Education Tours
Russo's Orchard Lane Farm
310 Extonville Road
Allentown, New Jersey 08501
County: Burlington
Nearest Town: Chesterfield
Educational Sessions for Grade- Group: K-4
Contact: Marilyn Russo
Telephone: (609) 259-3684
Fax: (609) 259-5575
Email: russofarm5@aol.com
Web: RussosOrchardLaneFarm.com
Gain first hand knowledge of what it takes for a fourth generation family to successfully manage and operate a 250 acre farm, a farm market, and a pick-you-own business. For the last 30 years, Russo's Orchard Lane Farm, a fruit and vegetable operation, has provided spring and fall educational agricultural tours to area children.
In the spring (late May to June), visiting the farm focuses on the in-season crop- strawberries. Children take hay rides to the strawberry fields where they pick their own berries using their very own special pails provided by the Russo's. After a fun filled adventure of picking, the children then return to the educational area to meet E-MOO-LY, the wooden cow, for an up close and personal experience - milking her. After saying good bye with berry filled pails in hand, the children receive a dairy and a strawberry coloring book to remember their spring visit.
In the fall (late September to end of October), through Russo's very own colored illustrated story book, family history and stories are shared. Children will learn about the in-season crops-apples and pumpkins. The children will realize the planting, pollinating, irrigating and harvesting it takes during the four seasons to grow and apple. They walk to the apple orchard, pick apples, and then return to the educational area to see first hand how apples are prepared for market with washing, grading, and packing. Before selecting their pumpkin, the children are prepped in how to "talk pumpkin" and then enjoy seeing Mr. and Mrs. Russo's decorated pumpkin heads. Each student will take home their apples, their pumpkin, and Russo's Orchard Lane Farm coloring book to remember their fall visit to the farm.
At the Russo farm, we take pride in being a fourth generation farm family. Through our love and devotion to farming, we continue our legacy and share our knowledge with the children and families during our educational tours.
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