Photos: Salt Lake City students get lesson on farm life

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Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City pick their way through one of the corn mazes at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm, learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City feel the weight of a just picked cabbage at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City take a hay wagon ride to pick their own pumpkins at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City pick a pie pumpkin from the fields at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade student from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City finds just the right pie pumpkin from the fields at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City pick pie pumpkins from the fields at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City run through one of the corn mazes at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm, learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City check out just picked carrots at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City find an elevated tower in corn corn maze to help them find their way out at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm, learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City take a hay wagon ride after picking their own pumpkins at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune
Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City hop out the hay wagon to find a pie pumpkin to pick at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

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Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City pick their way through one of the corn mazes at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm, learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City feel the weight of a just picked cabbage at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City take a hay wagon ride to pick their own pumpkins at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City pick a pie pumpkin from the fields at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade student from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City finds just the right pie pumpkin from the fields at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City pick pie pumpkins from the fields at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City run through one of the corn mazes at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm, learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City check out just picked carrots at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City find an elevated tower in corn corn maze to help them find their way out at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm, learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City take a hay wagon ride after picking their own pumpkins at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City hop out the hay wagon to find a pie pumpkin to pick at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City pick pie pumpkins from the fields at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City pick pie pumpkins from the fields at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City feel the weight of a just picked cabbage at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze. Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune Fourth grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City hop out the hay wagon to find a pie pumpkin to pick at Black Island Farm in Syracuse Tuesday September 16. The field trip was to help them learn where their food comes from. Students picked pumpkins, took a wagon ride through the farm , learned about farm animals and explored the corn maze.

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· September 16, 2014 2:28 pm

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More than 50 fourth-grade students from Backman Elementary School in Salt Lake City picked pumpkins, above, rode on a wagon, learned about farm animals and ventured into a corn maze Tuesday on a field trip to Black Island Farm in Syracuse., The smell of freshly picked corn, right, garnered interest from one of the fourth graders. The purpose of the field trip was to learn where food comes from. Tuesday's exposure to farm life was a first for many of the elementary school students.