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Welcome to Holly Fork Farm, where learning comes to life!
We are excited to welcome your students, families, and groups to the farm for a fun, hands-on fall experience that combines agricultural education, outdoor exploration, farm animals, pumpkins, and plenty of FUN!
Our fall educational field trips are designed for a wide variety of groups, including:
Whether you are looking for an educational farm experience, a fun fall outing, or a combination of both, Holly Fork Farm has something for everyone!
Each participant receives a full farm experience that includes:
Our goal is to provide a well-organized, educational, and FUN field trip experience that students will remember long after they leave the farm.
When you schedule your field trip, your group may choose ONE of three educational lessons:
** We begin educational trips as early as 9 a.m. and offer morning and afternoon trips.
Explore the fascinating journey of a pumpkin from seed to harvest!
Students will learn about:
Students will have the opportunity to see and discuss pumpkins, gourds, vines, and other parts of the pumpkin-growing process.
Lesson length: approximately 15–20 minutes, including time for questions.
Students will discover how farm animals are uniquely equipped to live, eat, move, and survive in their environments.
Depending on the animals available, students may learn about:
We will discuss animal characteristics and adaptations such as feet, legs, beaks, mouths, body coverings, and digestive systems, while also talking about responsible animal care.
Students will have the opportunity to visit our animals and see where they live while connecting the lesson to real animals here on the farm.
Lesson length: approximately 15–20 minutes.
Student Price: $13.50 per student
Parent/Chaperone Price: $8.50 per person
Our All About Flowers lesson is an interactive, hands-on agricultural experience designed to introduce students to the fascinating world of flowers while learning directly from flowers growing here at Holly Fork Farm.
Students will explore our zinnias and sunflowers while learning about the life cycle of a flowering plant, the parts of a flower, pollination, seed production, and the important role flowers play in agriculture and our ecosystem.
Rather than simply learning about flowers in a classroom, students will have the opportunity to see, touch, observe, and interact with living plants growing right here on the farm.
Students will be introduced to the basic parts of a flowering plant and the purpose of each part, including:
Students will learn that every part of a plant has an important job in helping the plant grow, survive, and reproduce.
Students will explore the basic life cycle of a flowering plant:
Seed → Germination → Seedling → Growing Plant → Flower → Pollination → Seeds
We will discuss what plants need to grow, including:
Flowers play an important role in our agricultural ecosystem. Students will learn why pollination is important and how insects and other animals help plants reproduce.
We will discuss common pollinators such as:
Students will learn why protecting pollinators is important not only for flowers, but also for many of the fruits and vegetables we eat.
Students will observe sunflowers and zinnias growing right here at Holly Fork Farm.
We will discuss how flowers can differ in:
Our flower fields provide a real-world opportunity for students to observe the relationship between plants, pollinators, agriculture, and the environment.
Along with your educational lesson, your group will enjoy a variety of activities throughout the farm.
Our field trips are organized into rotating stations, with each station lasting approximately 15 minutes. This allows groups to move efficiently through the farm while keeping students engaged and active.
Your visit may include:
🎃 Pumpkin Patch
🚜 Hayride/Trolley Ride
🌽 Corn Boxes
🛞 Tire-Fun Areas
🎯 Play/Game Areas
📚 Educational Lesson
🌻 Flower Exploration
🐔 Farm Animal Experiences
Our friendly team is here to help your group have a smooth and enjoyable visit from arrival through departure.
Want to make your field trip even more exciting?
Groups may add the following experiences at special discounted field trip rates.
$4.00 per jumper
Available at the discounted rate when the entire group participates.
$14.00 per participant
Normally $25.00 per participant!
This package includes:
Available at the discounted group rate when the entire group participates.
$1.00 per bag of corn
Add a bag of corn and let students enjoy the experience of feeding our chickens!
Available at the discounted rate when the entire group participates.
$3.75 per person
Enjoy a generous one-scoop ice cream with sprinkles from our Holly Fork Farm ice cream shop.
Available at the discounted rate when the entire group participates.
At Holly Fork Farm, we believe children learn best when they can experience agriculture firsthand.
Your group won't simply sit and listen to a lesson. Students will have the opportunity to explore, observe, ask questions, interact with the farm, and connect what they are learning to real-life agriculture.
