The Learning Tree Farm

Learning Tree Farm was founded by teachers Sally Keyes and Jean Ryan in 1973. In the 1970’s they noticed that not all kids learn the same way and many had not been exposed to nature. In 1973 they began hosting small student groups at the farm. The first kids were from Dayton’s inner city and they were excited to be there. It amazed them to see so many trees in one place. Since its small beginning it has grown to host 14,000 people per year.