Learn about urban farming firsthand! Students will work with our staff to tend to the crops on the farm, explore the creatures that make farming in the city possible, and taste the produce we're growing. This field trip is adaptable to all ages -- please let us know if there is a particular topic you are especially interested in studying during your visit.

This trip includes a little bit of everything! Students will tend to the crops on the farm, explore the creatures that make farming in the city possible, and taste the produce we're growing. We'll connect our exploration of the park and farm to larger conversations about public space, food systems, and urban ecology.

Celebrate the growing season with us while learning about plant biology, nutrition, and teamwork. Students will harvest and prepare produce from the garden to create a salad for the class to share. Students will learn about the major plant structures and how fresh fruits and vegetables support human health. This trip is adaptable to all ages -- please let us know if there is a particular element of the conversation that you would like us to focus on. If you are planning to come twice in a season, this trip pairs well as a follow-up to Urban Farm Adventure.

The Battery attracts a variety of birds to our gardens and waterways. Come take a closer look at these animals and learn about the adaptations that help them survive! Students will engage with a model to relate bird characteristics to feeding behaviors, and will test predictions about bird behavior based on beak observations.

Students will explore the changes that food undergoes when processed in different ways, and will discuss their hopes and challenges in regard to health and nutrition. Students will engage directly with fresh produce by harvesting and preparing a salad for the class to share.

Students will learn about decomposition and its critical role in the food cycle. Our staff will guide students in exploring compost and determining the structure of our farm soil, assisting with farm tasks, and harvesting produce for tasting.

Learn about the parts of a seed to better understand how plants grow. Students will explore the plant lifecycle through hands-on work in the garden and close observation while dissecting bean seeds.

Students will learn about the history of Manahatta and the Lenape people who first settled here, before the arrival of European colonists. We'll explore the various historical and present-day uses of perennial plants in this area, practice wild plant identification, and taste native and medicinal plants.

Students will discuss how plants can be hurt by diseases and pests, explore how plants chemically defend themselves against threats, and practice diagnosing plants, all through hands-on activities on the farm.

How does food get to your dinner plate? Students will investigate the inputs, outputs, and impacts of our global food system. We'll contrast the production and travel costs of cacao with those of produce from our own farm, and students will assist with growing produce for donation to hunger relief organizations.

Get your hands dirty learning all about the tiny creatures that help us do our work on the farm. Students will survey the organisms we find in our compost and our garden beds, classify them with field guides, and learn how they help our plants grow.

You are what you eat! Eating colorful crops helps us each lead a colorful life. Students will learn about how different crops support their health and nutrition, and will work as a class to cook up a tasty snack using fresh farm produce.

Explore Battery Urban Farm and The Battery Perennial Gardens looking for signs of the season. Your exploration will be guided by a scavenger hunt with detailed images of different signs of the season throughout The Battery. Find evidence of winter animal activity, explore decomposition on the vegetable farm, identify trees by their bark, and consider the effect of cold weather on the plants and animals in the park.
PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff. All lesson plan materials, maps, and worksheets will be sent to you in advance to bring with you.

Explore Battery Urban Farm and The Battery Perennial Gardens looking for signs of the season. Your exploration will be guided by a scavenger hunt with detailed images of different signs of the season throughout The Battery. Watch the trees change color, explore the full bounty of the vegetable farm, identify forest farm perennials at the end of their season and observe animals preparing for winter.
PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff. All lesson plan materials, maps, and worksheets will be sent to you in advance to bring with you.

Explore Battery Urban Farm and The Battery Perennial Gardens looking for signs of the season. Your exploration will be guided by a scavenger hunt with detailed images of different signs of the season throughout The Battery. Watch bees pollinating summer fruits, explore the lush green forest farm, identify colorful flowers, and learn how to tell trees apart by their leaf shapes. Map and scavenger hunt provided specific to the season.

Explore Battery Urban Farm and The Battery Perennial Gardens looking for signs of the season. Your exploration will be guided by a scavenger hunt with detailed images of different signs of the season throughout The Battery. Find spring bulbs emerging from the soil, observe animals coming out of hibernation, watch bees pollinate flowers, and identify baby plants by their leaf shape. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff. All lesson plan materials, maps, and worksheets will be sent to you in advance to bring with you.

Tour your students through the chronological history of this area of Manhattan (and even into the future!) by visiting some of the park’s landmarks and completing worksheet activities at each location. This trip engages with all areas of the park and addresses topics including the Lenape, European Exploration and Colonization, Dutch Settlement, Immigration, Climate Change, and Park Advocacy.

Explore Battery Urban Farm looking for everything from the roots that go on your salad to seeds you enjoy at snack time. Identify these different plant parts that you eat and use your observations to inspire your own menu creations. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff. All lesson plan materials and worksheets will be sent to you in advance to bring with you.

What role does green space play in the urban environment? Explore The Battery and observe how people and other living things are using this green space. Learn about the benefits of green spaces to people, the environment, and our ability to protect ourselves against natural disaster. Design a new green space for your own community, and learn how to get involved in local green space. PLEASE NOTE: As this is a Self-Guided trip, you will be exploring the farm and park without the support of our staff. All lesson plan materials and worksheets will be sent to you in advance to bring with you.

Conservancy staff will lead the group on a tour of the vegetable farm, forest farm, and park as a whole. We will work directly with you to determine the focus and agenda for the tour. To schedule this tour, please email education@thebattery.org