School Tours

Weekdays Oct 2nd – Oct 31st
Download Reservation Form to Book Your Tour
Prices subject to change for 2017. TOM’s Farm Guided Tour $7.50/student.

Recommended for Preschool – 3rd Grade Students

A minimum of 15 students are required per tour. Tour Length is Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Tour includes:

• Guided tractor trailer ride to the Pumpkin Field.
• Each student may pick one Pie Pumpkin and three gourds. Teachers are given one Medium Pumpkin for their class.
• Guided tour of the Vegetable Washing Shed and Cooler Packing area.
• Self guided tour of of the Farm Animals.
• Educational Grain Lesson for 1st – 3rd grades only. Lesson follows Illinois learning standards, Common core, Illinois Assessment Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.

Topics include:

• Importance of grains
• Grain identification
• Foods we eat
• Pumpkins and squash

Extras

• Access to the Play Area and Straw Maze Kingdom. (Allow for 12-20 minutes of extra time).
• Free indoor Lunch area is available by reservation for students to eat their own sack lunches. Please do not include the lunch time as a part of your school tour time. Reserve lunch time before or after your scheduled tour. (allow for an extra 30 minutes).
• A TOM’s Apple Cider Donut and a cup of Apple Cider can be added to your tour for an additional $1.50 for each student, teacher, parent, siblings, chaperone and the bus driver! Remember to reserve extra time if you are including this option, about 15 minutes.
• Siblings pay the tour price of $7.50. ($9.00 includes Donut and Cider).
• Parent & Chaperone tour fee is $3.00 each, does not include pumpkins or gourds. ($4.50 includes donut and Cider).

Transportation

Schools must provide their own transportation. Please confirm your transportation prior to scheduling your tour.

Chaperones

TOM’s School tours include 3 leaders per classroom at no charge for the tour ($1.50 each for Donut and Cider). One teacher and 2 chaperones for example. Additional Chaperones are $3.00 each ($4.50 includes Donut and Cider).

Payment

We encourage you to make payment in full prior to your School tour date. Upon arrival at TOM’s, the teacher must check in and make payment for the group, if it has not already been paid. We accept Visa, Master Card, Discover and school check payments.

Payment for Additional Adults and Siblings Teachers, be sure to communicate to the attending parents that they are required to pay the admission fee along with the classroom. You are required to collect the fees from the adults and siblings along with the students in your group.

Reservations

Reservations are required.

• Fill out form completely. Download Form Here.
• Email or fax the completed application back to TOM’s. We will contact you to secure your tour. SchoolTours@TomsFarmMarket.com or TOM’s Fax: 847-669-9390.

Attendance Count

A final count of your party including: Teachers, Chaperones, Parents and Siblings is required at time of Payment. Additional Parents and Siblings who are not included in this count will be required to pay on the day of the School Tour. Please be sure to remind them so that they come prepared. Please call the day before to confirm your School Tour Reservation. 847-669-3421