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2012 Summer Programs

Summer Programs

Children to Farmers: Programs for Children Ages 4 - 15

Through our summer programs we seek to connect children to where their food comes from, and to teach them healthy living skills that are good for themselves and for our planet. All children take part in the daily operations of the Farm, which include caring for the animals, tending the garden, carrying out maintenance and marketing products at the farm stand. Our goal is to strike a balance between allowing the children to simply be on the Farm and giving them space to "look at the clouds" while instilling in them a strong sense of responsibility for our Farm, our community and the work that needs to be done.

Everyone is Welcome!
The Farm is a special place for all children. We welcome everyone, and willingly make special accommodations for children who come from a wide range of life paths. Please help us to give your child the most successful Farm experience possible by providing us with his/her complete medical and developmental information upon registration.

Teaching Staff
Our teaching staff is comprised of year-round professional Farm staff as well as seasonally-hired certified teachers and college students. Many of our seasonal instructors return year after year to teach. New, energetic and talented teachers are always welcomed. We actively encourage our teachers to use their individual talents and strengths to enrich our programming. This keeps our offerings fresh and alive!

For detailed information on these Summer Programs please select the program below:

Summer program for very young ones!
Forest Explorers 3 - 5

Our classic Summer Farm programs:

Budding Farmers (BF) 4+5
Young Farmers (YF) 6+7
Growing Farmers (GF) 8-10
Working Farmers (WF) 11+
LIT (volunteer) and TWC (paid positions) for High School Students

Summer Schedule 2012

WEEK	Forest Explorers	BF, YF,GF	WF
1		June 18 - 21	June 18 - 22
2	June 26 - 28	June 25 - 28	June 25 - 29
3	July 3, 5, 6	July 2, 3, 5, 6	July 2, 3, 5, 6*
4		July 9 - 12	July 9 - 13
5		July 16 - 19	Julyl 16 - 20
6	July 24 - 26	July 23 - 26	July 23 - 27
7	July 31 - August 2	July 30 - August 2	July 30 - August 3
8	August 7 - 9	August 6 - 9	August 6 - 9*
9	August 14 - 16	August 13 - 16	August 13 - 17
10	August 21 - 23	August 20 - 23	August 20 - 24

* 4 day week instead of 5-day week

Priority Summer Registration from January 15th through March 15 for members $100 or greater. To check on your membership status please send an e-mail to tumbrell.ncorganic@verizon.net. If you would like to become a member or would like to renew your membership you can do so at the same time you sign up for a summer program.

“Having young children on the farm who are allowed to be children with loving teachers and guides is the magic elixir that makes the whole project seem more than worthwhile. A farm without children, especially small children, lacks a certain joie de vivre, a certain excitement about whatever is coming next, about preparation and completion, about youth development and imagination, about what makes a “space” special and sacred…. It is the pure joy of childish discovery of bugs and snails, frogs, tadpoles and painted turtles, the discovery of walking sticks, daisy halos, silvered cobwebs in the morning dew that recollects the salad days of my own childhood when being a child was carefree (and timeless); when becoming lost in time, space and reverie was what those halcyon days were meant for and playing in the brook was considered constructive recreation.”

Excerpt from “Farmer’s Diary” by John Lee, Manager of Allandale Farm, published in Edible Boston, Fall 2008.