Apple Picking School Tour

There is nothing quite like eating a fresh apple right off of the tree. So grab your group and head out to our Belleville Farm this fall to enjoy the sweetest flavors autumn offers. Your group will ride a wagon to our apple orchard, where you will pick a small bag of apples and enjoy fresh cider when you return. This self-guided tour is perfect for any group.

Trip Includes:

•    Wagon ride to the orchard to pick 2 pounds of homegrown apples
•    Freshly pressed apple cider – pressed at our farm
•    Free admission for teacher and any support staff with valid school ID
•    Each teacher will receive a bag to pick up to two pounds of apples
•    Access to our fun corral
•    Wooden play structure
•    Small trikes
•    Mini Golf
•    Photo Opportunities

Picnic tables are available under our Cider Shed to enjoy lunch. Have your group bring a sack lunch or enjoy our School Tour Boxed Lunch which consists of hot dog, chips, cookie, and juice box (sorry, no substitutions).

Reminders

•    Minimum of 10 students to book
•    Adult chaperones are required pay entry fee, same as child.
•    Dress for the weather and teachers please bring permanent markers to write the kids names on picking bags.
•    All payments are non-refundable.
•    Please complete payment upon arrival. We accept cash, check and all major credit cards
•    No individual payments, please.
•    Send a representative to the ticket booth (north of the Garden Center) to check in while students unload.
•    1 adult/companion per 5 students is recommended

There are multiple  Eckert Farms, your reservation will be at:

Eckert’s Belleville Farm
951 South Greenmount Road
Belleville, IL 62220

Pumpkin Picking School Tour

There is nothing quite like visiting your local orchard in the fall. So grab your group and head out to our Belleville Farm in October to enjoy all the things you love most about autumn.

Enjoy spending a day outdoors exploring and seeing how things grow. Everyone will ride our tractor & wagon to the pumpkin patch to pick the perfect pumpkin to carry home.  There are so many to choose from ensuring each person will find exactly what they are looking for. Once back, enjoy a delicious sample of our freshly pressed apple cider.  The cost for the Pumpkin Picking Tour is $10/person for students, adults, and siblings. There is no fee for teachers and aids as employed by the school; a school ID must be presented at check-in time.

Trip Includes:

•    Wagon ride to the orchard to pick the perfect pumpkin
•    Freshly pressed apple cider – pressed at our farm
•    Free admission for teacher and any support staff with valid school ID
•    Each teacher will receive a pumpkin to take back to the classroom
•    Access to our fun corral
•    Wooden play structure
•    Small trikes
•    Mini Golf
•    Photo Opportunities

Reminders

• Minimum of 10 students to book
• Anyone attending the field trip is required to pay the admission fee, same as a child.
• Dress for the weather and teachers please bring permanent markers to write the kids names on pumpkin sticker.
• Please have payment ready when you arrive.
• Send a representative to the Ticket Booth (left of the Garden Center) for check in while students unload.
• 1 adult/companion per 5 students is recommended

There are multiple Eckert Farms, your reservation will be at:

Eckert’s Belleville Farm
951 South Green Mount Road
Belleville, IL 62220

Please be sure your bus driver has the correct address & location.