Not everyone gets the chance to visit a farm, but everyone should! So, AZFB AITC has put together some immersive on-the-farm and in-the-field experiences for students and consumers of all ages. Grab a pair of Google Cardboard glasses for a complete immersion experience or scroll your way through the farm if you don't have access to the VR technology. New tours will continue to be added, so check back frequently!
Visit an Arizona Pumpkin farm without ever having to leave the classroom. Of course, if you want to leave the classroom, you can always visit Mortimer Farms for a real field trip!
Have you ever visited a U-pick farm? Step into the strawberry fields at Mortimer Farms and see what it takes to grow the perfect strawberry!
Come into the orchard with us and learn all about apples with Apple Annie's Apples in Willcox, Arizona.
Arizona ranks 2nd in the nation in the production of cauliflower. Come into the field a learn more about this popular vegetable!
You won't cry in this onion field! Come into the field with Jacob Mayfield with Sunbelt Transplants and learn about the importance that Arizona's climate plays in getting onions a head start for the rest of the Country.
Step into the orchard at Schnep Farms and learn from Mark Shnepf how to pick the perfect peach right from the tree!
Planting transplants allows farmers to give their plants a head start and a better chance and growing big and strong. Check out the technology that allows farm workers to plant fields in hours instead of days!
We all love watermelon! Come into the field and the warehouse and learn all about what it takes to grow the best watermelon with Rousseau Farming Company!
Pistachios are Top Notch! Come into the pistachio grove with Sarah Ogilvie and learn how pistachio trees are harvested and the pistachios are harvested.
Yuma, Arizona, is the winter lettuce capital of the World. This Arizona community grows 90% of all leafy greens from November through March. Come into the field with John Boelts and learn how all that lettuce is grown and harvested!
Everyone loves bees, but not everyone gets the opportunity to get this close to the hive. Come along with Arizona Queen Beee as she checks on one of her hives.
Roses are red and white and yellow and peach and so many colors! Step into an Arizona rose field. Did you know Arizona farmers grow over 80% of the Nation's bare-root roses?
Try not to get run over as you step into Rousseau Farming Company's carrot field during harvest!
Come on out to the wild west and stand in the corral at Carlink Ranch as cowboys move and calm the herd.
Take a trip to the field at Mortimer Farms where their sheep graze the stubble from theri crops/
We know that wool comes from sheep, but do you know how we get it from the sheep? Sheep must be shorn (get a haircut) once a year to keep them healthy and comfortable. Special crews come to Auza Sheep Company that are skilled in sheep shearing and can shear a sheep in about 5 minutes.
Babies are the best. Baby sheep (known as lambs) are even better! Come into the lamb pen at Auza Sheep Company and be in your happy place.