Flint Hill Farm
Educational Center, Inc.
Non-Profit 5013C9
Who Are We?
Flint Hill Farm Educational Center, Inc. is a 28-acre
working horse-powered farm located in beautiful
Lehigh County, PA. Operating on a farm that dates
back to the 1850s Flint Hill Farm offers school tours
that have been developed to heighten awareness of
the relationship between food, farm, and family and
to increase the understanding of water and soil
conservation. Recognizing the national crisis of
obesity in our children, we have built nutrition and
good food choices into each unique experience of
our hands-on active learning.
What We Offer
• Hands On Learning
• Tour Packages
• We Meet Classroom Curriculum Codes
– Math
– Science
– Biology
– Ecology
– Physical Education
Our Tour
• WELCOME!
• Everyone meets in the big red barn
– Follow signs to the stations
– Walk quickly to ensure everything moves
smoothly
– Enjoy the sights and sounds
– Ask before touching plants and animals
– Encourage students to use their senses
Our Tour
– Dress appropriately for the weather, layers are
best
– We are wheelchair accessible, cater to special
needs students
– We offer tours during every season!
Our Schedule
TIME
GARDEN
BLACKSMITH
DAIRY
CHICKENS
9:15
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
9:35
10:00
GROUP 4
10:20
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
10:40
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
PASTURE/
WOODS
GROUP 4
*Number of groups and stations may change due to volunteer availability
**There is a PortaJohn next to office/store
*** Hours can be changed to suit classroom needs
GROUP 1
Gardens
We incorporate a walk through our gardens into the
tour, where we discuss compost and how it is used.
The use of our hoop house is explained, as well as
why growing vegetables without pesticides is better
for everyone’s health.
We will tour the
beehives and explain
the process of
pollination and why it
is important.
Blacksmith
Our blacksmith shop is an indoor facility that
accommodates 25 students and offers
demonstrations in fashioning wall hooks or other
household objects using the coal forge, anvil and
authentic blacksmith vise from 1870.
Blacksmith
The tour is suitable for Grades 4 through 6 and offers
the history of the blacksmiths and forge as well as
horsepower usage and the need for shoes. It also
offers a science lesson in the reaction of metal to
heat and pressure.
Dairy
Students will have the
opportunity to tour our farm
buildings which house our
goats and Jersey cows. The
milk that we get from the
goats and cows is not only
used for our drinking
pleasure but we naturally
transform it into cheese,
yogurt, smoothies, and even
soap. Each tour will be
taught fascinating facts about
our Jersey Cows.
Dairy
The facts will cover the
amount of milk production
per day, the origination of
the Jersey Breed, and the
nutritional value of the
Jersey dairy cow. We will
interact with the adult and
baby goats while learning
the proper names for the
female, male, and baby
goats. The end of the dairy
tour we will taste our fresh
delicious milk and cheese.
Chickens
Students will learn basic care and identification of
our chicks and full grown chickens which will include
feeding and watering of our flock. They will also have
the opportunity to learn how to clean and package
our all natural, PA Preferred™ eggs. In addition,
students will learn how to incorporate sustainable
farming practices for the
health and safety of
our chickens.
Chickens
The children will also learn interesting facts about
the egg production and incubation periods. Finally
we will discuss the USDA testing that has proven Free
Range Eggs to be far more superior in nutritional
benefits. We will define the term “Free Range” and
evaluate the additional nutritional benefits.
Woods Walk
The woods walk teaches
children different aspects of
the forest. It shows how the
forest changes with the
seasons as well as what
happens to animals during the
different seasons. Children
can see and experience things
such as new tree growth, then
learn why it is important. The
guide discusses domestic and
wild animals while on the
wood walk.
Woods Walk
Children look for evidence of animals while on
the woods walk. For example, they may see
termites in trees, salamanders under rocks or
deer frolicking in the pasture. They also learn
about animals that live in the forest as
compared to animals that live on a farm.
They learn the difference between
domesticated animals and wild animals.
The children are taught the importance
of conservation of the forest and our
natural resources.
Pasture
Our tour includes visiting the horses in the pasture.
We explain the use of shoes and discuss horse safety.
We explain to never approach a strange horse
without permission, the correct way to feed a horse,
and how to behave around horses.
Pasture
As Part of our farm tour, we also show children our
sheep and teach them all about wool. We explain
how the wool is processed, from shearing all the way
to yarn production. The children get to touch raw
wool and learn the benefits of this renewable
resource.
Thank you!
Please call us at
610-838-2928
http://www.flinthill-farm.org