Summer Programs

Summer Camps at the Farm

Brought to you by Project GROWS and the Blue Ridge Children’s Museum

Little GROWers Camp

Ages 5-9

Join us on our 10 magical acres of pasture, gardens, greenhouses, streams, and shade trees as we explore all the farm has to offer.

Campers will investigate the amazing living creatures of the farm, scour the pasture for butterflies, birds, and grasshoppers, and meet animal friends from nearby farms like chickens, lambs, rabbits, and worms!

Be prepared to get dirty as we help out with fun farm tasks like digging up beets, carrots, and potatoes. We’ll also do taste tests of the day’s veggies and make seedballs with wildflower seeds to take home and spread in our neighborhoods.

Lunch and snack provided free of charge through a partnership with Staunton City Schools Summer Feeding Program

Monday, June 24th – Thursday, June 27th

8:30am – 2:30pm

NEW THIS YEAR! We also have several spots at camp reserved for Counselors in Training (CIT) ages 14-16.

More information coming soon!

Junior GROWers Camp

Ages 10-13

Are you ready to take your farm camp experience to the next level? Little GROWers Camp graduates and new campers alike will love our new middle school summer experience! Junior GROWers explore where their food comes from and practice observing, identifying, and drawing the butterflies, birds, bugs, and animals that live here.

With help from our seasoned education staff and guest instructors, we’ll investigate the science of soil, go on tree identification walks, help out on the farm, and make some delicious recipes in our outdoor kitchen. We’ll spend time being active outside, but we’ll also enjoy quiet time working on arts and crafts projects in the shade while snacking on the fruits of our labors.

Lunch and snack provided free of charge through a partnership with Staunton City Schools Summer Feeding Program

Monday, July 8th – Thursday, July 11th

8:30am – 2:30pm

NEW THIS YEAR! We also have several spots at camp reserved for Counselors in Training (CIT) ages 14-16.

More information coming soon!

Registration is open for Summer 2024.

Summer camps are made possible through a close collaboration with the Blue Ridge Children’s Museum in Waynesboro. Registration and payment are made through the museum.

We love summer camp!

See more photos from last year’s camp on our Facebook!

Summer Field Trip Series

During June and July, Project GROWS partners with organizations like the Boys and Girls Club of Waynesboro, Staunton, and Augusta County to host youth on the farm for weekly field trips over an eight-week period.

By making regular visits to the farm during the height of the growing season, students experience the farm at full production, plant their own garden plot and see it through until harvest.

Interested in setting up a weekly summer field trip for your organization or program?

Contact our Director of Education, Nichole Barrows

Every plant is our teacher.

 

 

Our textbook the soil.