In this magical adventure through the garden, campers will see our farm come alive with vibrant vegetables, heroic herbs, fantastic fruits, and rambunctious roots! Tap into your sense of fantasy and discover the wonder and joy of gardening while learning the basics of how to start and care for your very own garden at home. During this week, campers will have the opportunity to plan and create the Camp Garden, which will be tended throughout the summer by other campers!
We are very excited this year to once again be offering this camp focused on farming and leadership skills for campers entering 6-8th grade! Through this program, campers will dive deep into the techniques and theories of farming, and learn how to be exemplary leaders for other young campers excited to be learning on the farm. Throughout the week, campers will practice their leadership skills as they lead games and activities for the littles camp happening that week on the farm.
Animals reign supreme this week at Rocky Creek Farm. Join us for a week of caring for baby chicks, herding sheep and using their wool, and capturing butterflies. You might even learn to give a belly rub to a pig! Through hands on activities, games, and creative projects, campers will learn how to engage with animals, both domestic and wild, in the Rocky Creek Farm community.
Animals reign supreme this week at Rocky Creek Farm. Join us for a week of caring for baby chicks, herding sheep and using their wool, and capturing butterflies. You might even learn to give a belly rub to a pig! Through hands on activities, games, and creative projects, campers will learn how to engage with animals, both domestic and wild, in the Rocky Creek Farm community.
An homage to our first ever farm camp here at Rocky Creek, this week campers will form a deep relationship with the natural areas of the farm, and explore the connections between nature and farming. The forests, grasslands, and marshes will provide the backdrop for creative play, art, and science as campers learn to thrive in the wild. Like coyotes or deer, campers will dash onto the farm for a quick snack, but their home for the week will remain in the woods.
Water splashes through this week of aquatic exploration. See the farm from the perspective of the water that brings it all to life! Starting from the Rocky Creek, the water moves into our fields and pastures and fills our produce and animals. Campers will follow water’s path and discover the creatures and plants, both wild and domestic, that rely on this vital resource.
Have you ever wondered where pickles come from, how pesto is made, or what sauerkraut is? This week campers will become the ultimate foodies, exploring all of the foods produced on the farm and learning new and exciting culinary skills. We will follow the cycle of food from seed to table as we harvest and prepare tasty items from around the farm. Hope you’re hungry!
Flowers are beautiful in sight and scent, but they are also so much more! Come bask in the beauty of flowers as we discover the power of pollinators, the delicacy of edible blossoms, and the many ways to create art from flowers. This week is sure to delight the senses!
This week, campers will form a farmers guild consisting of artists, craftspeople, thespians, and naturalists. Campers will practice self sufficiency as we use the fruits of the farm to create art, construct crafts, and tell the exciting story of farming through theater. Through the process of creation, we will discover the natural beauty of farming as we draw inspiration from the landscape around us.