What will your child experience during camp?

WHO IS THIS CAMP FOR?

Children who love animals and the outdoors. Farm experience is not required or needed. If your child loves playing, crafting and exploring in nature, they will be the perfect fit.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY WILL LEARN

Gardening:

• Identifying seed families and plants in different stages of growth 
• Planting, weeding, mulching, traditional composting and vermicomposting, soil building, etc.

Animals:

• Hands-on caring for animals (feeding pigs and chickens), observing sheep and cattle
• Animal husbandry and their role in regenerative farming
• Animal behaviours and natural tendencies, birthing, etc.
• Honey bees (behaviour and honey production)

Creating and Playing with others:

• Outdoor games like capture the flag, tag, kickball, water fights, scavenger hunts and lawn games such as bocce ball, croquet and ladder ball
• Crafts using upcycled and natural materials such as bird feeders, felted soap, painted rocks, garden ornaments, etc.

Cooking/Food production:

• Foraging their own salad and making a simple dressing
• Grinding flour presentation
• Making butter 
• Discussion about where food comes from, food miles, animal welfare, etc.

THURSDAY SMOKIE ON A BUN LUNCH

On Thursday we will be providing a special lunch for the campers!  After learning about where food comes from throughout the week, this lunch ties it all together.  The campers will forage ingredients for salad, make a simple salad dressing and pair it with a Farm One Forty smokie on a bun for a delicious and nutritious lunch that day.  If you’d rather pack your child a lunch that is completely fine too, just let us know.