Come spend some time on the farm!  Located in York, Maine, [1] Rumsey Farm will be hosting a series of three one-week camps for kids ages 9 and older:

We will focus on farming and homesteading and being self- sufficient in this camp.  Children will experience daily farming chores, care of animals, and gardening.  Lunch will be prepared by the children themselves using local, in season foods, many from our own farm. Each week will have an interest focus and lots of fun and games. During our gardening, we will touch on soil preparation, planting, natural pest control and harvesting.  Throughout the week, while the children spend time with the different farm animals, they will investigate about life cycles, animal uses and predator protection.  We will continually discuss our minimal impact on the land and a respect for our wonderful earth.

 

Students 9 - 16 can sign up for the week they are interested in, or all three!

 

Week 1: July 5-9 focus on poultry, baking/bread making, field trip to poultry farm

 

Week 2: July 12-16 focus on sheep, knitting and crocheting, field trip to two sheep farms

 

Week 3: July 19-23 focus on gardening, herbs and natural remedies, field trip to crop farm

 

Sign up by calling York Parks and Recreation, more info. coming in their summer activity catalog! 207 363 1040

More information may be found at the farm’s [2] website, and a profile on the farm and camp was published in the [3] Portsmouth Herald.