This summer, the Blue Ridge Children’s Museum will partner again with Project GROWS to bring you summer camp opportunities
at their farm in Verona!
June 15-18 (Mon-Thur), 2020
*optional family work day on Friday
8:30am-12:00pm
$150 per camper
Little GROWers Camp (Ages 5-7)
Join us for an exciting week of summer camp at the Project GROWS farm as we experience the journey of a vegetable from farm to table! Little GROWers will work together to explore the farm, taste-test a variety of produce, spend time tending the garden, and make delicious snacks from vegetables they harvest themselves. We’ll also go on scavenger hunts to find farm creatures like butterflies, worms, and beetles. Campers will have a chance to meet cows and chickens, learn about our amazing pollinator friends like bees that make farming possible, and uncover the mystery of soil and compost.
SKILLS CAMP (Ages 8-10)
*New for 2020!* We will also be offering a special Skills Camp session during Little GROWers, where older students will have a chance to practice more advanced gardening skills with farm staff and go more in-depth with our gardening topics, such as honeybees, cows, and garden insects, from real beekeepers, dairy farmers, and bug experts.
*Optional Friday Family Workday: Join us for an optional Family Workday on Friday from 9:00am-11:00am. Campers must be accompanied by an adult. Children and adults will work in small groups led by Project GROWS staff to complete kid-friendly gardening tasks such as planting, harvesting, and weeding. Bring a lunch and stay afterward for a picnic. Remember to wear closed-toed shoes, a sun hat, a water bottle, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty!
June 22-25 (Mon-Thur), 2020
*optional family work day on Friday
8:30am-12:00pm
$150.00 per camper
LITTLE CHEFS(Ages 5-7)
*New for 2020!* Do you have a child who is always asking to help you in the kitchen? Little Chefs is the perfect opportunity to practice cooking skills with fresh veggies straight from the farm. Little Chefs will play fun games to learn cooking and baking vocabulary, explore the farm to learn where their food comes from, and work in teams to make salads, snacks, and smoothies. We’ll also go on scavenger hunts to explore the garden and see how many colors and flavors we can find together! Campers will leave with recipes, gardening and food preparation skills, and an appreciation of where their food comes from.
SKILLS CAMP (Ages 8-10)
*New for 2020!* We will also be offering a special Skills Camp session during Little Chefs, where older students will have a chance to practice more advanced cooking skills. Activities will include making products with honey and beeswax, and dairy treats like butter and ice cream. We’ll explore food preservation methods like quick pickling, lacto-fermentation, and canning, and we will use the beautiful, fragrant herbs on the farm to make herbal tea, herb bundles, and medicinal salve!
*Optional Friday Family Workday: Join us for an optional Family Workday on Friday from 9:00am-11:00am. Campers must be accompanied by an adult. Children and adults will work in small groups led by Project GROWS staff to complete kid-friendly gardening tasks such as planting, harvesting, and weeding. Bring a lunch and stay afterward for a picnic. Remember to wear closed-toed shoes, a sun hat, a water bottle, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty!
*optional family work day on Friday
8:30am-12:00pm
$150.00 per camper
LITTLE CHEFS(Ages 5-7)
*New for 2020!* Do you have a child who is always asking to help you in the kitchen? Little Chefs is the perfect opportunity to practice cooking skills with fresh veggies straight from the farm. Little Chefs will play fun games to learn cooking and baking vocabulary, explore the farm to learn where their food comes from, and work in teams to make salads, snacks, and smoothies. We’ll also go on scavenger hunts to explore the garden and see how many colors and flavors we can find together! Campers will leave with recipes, gardening and food preparation skills, and an appreciation of where their food comes from.
SKILLS CAMP (Ages 8-10)
*New for 2020!* We will also be offering a special Skills Camp session during Little Chefs, where older students will have a chance to practice more advanced cooking skills. Activities will include making products with honey and beeswax, and dairy treats like butter and ice cream. We’ll explore food preservation methods like quick pickling, lacto-fermentation, and canning, and we will use the beautiful, fragrant herbs on the farm to make herbal tea, herb bundles, and medicinal salve!
*Optional Friday Family Workday: Join us for an optional Family Workday on Friday from 9:00am-11:00am. Campers must be accompanied by an adult. Children and adults will work in small groups led by Project GROWS staff to complete kid-friendly gardening tasks such as planting, harvesting, and weeding. Bring a lunch and stay afterward for a picnic. Remember to wear closed-toed shoes, a sun hat, a water bottle, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty!
