Farm-based field trips!

A visit to the Sauvie Island Center is always a memorable event. We offer elementary school students a guided exploration of the 130 acre Topaz Farm site, which includes our Grow Lunch Garden, farmland, and many other amazing features of the site.

Field trips include:

• Soil Exploration: Dig in and learn about healthy soil.
• Seed to Harvest: Plant, tend and harvest the Grow Lunch Garden.
• Plant Parts Investigation: Explore the farm and plants we can eat.
• Wildlife & Food Web: Who else has been foraging on the farm?
• Pollination Station: Meet these hard-working farm friends.

Fall ’22 field trips for Elementary Schools

Sauvie Island Center standard farm field trips coming soon!

• Tuesdays-Thursdays
• 9:30am-1:30pm*
• September 20th – November 17th
• Register here
• Scholarships available for those who qualify
• 31 students or more will require additional fees

*Due to limitations with our transportation partners, field trip days will be slightly shorter.

SMALL GROUP FIELD TRIPS 

Small group trips are for any group of 5-15 children. Children will spend two hours exploring  our Grow Lunch Garden on Topaz Farm, while learning about the science behind how our food is grown. Typically these trips will be scheduled Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings but flexibility for other days and times may be available depending on circumstances.

Pick the type of field trip that  best fits your group’s needs.

Field Trips: Sauvie Island Center farm educators  will lead the children through an exploration of our hands-on curriculum including a selection of the topics listed above. Field trips take place in the Grow Lunch Garden.

Service Learning Projects: Sauvie Island Center staff will lead the group through garden work projects while exploring the why and how of regenerative farming and gardening.

Registration & Details

Fill out this form to request a trip to Sauvie Island Center for your group.

Small group field trips are offered on a sliding scale from $50 to $100 per group, scholarships are available. 

• This fee covers up to 15 students 
  • 5-8 students with one adult at a minimum
  • 9-15 students with two adults at a minimum

Email helen@sauvieislandcenter.org for more information.

If you are an educator and would like more information, or to request a standard field trip (not the same as a small group field trip), visit our Educator Resource page which was developed with support from West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District.

Check here or on our social media for updates.