activity Plan For This Field Trip Site
• Alternate farm field trip activities

  Field Trip Planning Tools

  • MCPS Field Trip Checklist
  • Items to Bring on the Trip
  • Field Trip Tips
  • Tips for Primary Grades