Summer Farm Days

Fairview Gardens has natural places to explore that most people miss on just one visit. During the week, we will climb the Mulberry Tree to spot a screech owl, track animals in the avocado grove and play predator prey in the asparagus jungle. This land offers much to explore in the summer. We'll do our share of harvesting and checking on the baby goats and chickens as well.

Farm Exploration, Harvesting, Cooking and Eating, and Fun.
Experience Nature first hand on the farm

Day camps from June-August

Farm Life and Sprouts Farm

What’s it really like to be a farmer?  Spend your summer learning how to take care of goats or chickens, how to harvest and how a farmers job is never done!  This camp combines farm chores, fun and learning experiences with food and open space.  Campers learn how to make nutritious snacks, shelters, and friends while exploring life on the farm.  Learn to use gardening tools, collect eggs, play traditional games, and complete daily chores.  Children participate in appropriate experiential curriculum that creates a greater sense of themselves as stewards of the land.  Each program is specifically designed to meet the needs of the age group.

Bugs, Slugs, and More

Have you ever used a magnifying glass?  Do you wonder what lurks below the soil?  Join us to explore the farm, the air and the soil in search of anything that slithers, crawls or buzzes. Build a worm bin, sample soil, play games, and create new buggy creatures.  Of course, we’ll eat like a big too, all the sweet fruits of summer. 

Green Planet

Discover the exciting world of food and forests.  Learn more about plants, fruits, and vegetables through fun games and activities.  Design and build your own camp garden.  Learn how to conduct your own experiment in our avocado forest.  We’ll learn how to be green while exploring the farm kid style. 

Flower Power

Would you like to learn to grow your own fruits and vegetables?  Have you ever wondered how a plant eats or breathes?  Do we eat flowers?  In this exciting camp we will explore the wonderful world of plants, fruits, and vegetables by conducting experiments, dissecting flowers, harvesting, crafts, games and more. 

Farmhouse Harvest

A camp for all upcoming chefs, bakers, or just those who love food.  We will learn more about food and cooking as we harvest and prepare a new recipe each day.  We’ll learn cooking skills, create menus, and how to mind our manners.  Bring your appetite for this exciting camp devoted to our health.

Farm Art

Farming may be a science, but it is definitely an art.  Art can be found everywhere on a farm from the beautiful colors of seeds to the patterns on wings.  Join us for a week of artistic exploration.  We will create art from nature, press and dry flowers, make our own recycled paper, and more.

Future Farmers

Work with Us!  Whether you’re tending to the fields, harvesting or building a new shelter for the animals, there is plenty of work for everyone.  Come and lend a hand!  Future Farmers is developed for those wishing to experience the life of a farmer.  You’ll have daily chores and goals for the week.  Participants will focus on teamwork, motivation, independence and greater understanding of our role as stewards of the land.

Times

Our camps are half-day programs.  However, students may choose to attend camp for the full-day.  We all sit down for a sack lunch from 12:00-1:00. Parents wishing to have students stay for the lunch period, but who will not be attending both sessions will be charged an additional $10.00.

What to Bring:

Water bottle (refillable)

Sunscreen

Close Toed Shoes

Art T-shirt

Hat

Snack

Lunch (if full day)

Summer Farm Days Weekly Schedule.

For more information on scheduling contact Tiffany Cooper at 805.967.7369.

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