Plan a Market Field Trip

Every Visit Includes

What your group experiences

Guided Market Walk

A DFM educator leads your group through The Shed, introducing Texas producers along the way. Students learn where each item was grown, how long it traveled, and why seasonality matters.

Produce Identification

Students touch, smell, and examine seasonal vegetables and fruits. Guided questions help kids connect what they see to what they eat — and to the farm that grew it.

Producer Q&A

At least one producer hosts a five-minute conversation with students — sharing how they grow their crops, what a workday looks like, and what challenges small farms face.

Curriculum Connections

We provide a pre-visit teacher packet with vocabulary, discussion questions, and TEKS connections for science, social studies, health, and math — aligned to your grade.

Parking for Buses

We coordinate reserved bus parking adjacent to The Shed entrance. Share your vehicle count when you book and we handle the rest.

Post-Visit Materials

A take-home activity sheet and a seasonal recipe card for each student — so the learning continues after the bus ride back.

Curriculum by Grade

Tours tailored to every grade

Pre-K – Kindergarten

My First Farmers Market

Sensory-first exploration: colors, shapes, smells, and textures. Simple sorting activities and a storybook-style narrative about where food grows. Best with groups of 20 or fewer.

Grades 1 – 3

Seeds to Stall

Students trace one crop — a tomato, a bunch of kale, a peach — from seed to harvest to market stall. Producer Q&A included. TEKS-aligned to science and social studies.

Grades 4 – 6

Texas Farm to Table

Explores the full supply chain: soil health, growing regions, transportation, and how a farmers market differs from a grocery store. Includes simple math activities around pricing and yield.

Grades 7 – 12

Food Systems & Sustainability

Deeper discussion of food access, local economies, industrial agriculture vs. small farms, and the role of urban markets. Suitable for biology, economics, environmental science, and agriculture courses.