Farm Camp at Crystal Spring 2012

We inspire kids to care for farms, the earth, good eating and good times.

 

Join us in our fourth summer of farm camp!  Note a new camp week offered this year – yoga & farm camp!

We welcome children ages 4-15 to join us on our family-run organic farm.  Campers will experience the connections between growing and eating healthy foods and taking care of our bodies and our land.

After a morning circle, we begin each day with animal chores, feeding and watering our lambs, pigs, and chickens.  Over the course of the week we’ll partake in the full process of raising vegetables, herbs, and flowers from soil preparation, direct seeding and transplanting, to watering, weeding, harvesting, washing, and of course eating!  Kids will get dirty in our vegetable fields exploring how a seed turns into a head of lettuce and how many ladybugs live amongst the plants and weeds.  We will taste food as fresh as can be.  Each day will include rest and relaxing with stories after lunch, and we’ll mix up the afternoons with various games, cooking with fresh produce, nature-inspired art, and creative explorations!

We offer two one-week sessions for preschoolers, mornings only; two sessions for 6-12 year old children from 9-3, and one yoga farm camp week for kids ages 8-12.  See Dates & Rates Below

Yoga Farm Camp

New this year –  This camp week will have many of the typical farm camp activities.  In addition, we start and end our day with a yoga practice - stretching, moving, & mindfulness exercises.   The emphasis is on keeping it light, and not on trying to turn ourselves into fancy pretzels.   We’ll incorporate themes and activities to enhance our connections to ourselves, our community, animals, and nature…being grounded, strong, and compassionate towards self and others. Creative expression, reflection, games, and fun! Ages 8-12, Hours 9-3

2012 Dates and Rates

 

 

Junior Counselors!

Positions are available for 13-16 year olds to volunteer their time in exchange for experience gained with young children and farming.  Can volunteer for one or more weeks.   Those interested in learning more about the junior counselor positions or for an application for 13-16 year olds please contact Maura at 729.1112 or maura@crystalspringcsa.com.  Orientation will be held on Saturday June 16th from 10-noon.

Typical Daily Schedule for 6-11 year old program

  • 9:00-9:30  Welcome Circle and Warm up Games
  • 9:30-10:15 Animal Chores
  • 10:15-10:45 Snack
  • 10:45-11:45 Garden or Field project
  • 11:45-12:30 Lunch
  • 12:30-1:15 Reading
  • 1:15-2:30 Choice of Games, Cooking, Craft, Play
  • 2:30-3:00  Clean up, Pack up, Closing Circle

Typical Schedule for Morning Program, Ages 4 and 5

  • 9:00-9:25 Welcome Circle and Warm Up Games
  • 9:25-10:00 Animal Chores
  • 10:00-10:30 Snack and Stories
  • 10:30-11:15 Field and/or Garden Project
  • 11:15-11:45 Games/Craft/Cooking/Play
  • 11:45 Closing Circle

About the Staff

Maura Bannon has lived at Crystal Spring Farm for nine years with her family.  She has extensive experience working with young people, from outdoor leadership and farm education programs, to her recent work in public schools as a licensed clinical social worker, as well as being a mom for nine years, and recently certified as a ChildLight Yoga children’s yoga teacher.  Maura will be joined by talented college-aged camp coordinators as well as junior counselor volunteers.

Registration

CSA members register early starting February 13!  February 20th general registration.

Please download and print the following PDF and mail in with payment to register:  Register Here!

If you have further questions or comments, please contact Maura at maura@crystalspringcsa.com or 729.1112

 

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