Summer 2022 in the Learning Garden!

Summer 2022 in the Learning Garden!

A weekly drop-off program for school-age youth (rising 1st through 8th graders).

Weekly Sessions Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

$265 for each full week M-F (scholarship tickets available)

$165 for each Mini Camp Week (3 consecutive days in July and August)

Join us for a summer like no other! This small-group, outdoor, shortened summer program may not look like it has in past summers, due to the impact of the pandemic on program delivery, but we look forward to spending time outdoors on the farm with our community of learners to celebrate the summer and the growing season together!  

Youth will be immersed in this working farm and will interact daily with the farming experience, including caring for our hens and fiber-producing angora rabbits, growing and harvesting their own food in the Learning Garden, and learning about insects, compost,  plants, trees, soil health, nutrition, pollinators, and more through hands-on exploration. 

Guided by an enthusiastic team of educators, each session includes socially-distanced games, farm walks, stories, art projects, science experiments, animal interactions, music, movement, water play, and cool-down breaks with popsicles or iced tea we make from garden herbs. Participants will harvest from the Learning Garden, and bring home produce for sharing, along with recipes for some of our favorite Learning Garden snacks!

Participants will interact with fresh produce daily, whether it’s picking and snacking on raspberries, cucumbers, and carrots, or using garden harvests to make a vegan recipe together for tasting.  

Summer in the Learning Garden Program Schedule

Full Week 1:  M-F June 20-24. * Postponed due to extension of school year in some districts

Full Week 2:  M-F June 27-July 1  at capacity

Mini Week 3:  W-F July 6-8 at capacity

Full Week 4:  M-F July 11-15 at capacity

Full Week 5:  M-F July 18-22

Full Week 6:  M-F July 25-29

Full Week 7:  M-F August 1-5

Full Week 8: M-F August 8-12  at capacity

Full Week 9:  M-F August 15-19

Full Week 10:  M-F August 22-26

Mini Week 11: M-W August 29-31

 Sessions are 3 hours, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. rain or shine!

Please review the Participants Preparation Pages shared with registrants leading up to the first day of the program. 

Summer 2022 will more fully introduce the new Learning Garden Cottage, a 16’ x 26’ sheltered, indoor space with windows and barn doors situated to open for utmost airflow. The Cottage enables us to provide consistency of programming during inclement weather.  

*Please review the COVID-19 Guidelines for All WFCF Learning Garden Participants and Visitors, updated as needed.