Week

Camp Name

Grade Level Fall 2013

Camp Description

Price

Week 1 

6/24 – 6/28

Raspberry Week!

Little Chickens  

1^st

This camp will explore the wetlands while we learn how to squawk, buzz and ribbit just like our wild animal friends. Campers will learn how to walk like a chicken and gobble like a turkey as they help to feed and care for our flocks. We will whisper to the worms and daydream with the dragonflies.

$250

Berry Delicious Cooking Camp

4^th, 5^th & 6^th

New in 2013

This is a berry delicious week to be on the farm! Our rapsberry bushes will be in full harvest. We’ll make berry pies, berry popsicles, berry salads, and lots more berry snacks. How do the honey bees help make our berries?  We’ll figure out their secrets and explore more farm critters.  Campers will learn how to make berry jam, we’ll have garden jam music sessions, and everyone will find a surprise in a berry scavenger hunt!

$275

Week 2

7/1 - 7/3

Monday to Wednesday only.

Farm Party! 

1^st – 6^th 

Hooray! The week of the Fourth of July usually marks the beginning of the really hot days of summer, so let's celebrate. We will play games, make music and food, eat together and explore the farm. Don't worry, we will remember to take some breaks to make art, listen to the birds, and reflect on what makes summer so special. Bring your friends to the farm and meet some new ones while you are here!

$170

bring a friend for $160

Week 3

7/8-7/12  

Farm Friends

2^nd & 3^rd

Wow is there a lot to be done on the farm this summer! Zenger Farm is a great place for adventure; campers will get to know all about the farm while they become the farmers, helping tend to the vegetables, checking in on the animals and making sure the wetlands are staying wild. With all that hard work comes a healthy appetite, we will take some time to relax and make snacks from the vegetables we grew ourselves.

$255

Plant Potions

4^th, 5^th & 6^th

The farm has so many magical plants. This week of camp we will delve into the mystical world of those living things that make their own food with sunlight, give us oxygen, food, shelter, and medicines. We will learn about myths, legends and plant science as we harvest, craft, and produce potions to take home!

$275   

Week 4

7/15-7/19  

Farm Friends

2^nd & 3^rd

See week 3 description

$255

Cooking Camp

4^th, 5^th & 6^th

Local, fresh, organic? Of course! Have you ever wondered how to make delicious food for your friends and family? Ever wondered where your food comes from? Each day we will harvest fruits and vegetables straight from the farm and prepare delicious delights to eat with our new camp friends. We will learn what fresh food tastes like as we cook our way through the week. Each week of camp will feature different produce, based on what is in the fields.

$275   

Week 5

7/22-7/26

Bugs & Slugs

2^nd & 3^rd

Hey what is that little critter crawling on that kale plant, did you see it fly away? Was it eating the plant or hunting another bug? This week at camp will be all about our crawling friends, campers will search out bugs, make bug habitats, and practice being a bug Bring your magnifying glass and a gentle sense of adventure as we enter into the world of "bugs" and find out what those little animals do all day on the farm.

$255

Week 6

7/29-8/2   

Little Chickens  

1^st

 See description week 1 

$250

Farm Friends                 

2^nd & 3^rd

 See description week 3

$255

Week 7

8/5-8/9

Little Chickens  

1^st

 See description week 1

$250

Plant Potions

4^th, 5^th & 6^th

 See description week 3

$275

Week 8

8/12-8/16

Fruitopia

2^nd & 3^rd

New in 2013

Did you know most of the things we think of as vegetables are actually fruits? Zenger Farm grows over 70 varieties of fruits and vegetables, and this camp is a true fruitarian’s delight! Campers will receive official Fruitopia access to the bounty of the farm. To get their certification, campers will learn all there is to know about fruit, including how botanists define what a fruit is, when to pick it for maximum fruitiness, and how to make it into delicious dishes! Come ready to dive into the juicy world of sun-ripened fruit!

$255

Cooking Camp

4^th, 5^th & 6^th

See description week 4

$275

Week 9

8/19-8/23

Farm Friends 

2^nd & 3^rd

See description week 3

Chef de Cuisine

7^th, 8^th & 9^th

Get out your best recipes and freshest ideas for this week of cooking challenges. Campers will test their cooking abilities and learn new techniques in the kitchen during this week of epicurean delights. The crops are at our fingertips and you will be the judge as to who can transform them into the tastiest dishes.

$285