Arcadia Farm Camp
Our camp programs are all about Farming, Food, and Fun.
FARMING
Campers learn about daily farm life.
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From morning chores like watering, harvesting, and collecting eggs to planting seeds and tilling
garden beds
Kids get to be the farmers during each week of
Arcadia Farm Camp.
FOOD
Campers explore the delicious world of sustainable food through activities like taste tests, menu designs, chef demos, and hands-on preparation of simple dishes and snacks.
Plus, all of the veggies come straight from the Groundhog Garden and Dogue Farm, our
production farm.
FUN
At Arcadia Farm Camp, kids have fun!
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We combine learning and play in a safe, interactive outdoor environment.
Each day includes free time guided campers’ own interests and choices.
Campers spend time in the Groundhog Garden and Natural Play Space, as well as active, educational games led by experienced staff.
Activities and Visiting Educators
Arcadia Farm is a place of wonder and discovery. Campers are surrounded by a bounty of vegetables and beautiful spaces. The Groundhog Garden, Arcadia’s educational youth space, is a plot in the middle of the four-acre Arcadia Farm. It is designed specifically to engage the elementary-aged audience – to inspire them, to excite them, and to invoke questions and discoveries!
During a day at Farm Camp, our activities could range from compost explorations and making fresh salsa, to time with Visiting Educators who share their knowledge for farm topics from bees to goats!
Our Visiting Educators are partners of Arcadia who come from across Virginia and DC. They are dedicated and delighted to conduct sessions with our Farm Campers. The activities each week vary according to theme week but all sessions include food and farming activities like harvesting, weeding, making recipes, and more.
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