Educational Farm Group Tours - MARCH-OCTOBER
March 10-28: From Sap to Syrup / April 22 - October 30: other general tours
Pre-arranged, Farm Educator Guided
For groups of 15 - 125 people (maximum number dependent upon the tour - see below)
Reservations required - please call (248) 374-0200​ press 2
DETAILS:
Farm Tours at Maybury Farm are an opportunity for children and families to engage in hands-on experiences that connect them to the animals and agriculture that are such an important part of our world. Whether it's learning how sap becomes syrup, how sheep produce wool for our fiber, petting a baby goat, seeing working honey bees up close, replicating farm chores, or taking a wagon ride out to the corn maze, our Farm Tours are designed to cultivate joy and wonder in every child! We integrate experiential learning activities that engage kids in observation, inquiry, and experimentation - but it's so fun they don't even realize they're getting a science lesson!
Descriptions of our 2025 Farm Tours, including available dates, pricing, group size limits, and tour length are specified below. A printable description of our preschool & elementary educational tours is available. All tours include a dedicated Farm Educator. Visiting the barn and farm animals, and use of the playground and picnic area is also included with all tours, but please note those spaces are shared with the general public visiting the farm. To fully enjoy your guided tour of the farm and use of the playground and picnic area, we suggest a 2-hour time frame.
Please call (248) 374-0200 press 2 for more details, and to make a reservation. We look forward to having your group grow with us this season!
PLEASE NOTE: the minimum number of participants for any tour at the farm is 15. Please see list below for maximum number of participants.
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From Sap to Syrup
You must dress for cold weather for this one! This engaging tour begins with a wagon ride out to the Sugar Bush where you will walk into the woods. Participants will learn how to identify a maple tree, how sugar maple trees produce sap, how to tap a tree, why sap flows, and how to collect it. You will even get a chance to taste the sap! The wagon will then take your group back to the Sugar Shack where you will see how sap becomes delicious maple syrup, watching the process, in action, in our evaporator. You will also get to try a sample of the finished product! The tour ends with students rotating through STEM maple syrup related activities. This tour includes a self-guided tour of the farm and the animals.
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COST: $14 per person - includes wagon ride and activities (tour can accommodate from 15-75 participants)
GRADES: K-12 students, scouts, and adults (also makes a great corporate outing!)
AVAILABLE DATES: Tuesdays-Fridays in March 10-28. Availability subject to change based on weather
TOUR LENGTH*: 60 minutes (for groups of more than 25 people, smaller groups will rotate through the activities)
On the Farm
This active tour is specially designed for our younger visitors. During the walking tour, our guests will learn about and meet some of our farm animals. They will also get a chance to participate in the “Farm Olympics” to work on their motor skills as they do farm or animal related movement activities. If desired, an educator led wagon ride may be added on for an extra cost (see below). This tour includes the use of the playground and outdoor picnic tables.
COST: $11 per person - tour only; $14 per person - tour and wagon ride (tour can accommodate from 15-125 participants; NOTE: groups of 75 or more MUST include a wagon ride to allow for proper group rotation)
GRADES: Preschool (ages 3-5), kindergarten, 1st grade
AVAILABLE DATES: mid-April-end of October
TOUR LENGTH*: 60 minutes for groups of 15-75 people - 3 activity rotations; 80 minutes for groups of 76-100 people - 4 activity rotations; 100 minutes for groups of 101-125 - 5 activity rotations
Farm Animals & Us
This exciting tour is set up for our elementary school students. We offer two versions of this tour: a lower elementary aged tour and an upper elementary aged tour. During the walking portion of this tour, our guests will be introduced to the working animals of Maybury Farm including horses, donkeys, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, cows, alpacas and more! They will learn about each animal, including breeds and names, and the roles the different animals play on a working farm. Students will develop an understanding of our connection to the animals that provide our food and clothing resources. At the end of the tour, students will become honorary Maybury Farmers and rotate through various, age appropriate hands-on STEM activities replicating many chores that our farmers do throughout the year. An educator led wagon ride to see the farms fields may be added on for an extra cost (see below). This tour includes use of the playground and outdoor picnic tables.
