[TRIP LENGTH: 3 DAYS]
Itinerary can be customized to fit within your time frame or budgetary needs.
Do you ever wonder where your food comes from or how it is made? On this school trip to Yuma, AZ students will learn about the chemistry and science behind our foods. Work alongside chemist, agriculturist, and botanist as you learn about the science of food. Tour food labs, working crops and visit with local farmers and learn about the farm to table process.
After arriving in Phoenix, your school group will meet their Appleseed Guide and get a brief introduction to the area before serving the Dream Center. This organization provides continuum care for homeless families by providing food and aid. The group will then check into their accommodations and have dinner.
Following breakfast, the school group will head to Yuma, AZ which is known as the food basket of the United States. After having a local organic lunch we will head to The University of Arizona agricultural lab. We will spend the afternoon learning about organics, pesticides and the planting and harvesting of vegetables and fruits. Later we will enjoy a farm to feast dinner at a local restaurant.
During the morning your student group will go kayaking and explore the unique coastal dune lake ecosystem found in this area. It is possible that your group will discover bat rays, blue crabs, and a variety of marine inhabitants. From here the group will get cleaned up, have lunch, and then head home.
Explore some of the remote backwoods of the long leaf pine forest with a bear biologist learning about these amazing predators.
Itinerary subject to change due to circumstances beyond our control including availability with vendors, weather conditions and flight schedules.
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