The Big Red Barn exists to educate young people who know little about farming and ranching. On a real working farm, students see where their food comes from and relive the heritage and culture that founded the strength of America.
Our spring season welcomes classes onto the farm as the growing season begins.
Our largest season, centered on fourth-grade classes — with field-trip entry fees covered by Texas Farm Bureau County Boards across surrounding counties.
A new summer session is coming soon to bring more students to the farm year-round.
Tell us your group, grade level, size, and preferred dates in a quick inquiry.
We reply personally to lock in your date and walk through what to expect.
Arrive at the farm for a hands-on day learning where food comes from.
Texas Farm Bureau County Boards covers the field-trip entry fee for fourth-graders across the surrounding counties.
A first-hand look at farming and ranching for students who know little about it.
The history and culture that founded the strength of America.
A visit to the Pecan Museum of Texas in the heart of Texas pecan country.
A working farm where students do, not just watch.
Some places you look at. This one you walk through. On a guided tour you'll cross a farm that's been worked since the 1850s, step inside the country church and the one-room schoolhouse in our Heritage Village, watch the 1850s Campbell Log Cabin coming back to life log by log, and hear how Seguin came to hold the World's Largest Pecan.
Tours are led by the volunteers who keep this place running, and they run on Tuesdays and Thursdays, by reservation only — every age welcome, 4 to 94.
Schools and scouts, senior and assisted-living groups, church groups, women's retreats, community organizations — if your group can make the drive, we'll show them around. Every tour helps keep the Red Barn open for educating our young children on agriculture and history.
Tell us about your group, grade level, and the dates you have in mind, and a real person will reply personally. There's no online checkout here — just the start of a conversation.
Start your field-trip inquiryThe land has been farmed since the 1850s and was donated by Wilfred & Betty Bartoskewitz, fifth-generation farmers, so young people who know little about farming and ranching can learn where their food comes from.