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COST: $11 per person - tour only; $14 per person - tour and wagon ride (tour can accommodate from 15-125 participants; NOTE: groups of 75 or more must include a wagon ride to allow for proper group rotation)
GRADES: 1st - 5th grades
AVAILABLE DATES: mid April-end of October
TOUR LENGTH*: 60 minutes for groups of 15-75 people - 3 activity rotations; 80 minutes for groups of 76-100 people - 4 activity rotations; 100 minutes for groups of 101-125 - 5 activity rotations
Farm Survival
This captivating, 3 part tour is set up for our older student visitors. Students will take a walking tour of the farm to learn about the farm animals, their food and pasture needs, their special rescue stories, and the role each plays on a working farm. They will participate in various farm activities (water testing, reading ear tags, etc.), and will ultimately enter a design challenge to help solve a real life Maybury Farm animal issue.
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COST: $11 per person (tour can accommodate from 15-75 participants)
GRADES: 6th - 12th grades
AVAILABLE DATES: mid-April-end of October
TOUR LENGTH*: 60 minutes (NOTE: this tour does not include a wagon ride)
Spotlight on Maybury Farm
This educational tour is specifically designed for our active senior visitors who are interested in learning about our animals, and about how we run Maybury Farm. We start with a slow walking tour of many of the animals. We will discuss each animal, their background stories, and how they are useful on a farm. Interesting trivia and fun facts will be shared. Lastly, we meet up with our barn manager and learn how the animals are fed and taken care of medically. By the end of the tour, senior visitors will gain a better understanding of most aspects of Maybury Farm. An educator led wagon ride out to see our fields may be add for an additional cost (see below).
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COST: $11 per person - tour only; $14 per person - tour and wagon ride (tour can accommodate from 15-50 participants)
GRADES: Seniors ages 55 and up
AVAILABLE DATES: mid-April-end of October
TOUR LENGTH*: 60 minutes (plus additional 20 minutes if adding optional wagon ride)
A Season to Bee
Honeybees may be small but they are mighty – mighty important to our food system! This tour includes a wagon ride out to the Maybury Farm working hives. At the hives, we will learn about the various jobs of the bees in the hive, the importance of pollination to our food system, the threats that our honeybee populations face and what you can do to help! At the farm’s garden, you'll get to see bees pollinating the food we eat, see inside a real, enclosed beehive, and then help create our pollinator hotel. The final portion of the tour is the Honeybee Relay, where the group will put all the knowledge they gathered to work and compete in a friendly relay where they become the honeybee! This tour includes a self-guided tour of the farm, and use of the playground and outdoor picnic tables.
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COST: $14 per person -includes tour and wagon ride (tour can accommodate from 15-75 participants)
GRADES: 2nd - 12th grades
AVAILABLE DATES: June-September
TOUR LENGTH*: 60 minutes
Fall on the Farm
As the seasons change, so does life on the farm. Crops are harvested in our garden, the corn is transformed into a corn maze, and the farmers begin to prepare for winter. This farm tour includes 4 portions: a wagon ride out to glimpse our corn maze, an educator led corn game where students learn about the importance of corn, an educator led tour of the farm animals and STEM related harvesting activities. This tour includes the use of the playground and outdoor picnic tables.
COST: $14 per person - tour and wagon ride (tour can accommodate from 15-125 participants)
GRADES: PreK - 5th grades
AVAILABLE DATES: During the month of October
TOUR LENGTH*: 60 minutes for groups of 15-75 people - 3 activity rotations; 80 minutes for groups of 76-100 people - 4 activity rotations; 100 minutes for groups of 101-125 - 5 activity rotations
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Presenting Maybury Farm
This tour is set up for adults visiting the farm who would like to learn more about our animals. We will do a walking tour of the farm to learn more in-depth information about the animals. Guests will learn about the animal’s breeds, their pasture and food needs, and their roles on a working farm. Fun facts and trivia information will be provided about the different animals, and guests will walk away feeling like they understand how our farm works. An educator led wagon ride may be added for an additional cost (see below).
