About Camp

At Sunbury Urban Farm, children spend their days exploring their world, digging in the garden, splashing in the creek, and building forest forts… all while forging connections, developing confidence and compassion, and gaining a deeper understanding of their ties to the nature and the food that they eat.

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Choose from our standard camp program, Farm Explorers, or several specialty-themed weeks for older children. No matter the program, all day campers will visit the garden, play in the woods, make a craft project, and cook using fresh garden ingredients. Each day will include a variety of structured activities and unstructured discovery time. 

Times & Cost

Full Day: 9 a.m.—3:30 p.m., $275

Half Day: 9 a.m.—12:30 p.m., $150

Explorers Club: 3:30-5:30 p.m., $50

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Free & Flexible Drop-Off: 8-9 a.m.

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Half Days include lunch and are available the following programs:

• Farm Explorers (ages 5-7 only)

• Forest Kindergarten

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Financial assistance is available for all programs. Requests can be made when registering online.

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Lunch & Snacks

At camp, kids help plant, harvest, and cook vegetables straight  from the garden. Each day, a group of campers will help our staff prepare lunch and afternoon snack for everyone. Campers in Farm Explorer will prepare lunch one day during the week and Farm Chef campers will cook everyday. Campers in other programs will help to prepare afternoon snacks.

Since meals are prepared on site and mostly from scratch, most allergens and dietary restrictions can be accommodated. If your camper has dietary restrictions beyond needing meals that are gluten-free, vegetarian, or free of a singular allergen, please contact us before camp to discuss options. 

Explore a little of everything the farm has to offer. Grow veggies in the garden, splash in the creek, play in the forest, make a craft, help cook lunch using fresh-picked ingredients. 

Half day option available.

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Ages: 5-10 (5 year olds must have completed Kindergarten)

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Dates:

Week 1: June 1-5
Week 2: June 8-12
Week 3: June 15-19
Week 4: June 22-26
Week 6: July 6-10

Week 7: July 13-17
Week 8: July 20-24
Week 9:  July 27-31

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Do you like spending peaceful time outdoors? Join us at this relaxing week to create nature art, play story telling games, make your own herbal tea, practice yoga and mindfulness, and spend time reading your favorite book in the forest.

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Ages: 8-13

Dates: 

Week 1: June 1-5
Week 6: July 6-10

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In this video game inspired week, you'll have to work together to learn outdoor skills, complete challenges, and earn points along the way. Search for materials, build structures, and hunt for food, all while fending off wandering monsters. You might be able to survive the wilderness in Minecraft, but can you do it in the real woods of Wildcraft?   

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Ages: 8-13

Dates:

Week 1: June 1-5
Week 6: July 6-10

Learn what it takes to survive in the wilderness. Make fire (with and without matches), construct shelters, practice knot tying and knife use, forage for wild edibles, and cook over an open fire.

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Ages: 8-13

Dates:

Week 2: June 8-12
Week 7: July 13-17

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Be whisked away to a world full of magic and mystery. Whittle your own magic wand, search for magical creatures who call the forest home, forage plants to prepare real herbal potions! 

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Ages: 8-13*

Dates:

Week 3: June 15-19

Week 5: June 29-July 3
Week 8: July 20-24

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*Week 5 is open to 5-7 year olds, too!

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Become one with the wild as you practice camouflage and stealth in the shadows of the forest. Explore elements of martial art movement and parkour, as seen in the movements of native animals. Can you walk silently as a fox, listen like a deer, leap like a squirrel, and run like a coyote?

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Ages: 8-13

Dates:

Week 4: June 22-26
Week 9:  July 27-31

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Using the Scandinavian Forest School model, campers will spend their days exploring, playing, and learning. We'll visit the garden, play in the forest, and stomp in the creek, all while helping them get used to their back-to-school routine.

Half day option available!

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Ages: Entering Kindergarten

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Dates:

Week 10: Aug. 3-7
Week 11: Aug. 10-14

Experience the wilder side of life at the farm! Practice making a campfire, camouflage yourself with mud, learn how to safely use a knife, shoot slingshots, and build dams in the creek. After a week like this, you may never want to play inside again!   

Ages: 5-10

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Dates:

Week 10: Aug. 3-7
Week 11: Aug. 10-14

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What culinary creations can you concoct at camp? Spend each morning harvesting ingredients, learning cooking techniques, and  preparing delicious meals. Then, spend your afternoons playing in the woods! 

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Ages: 11-13

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Dates:

Week 10: Aug. 3-7

Week 11: Aug. 10-14

Teens - gain leadership skills and farm know-how by assisting in the garden, helping pick and prepare veggies for lunch, and helping lead activities for younger campers. 

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Ages: 13-17

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Dates:

Week 1: June 1-5
Week 2: June 8-12
Week 3: June 15-19
Week 4: June 22-26
Week 5: June 30-July 3

Week 6: July 6-10

Week 7: July 13-17
Week 8: July 20-24
Week 9:  July 27-31

Week 10: Aug. 3-7

Week 11: Aug. 10-14