Adult / Senior Citizen Tours
Even adults leave our farm after a tour and can honestly say they’ve learned a lot!
We welcome adult groups to tour our farm. We guarantee you’ll learn something new!
Our adult tours just take a much more in-depth look at what it means to be a fruit grower in the 21st century. Starting in our bee room, our adult tour participants get a close look at how the agriculture industry has changed over the years. It’s also good to review most of the basics – we’ve found that many adults don’t know how bees communicate with each other! See our working beehives up close and learn how we use different species of bees on our farm to do different kinds of pollination. Tour-goers will also learn about how we use Integrated Pest and Pollinator Management (IPPM) on our farm to grow safe and healthy fruits and vegetables without harming the environment around us.
Adults will explore challenges facing the industry, like immigration, differences between conventional growing and organic growing, ecological footprints and the economy, and much more. But don’t worry – we won’t bore you! Adults get to tour the farm on our handicap-accessible wagon ride too, and you also get to do some apple-picking yourselves!
Cider and apple cider donuts are yours too. Shopping in our market is welcome and further exploration in our educational bee room is encouraged!
Have a group that wants to stay on their bus? No problem! We have a second route that stays on the back roads surrounding our farm – perfect for bus rides. See many of the same things, plus a few different ones not seen from our wagon route!
Interested in learning more or scheduling a tour at Hollabaugh Brothers? Fill out our online form, call (717-677-8412), or email us!
Current Rates
Wagon Tours:
Standard Wagon Tour – $12.00 per person for 20 or more people*.
Includes: Bee Room presentation, wagon ride through the orchard, apple picking**, and apple cider and apple cider donut samples.
Deluxe Dumpling Wagon Tour – $15.00 per person for 20 or more people*.
Includes: Bee Room presentation, apple dumpling demonstration, wagon ride through the orchard, apple picking**, apple cider and apple cider donut samples, and an apple dumpling for everyone to take home.
Walking Tours:
Standard Guided Walking Tour – $12.00 per person*
Includes: Bee Room presentation, guided walking tour through the orchard, apple picking**, and apple cider and apple cider donut samples.
Dumpling Deluxe Guided Walking Tour – $15.00 per person*
Includes: Bee Room presentation, apple dumpling demonstration, guided walking tour through the orchard, apple picking**, apple cider and apple cider donut samples, and an apple dumpling for everyone to take home.
Self-Guided Walking Tour – $3.00 per person
Includes: Self-guided walking tour brochure, self-guided walking tour through the orchard.
Q & A Sessions:
Q & A Session – $5.00 per person
Includes: Private Q & A session with owner Kay Hollabaugh, in our Bee Room. Hear the Hollabaugh story, and ask any questions you’d like!
Tours must be booked at least 2 weeks in advance, but a greater lead-time is desirable. Pricing and details subject to change at any time. Tours generally given April through October.
*We require a minimum of 10 people for any guided tour of our farm. We require at least 20 people to take the tour wagon out; otherwise a flat fee (rate for 20 people) must be paid.
**When available during harvest season; when not available, apples or other seasonal fruit will be provided.