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COST: $11 per person - tour only; $14 per person - tour and wagon ride (tour can accommodate from 15-125 participants)
GRADES: Ages 18 and up
AVAILABLE DATES: mid-April-end of October
TOUR LENGTH*: 60 minutes (plus additional 20 minutes if adding optional wagon ride)
*Tour length indicated is for the educational portion of the tour and does not include additional time for self-guided tours of the farm or use of playground and picnic areas.
Animal Engagement - JUNE-SEPTEMBER
Daily
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Get a hands on experience with our farm animals with the help of one of our educators and farmhands who will provide a safe, informative, and fun experience! Engagement opportunities could range from holding a chicken to watching a farmhand milk a goat.
Engagement will take place throughout the day, around the farm and not in the pasture or pens in the barn.
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COST: Free - included with your $8 admission fee to the farm (children under 2 are FREE)
AGE: All ages welcome!
StoryTime - MAY-SEPTEMBER
Wednesdays & Thursdays, May 28-September 18
Starts at 11am
Children will have fun while learning about a unique farm topic each week through stories, songs, and sensory play. Special animal guests may also visit us at the end of StoryTime. Maybury Farm develops our story times based on the Every Child Ready to Read program which is a research-based early literacy program, from the American Library Association. The Every Child Ready to Read program encourages parents to interact with their children using the five practices of early literacy: singing, talking, reading, writing, and playing. These five practices develop the components of early literacy, including phonological awareness, vocabulary, print awareness, letter knowledge, and background knowledge, which prepare children to learn to read and write in school.
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COST: Free - included with your $8 admission fee to the farm (children under 2 are FREE)
AGE: All ages welcome!
DATES: Wednesdays & Thursdays, May 28-September 18, 11am
LENGTH: 30 minutes
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StoryTime takes place outdoors and is weather dependent - please check for updates on Facebook in case of cancellation.
Farm Camp - JUNE-AUGUST
They'll also play team-building games, make enrichment toys for the animals, make crafts and much more!
Farm Camp is designed to include a variety of fun activities that will connect campers to the animals and agriculture that provide so much of our food and fiber. Farm Camp cultivates awareness and appreciation for the role of farmers, land, and animals in the world around us and how they contribute to our daily lives!
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Registration is required. Weekly camps are limited to 24 campers per session. Campers may sign-up for an unlimited number of sessions. Please be aware that Farm Camp enrollment fills up quickly so please register as early as possible.
Tuesdays - Fridays, June 17 - August 15. Online registration is a 2 step process - Hurry, there are only a few spots left open!
9am-4pm
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Farm Camp is a four-day camp (Tues-Fri) filled with exciting experiences designed to engage and educate campers on all things farming! Held entirely outdoors, campers will not only totally unplug, but will get their hands dirty. They'll enjoy learning about the care and function of animals while helping in the barn, and will learn about the cycle of planting, growing and harvesting while helping out in our Garden.
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COST: FULL 4 DAY SESSIONS: $335 early registration - Jan. 13- April 30 - payment due in full along with registration form; Starting May 1 - $360 - payment due in full along with registration form; 3 DAY SESSION*: $260 early registration - Jan. 13-April 30 - payment due in full along with registration form; starting May 1 - $285- payment due in full along with registration form. PLEASE NOTE: early registration starts January 13! PAYMENT IS DUE IN FULL AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION.
AGE: Children ages 6-12. Children must be age 6 by March 31 and have completed kindergarten. Children under the age of 6 and who have not completed kindergarten will not be permitted at camp. If your child has autism, aspergers or is on the. spectrum, please contact us prior to pre-registration so that you are aware of our camp requirements.
