Catch the magic before it's gone! The Flower Fields 2025 season is extended until May 18, 2025, from 9:00am-6:00pm!

The Flower Fields Education Programs

Closed for the 2025 Season. Please check back in the Fall for 2026 Registration Dates

The Flower Fields is dedicated to offering educational programs for kids and look forward to offering a fun and terrific growing program for Schools, Scouts, Enrichment, and Charter/Academy programs.

School Field Trips

For Students Pre-K – 2nd Grade

Cost: $18 per student

  • Available March 11 to May 2, 2025
  • Offered Monday – Friday
  • 9:00am – 12:30pm
  • Presentation Includes:
    • Planting a Sunflower
    • Composting with worms & recycling
    • Art Project
    • Music
    • Learn about Good and Bad Bugs
    • Learn how to be water wise
    • Tractor Wagon Ride
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Investigative Program

For Students Grades 3 – 5

Cost: $18 per student

  • Available March 11 to May 2, 2025
  • Offered Monday – Friday
  • 9:00am – 12:30pm
  • Presentation Includes:
    • Self-Guided Art Passport
    • Composting with worms & recycling
    • Students will learn about Good Bugs and Bad Bugs
    • Learn how to be water wise
    • Tractor Wagon Ride
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The Flower Fields Foundation

The Flower Fields Foundation is dedicated to providing annual support to The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch through volunteers, as well as corporate and community philanthropic giving. The Foundation’s goal is for sustainable educational, scientific and charitable programs.

Mission
To provide annual support, through volunteers, corporate and community philanthropic giving, for sustainable educational, scientific and charitable programs.

Vision
To provide ”hands-on” educational programs for children, charitable grants for low income schools, an increase in learning environments, special tours for family members of all ages, a scientific understanding of agricultural issues and their historical impact on Northern San Diego County.

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Education Activities

Art Program

Students will create a special “hands-on” art project to take home.

Music Program

Students will enjoy singing songs like “Dirt Made my Lunch” and “Bees Have Power” that both teach and entertain.

Good Bugs and Bad Bugs

Learn how to tell the beneficial insects from the bad bugs with a murder mystery themed presentation by the Escondido EcoVivarium “Who is eating the plants?”

Tractor Wagon Ride

Kids can enjoy an open-air tractor pulled wagon ride through The Flower Fields.

Composting & Sunflower Planting Program

Composting

Our composting program teaches students the principles of recycling, using worms as the “world’s greatest recycler.” Each composting session is taught by a Master Composter. Worms are a fun way for kids to learn about recycling and become more aware of the environment.

Sunflower Planting

Students can plant their own sunflower seed to take home, or to plant in a school garden.  All materials included such as soil and pots.

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Get Funding for School Field Trips

Congratulations to the teachers at Chula Vista Elementary School District and Grapevine Elementary for receiving a grant from ArtsBusXpress, who helped organize transportation for a field trip to The Flower Fields!

For more information on ArtsBusXpress and how to apply for your grant, click the button below.

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Testimonials

“Thank you for our trip! We loved everything!” – Mr. Ridgway’s Kindergarten Class

Testimonials

“My students kept saying it was the best day of their lives!”

– Teacher at Oceanside Unified School District

Education Programs

Application

* Required

Field Trip Program ($18 per student)

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Picnic Area
Bring lunches in a large box labeled with school name, and students can enjoy their lunch in our picnic area.

Santa’s Playground
Students are welcome to play in Santa’s Playground. It’s the home of whimsical playhouses and gigantic mushrooms once part of Santa’s Village in Lake Arrowhead years ago.

Sweet Pea Maze
find the solution to this one-of-a-kind-maze of fragrant and colorful “old fashioned” sweet pea blossoms!

The Flower Fields is committed to providing children with quality education and we are pleased to introduce the following educational activity sheets. Feel free to download and print any of the sheets in the categories below for students.

In addition, care instructions for the ranunculus or sunflower can be printed and given to students to assist them with growing their own plant.

Preschool & Kindergarten Activity Sheet
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1st & 2nd Grade Activity Sheet
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Composting Activity Sheet
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Investigative Program Activity Sheets
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Ranunculus Sunflower Care Instructions
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Plant Poetry
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Hydrating Californians
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Don’t Waste That
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Trash or Treasure
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Crisis Diverted
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Imitate Nature’s Design
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Say Goodbye to Soil
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Groups Arriving by Bus
1 teacher – Free
2 chaperones – Free
(per class of 25 students)

Groups Arriving by Car
1 teacher – Free
1 parent driver – Free
(per 3 students)

A max of 2 chaperones (per class of 25) will be permitted with each class coming by bus.

A max of 7 chaperones (per class of 25) will be permitted with each class coming by carpool.

A maximum of 2 additional, pre-paid chaperones per class must be approved in advance by The Flower Fields.
Admissions for additional adult chaperones are $29 each, includes wagon rides, and must be pre-paid through the school.

Payment must be made two weeks prior to educational program for classrooms. No payment will be accepted onsite. Season passes, online tickets and discount coupons are not accepted.

Please make checks payable to:

CB Ranch Enterprises
Dba The Flower Fields
7220 Avenida Encinas, Suite 204
Carlsbad, CA 92011
ATTN: Joni Miringoff

Phone: (760) 930-9123 X118

The Flower Fields Foundation provides charitable grants for low income schools.

Call (760) 930-9123 X118

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🌸Season Extended until May 18th 🌸

Don’t miss The Flower Fields magic! 20 acres and beautiful gardens await ✨

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