FARM CAMP summer 2012farm and ecology summer day camps for children
at Turkey Hill and Morris Farms, Maine
Growing nature lovers through hands-in-the dirt fun!
Farm Camp teaches environmental literacy through guided exploration in a variety of habitats. Our campers grow, harvest, and eat organic vegetables, feed and care for farm animals, and learn through nature based-literature, and child-centered, fun activities.
We have two locations, each on small, organic farms in Maine. Turkey Hill Farm Camp, for children ages 4-10, is just minutes from Portland’s Casco Bay Bridge. Farm Camp, at Morris Farm in Wiscasset Maine, is for children 5-12.
Children work and play in small groups of twelve and are led by a teacher and an assistant. Our schedule focuses us daily on four topics, including: (1) the garden, (2) farm animals, (3) forest habitats, and (4) pond life.
Also, each day children do farm chores. Popular activities throughout the summer include:
- hunting for frogs
- building fairy houses
- reading a chapter from Charlotte’s Web
- collecting eggs
- digging up potatoes
- making zucchini muffinsee
- playing in the bean pole teepee
In 2010, Farm Camp was featured on PBS's Emmy Nominated Incredible Maine!. Watch the video.
“My five year old son had such a GREAT time at Farm Camp last week! ...His days were spent feeding animals, catching frogs, and harnessing alpacas. But the best part is that the day felt so... happy, natural, and fun. He came home dirty from head to toe and smiling. He loved it! Thank you for creating such a special place!!”
—Julie Merriam, 2011 parent
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