Food Love Farm Camp is the tastiest camp in town! This camp is designed to encourage children to feel and understand their connection to themselves, their community, the Earth, and the food they eat. Throughout the week, kids will learn about food, farming, and the environment by engaging in activities related to our daily theme. Campers will spend each morning helping with farm chores, harvesting produce, and preparing lunch together. Each afternoon we will share a farm-fresh meal, followed by a nature-inspired craft or game. This camp is kept small to encourage campers and staff to create a community-like environment and to ensure each child feels fully involved in daily farm life. Don’t be suprised when kids who attend camp come home excited to share their love of a new fresh veggie they love, or healthy recipes and habits for maintaining wellness! In addition to sharing a love for fresh, healthy food, we hope to inspire campers to participate in our local food system and community!
2023 Summer Camp Dates & Details
Session 1: June 26 – 30
Session 2: July 10 – 14
Session 3: July 24 – 28
Session 4: August 7 – 11
Ages: 6 to 11
Junior Camp Counselors: 12 to 14
Senior Camp Counselors: 15 to 18
Group Size: limited to 25 campers
Hours: 9 am to 3 pm, Monday through Friday
Registration: $395/week
Schedule
Drop-off between 8:45 – 9:00 am
Camp begins at 9am
Camp finishes at 2:45
Pickup campers before 3:00pm.
Farm Lunch
Lunch will be a simple, vegetarian, farm-fresh meal, prepared in our solar oven! Our lunch menus this year will include rice/bean/veggie tacos, zucchini lasagna, veggie frittata, spring rolls, tamales, and roasted veggies, and a fresh salad with each meal. We encourage all campers to be adventurous in their eating while on the farm, but we also understand that kids have food restrictions and preferences. If your child has an allergy or food restriction, or you feel they might not be interested in our farm lunch, you are welcome to send them to camp with additional food for lunchtime.
What to Bring
Please make sure your child has a water bottle, sunscreen, and a hat each day. We have drinking water available to fill up water bottles.
Registration & Scholarships
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Scholarships!
The scholarship application period has closed for 2023. Sign up for our Enews to stay tuned for more scholarship opportunities next year!
If you would like to donate to the scholarship fund, please contact us or donate here.
Want to be a Camp Counselor?
Junior Camp Counselor
Junior camp couneslors participate in most camp activities and also help instruct the younger campers. It’s a great option for those who are too old to be a camper but still want to be participate.
Ages: 12 to 14
Group Size: limited to 3 jr. counselors per session
Hours: 9 am to 3 pm, Monday through Friday
Registration: $250/week
Senior Camp Counselors
Senior camp counselors participate as leaders in camp activities. It is an excellent opportunity to learn by guiding younger campers through the projects and lead by example. This is perfect for campers who have aged out of the program but would still really love to learn and grow more on the farm. For more details, contact Farmer Bri.
Questions?
If you would like more information please email info@sierraharvest.org or call (530) 265-2343
Directions to Food Love Farm:
The Food Love Farm is located at 16200 Lake Vera Purdon Road in Nevada City. From Nevada City, take N Bloomfield Road from Hwy 49, and turn left on Lake Vera Purdon Rd. Look for the Burton Homestead on the left-hand side and teepees, right before Excelsior Ditch Rd.