Our fall experience may include pumpkins, farm animals, flowers, hayrides, play areas, and hands-on agricultural learning—all in one visit!
We want your visit to be comfortable and enjoyable for both students and adults.
Our farm offers:
Fall educational field trips are available from mid-September through mid-November.
Holly Fork Farm officially opens for the fall season on the third Saturday in September at 10:00 a.m.
Our educational field trip calendar can fill quickly, so we encourage groups to schedule early.
Minimum group size: 20 participants
Payment may be made by:
Credit card payments are accepted with a 6% processing fee.
Please let us know which educational lesson your group would like when scheduling:
🎃 Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
🐔 Animal Adaptations & Care
🌻 All About Flowers
We can't wait to welcome your group to Holly Fork Farm this fall!
From pumpkins and farm animals to flowers, pollinators, hayrides, and hands-on agricultural learning, our goal is to create an experience that is educational, organized, engaging, and FUN!
Schedule your fall educational field trip today!
Please contact us by phone, text, or email to check available dates and reserve your group.
Stephanie & Michael Ripchick
Barhamsville, Virginia
Happy Fall from our farm to your group! 🍂🎃🌻
Detailed information about our three educational lessons is provided above so you can choose the experience that best fits your group.
THERE ARE EVEN MORE EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS UNDER OUR "MORE EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS TAB", CHECK IT OUT!!!
A little more helpful information
We look forward to hosting you at Holly Fork Pumpkin Patch!
At Holly Fork Farm, we understand that financial difficulties should not be a barrier to enriching educational experiences. We firmly believe that all youth should have the opportunity to visit a farm and engage in meaningful, hands-on learning. If your group is experiencing financial challenges and finding it difficult to cover the field trip costs, we encourage you to reach out to us.
We are committed to fostering inclusivity and ensuring that no child misses out on the valuable experiences our farm has to offer. We welcome open conversations about possible cost assistance options tailored to your group's needs. Our aim is to work collaboratively to find solutions that make it feasible for every child to enjoy the wonders of Holly Fork Farm.
Please don't hesitate to contact us to initiate a conversation about cost assistance. Your interest in providing this educational opportunity for your group aligns with our core values, and we look forward to exploring ways to make your visit a reality.
For inquiries or to discuss cost assistance, feel free to reach out via email: hollyforkfarm@gmail.com
Frequently asked questions:
** please note ** There is not a pumpkin included for chaperones - that would be a separate purchase** The student does receive a pumpkin and will pick that from our patch during thier field trip
HOLLY FORK FARM
4901 Holly Fork Road-Barhamsville, Va 23011 ~A family farm~
A few reminders to make you pumpkin patch field trip a success at
Holly Fork Farm
*Please plan to meet us in the front of the main barn and sales store. One of our staff members will greet your group, go over the plan of action and we will get started.
*Encourage your group members to be on time as we like to start on time and often are not able to wait for those attending late-we will do our best to catch them up to the group if they arrive late!
If your parent chaperones are paying separately-THEY MUST ARRIVE BEFORE THE STUDENTS AND TAKE CARE OF PAYMENT ( CASH IS PREFERRED ) THIS WAY WE CAN START ON TIME AND STAY ON SCHEDULE-please make sure your chaperones are aware of this-thanks!!
~We do accept debit and credit for other farm purchases but since field trip services, entry, etc. is already discounted we do out best to avoid credit cards fees on those services~
* We would strongly encourage paper bags with the children's names on them for pumpkin patch picking or a book bag to store them in. ** WE ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE BAGS, SHARPIE MARKERS FOR USE, ETC. ( Thanks for understanding)
* Comfortable clothing, sneakers, (flip flops are not recommended), water bottle, sun screen/sun hat and bug repellent etc. and all highly recommended!
* Full payment is due on the day that your field trip services are provided-unless you have made arrangements ahead of time to be invoiced.
*Business check is the preference for payment -if you pay by credit card a convience fee will apply
Should you have any questions at all please feel free to reach out! We appreciate your business and support of our family farm!
Farmer Stephanie and the team at Holly Fork Farm
804 366 6349
4901 Holly Fork Road
Barhamsville, Va 23011