We welcome school groups - educating children about apples and farming is something we've been doing since the 1960s. We're proud to say our low-key tours get great reviews.
Above: Robert Allen explains how apples get from tree to shelf. Right: Outside the Soons cider mill, learning how we make juice from our apples.

Farm Market and Apple Orchard Tour

Typically offered mid-august through mid-October. We have offered blossom tours (early May) as well.

Includes: Visiting the Soons farm market; Walking tour of the orchard and discussion of horticultural practices of growing apples and other crops, as well as apple picking by the children (bags are provided); adults may pick as well, as all attendees pay the same tour fee.
Tour of the cider mill and apple grading operation, cider and cider donut samples. Depending on the day, cider-making may be in progress.
Tour lasts approximately one hour.
$5 per person fee

Recommended for pre-K to 3rd grade. Adult tours not provided.
We prefer to book tours on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays; and tours should end by 3pm. To reserve a date, please call us.

What does the fee cover?
The fee partially covers the cost of the apples (apple picking by youngsters produces a lot of waste via dropped apples, which cannot be used), our time and labor to conduct the tour and, depending on the tour, use of our equipment. Soons did free farm tours for local schools for over 25 years, but with our labor expenses, insurance and maintenance costs continually rising, we must (as all other farms do as well) charge a fee for our tours.