SESSIONS: 9 weekly sessions​
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SESSION TOPICS:
Week 1 - Dates: 6/17-6/20: Ponies, bunnies, mammals, peacocks SOLD OUT
Week 2 - Dates: 6/24-6/27: Sheep, chickens, predator/prey, pigs
Week 3 - Dates: 7/1-7/3*: Goats, donkeys, alpacas SOLD OUT
Week 4 - Dates: 7/8-7/11: Cows, horses, tractors, bunnies SOLD OUT
Week 5 - Dates: 7/15-7/18: Sheep, pigs, habitats, ducks
Week 6 - Dates: 7/22-7/25: Donkeys, turkeys, bunnies, ponies SOLD OUT
Week 7 - Dates: 7/29-8/1: Cows, horses, mammals, goats SOLD OUT
Week 8 - Dates: 8/5-8/8: Peacocks, sheep, habitats, alpacas SOLD OUT
Week 9 - Dates: 8/12-8/15: Chickens, pigs, bees/butterflies, cows
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Please download and read the Farm Camp Letter to Parents for more detailed information. You can preview the registration form prior to online registration - this form is for for viewing only - please do not take a photo and email it - the registration process is completely online - please use the link below.
Online registration is NOW OPEN! PLEASE NOTE: Farm Camp registration is a two step process - 1. Pre-registration - completed online. 2. Upon review, you will receive a link through email to either complete the online registration form and make a payment within 12 hours to guarantee your spot, or an explanation as to why your child may not attend camp. Call 248-374-0200/press 2 for questions regarding registration.
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The required State of Michigan Camper Medical History form (including immunization records) MUST be mailed to: Maybury Farm-Farm Camp, c/o Northville Community Foundation, PO Box 560, Northville, MI 48167 by MAY 1. Please ensure all vaccination information is current. If you have chosen not to vaccinate your child, you must provide a State of MI signed waiver from provided by the Local Health Department.
Maybury Farm Camp is licensed by the State of Michigan - camp license #P803690; camp site license #P803875.
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Refunds are not available for program registration. Thank you!
Watch-Me-Grow - MAY - AUGUST
Tuesdays, May 27 - August 26, 2025
10:30 am (class begins promptly - please arrive early)
Online registration required! 25 children/reservations maximum per session
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Watch-Me-Grow preschool programs are for children ages 3-5. Each program is filled with numerous hands-on activities, crafts, games, and animal visits. All activities are either science based, or literacy based, which creates an engaging time of fun and learning in the gorgeous green space of the farm!
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COST: $20 per session (includes 1 child and 1 adult)
AGE: 3-5 years
LENGTH: 45 minutes
SESSION SCHEDULE:
5/27 - Strong sheep
6/3 - Glorious goats
6/10 -Tremendous turkeys
6/17 - Happy horses
6/24 - Purely pigs
7/1 - Growing gardens
7/8 - Crazy chickens
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Online registration begins March 1, 2025
Registration for Watch-Me-Grow is online only - Register for Watch-Me-Grow. Please email completed Watch-Me-Grow registration form within 24 hours after online registration to hold your spot. EMAIL: farmteam@mayburyfarm.org
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When sending your registration form in by email, please scan and send. DO NOT TAKE A PICTURE OF THE REGISTRATION FORM to send via email!
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Non-refundable - sessions take place rain or shine. In the case of severe thunderstorms, you will be contacted if your session is rescheduled.
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Please arrive to check-in at least 10 minutes prior - program starts promptly at 10:30am.
7/15 - Beautiful bunnies
7/22 - Terrific tractors
7/29 - Pretty peacocks
8/5 - Dazzling ducks
8/12 - Colorful cows
8/19 - Amazing alpacas
8/26 - Delightful donkeys
CANCELLATION/REFUND POLICY: All purchases including tours, parties, camp, online farm market, reservation tickets and general admission are NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE. Ticket(s) are valid only on the selected date.
