Montana Farmers Union has designed local, community driven Day Camps. The Montana Farmers Union Ambassadors typically facilitate the day camps with the help and support of the education staff. The day camp is designed to be a scaled-down version of the Arrowpeak Camp experience. Some advantages of the day camp for campers and families are reduced travel and costs, no overnight stays to worry about, and shorter length to fit into busy schedules. MFU can accommodate a wider age range of youth at day camps. 

The typical day camp follows a schedule that includes 4-5 hours of activities depending on location and demand. The campers arrive and parents register them. There are some activities like learning games, coloring, and dancing to get the campers immediately excited and involved. Interactive cooperative games are played by the campers throughout the experience and between activities. There are generally 3-6 stations of learning activities and crafts about agriculture. There is lunch and snacks throughout the day. Parents come to collect their campers and the materials and projects that were completed. 

Everyone who eats is involved in agriculture. Day camps provide curated, accurate knowledge about the work being done on farms and ranches that will grow informed consumers. You may think most of our kids live on farms, but do they know what is going on? Most farms and ranches are limited in the kinds and diversity of commodities they produce. Do the youth know about the vast amount of other agricultural products? It is important that the youth of today prepare to become the farmers, ranchers, and support personnel for agriculture tomorrow. 

Contact: Mary Jenni 406-380-0051

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