Farm Kids Day Camp
Blue Mountain Land Trust and Welcome Table Farm team up each summer to offer week-long day camp sessions to learn about life on a small organic farm. Farm Kids engages children in grades 1-4 to explore and discover local food systems through hands-on activities and games. Let’s not forget the wonders of Yellowhawk Creek at the end of each day!
🌱 NEW FOR 2024: KINDER SPROUTS 🌱
Farm-based fun and exploration for the pre-Ks and kinders.
Learn more about the program below!
CAMP IS IN SESSION.
🌱 NEW for 2024: Kinder Sprouts 🌱
Farm-based fun and exploration for pre-Ks and kinders.
Tuesday, June 25th - Friday, June 28th
8:30 - 11:30 am
Preschool-aged children will participate in hands-on activities, discovery walks, and creative play, including tasting food fresh from the field, looking for bugs, picking flowers, and wading in the shallows of Yellowhawk Creek.
Participants should bring a snack and water bottle, and wear sunscreen, sunhat, and clothes for getting dirty and wet. Limited to 10 participants. Open for 4-5 year-olds. Camp runs from 8:30-11:30 am, Tuesday through Friday.
Registration packets will be emailed prior to camp. Scholarships and financial aid available.
🫛 Farm Kids🫛
Farm-based fun and exploration for grades 1-4.
Week 1: July 15 - 19
Week 2: July 22 - 26
Week 3: July 19 - August 2
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Let’s catch and identify beneficial pollinators that help our foods and flowers grow. Discover critter's wild (and not-so-wild) life cycle on the organic farm and surrounding habitat of Yellowhawk Creek. Meet the beloved four-legged friends, pigs, and goats of Welcome Table Farm. Learn how local farms feed our community. Get a sneak peek at CSA box prep, discover insects in the field, and make delicious snacks with fresh ingredients. Guest instructors join us each week, like our favorite Whitman professor Heidi Dobson to teach us about insects and bees.
Sign up for one week or three. Each session is a little different and just as much fun!
Limited to 15 participants per week. Open to children entering 1st to 4th grade.
Camp runs from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Registration packets will be emailed prior to camp. Scholarships and financial aid available.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Drop-off is between 8:15 -8:30 am. Please, no early arrivals as our instructors are prepping camp before 8:15 am.
Pick-up requires a parent's signature. If someone else picks up your child, they must be listed on the Departure Release Form. Staff will require the individual to show ID.
KINDER SPROUTS CAMP: Please let us know if you have issues picking your child up by 11:00 am. Staff will stay on-site until all children are picked up.
FARM KIDS CAMP: Please let us know if you have issues picking your child up by 1:00 pm. Staff will stay on-site until all children are picked up. -
Yes, please fill out the form here to be added to the waitlist. If space becomes available, we will contact you. Please respond ASAP to confirm registration. Spots usually open up 1-2 days before camp. Be near your phone! If you don't hear anything, unfortunately, a spot has not opened up.
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Yes, subject to availability. Contact bmlt@bmlt.org to request.
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Financial assistance is available. We want to make sure every child has a chance to experience Farm Kids Camp. On the Eventbrite registration page, there are two ticket options per camp week available to ensure every child can attend. Need financial aid? Opt for our scholarship ticket under each week at checkout.
PLEASE NOTE: Full scholarships are available. Please complete this form here.
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Cancellations have associated costs, including transaction fees, materials, instructor and staff time. In order to maintain the sustainability of our programs, our fees & refund policy is applied to all registrations.
The refund and fees policy is as follows:
Nonrefundable
Participants asked to leave due to behavioral issues will not receive a refund.
Donations.
Cancellations
Between 14 days - 4 days before the session start date – 75% refund
3 days prior to session start date - 50% refund
1 day of session start date – no refund. Please contact us with a cancellation/refund request due to extraneous or COVID related circumstances.
Any session canceled or postponed by Blue Mountain Land Trust is eligible for a full refund.
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We’re currently following CDC guidelines for all BMLT sponsored events. Please stay home if you are feeling unwell. Access our Farm Kids Camp Protocol 2024 here.
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Staff, campers, and families will report to the camp administrator, Emily Asmus of Welcome Table Farm emily@welcometablefarm.com or call (509) 525-3136
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Heat advisories will be taken seriously and camp will be subject to early release times or cancellation. Access our Farm Kids Camp Protocol here. If you have any questions, please contact us at bmlt@bmlt.org or 509-525-3136.
Is your favorite week full? Join the waitlist below.
Farm Hosts
Farmer Emily
Farmer Emily Asmus likes team sports, such as small scale farming and Ultimate Frisbee. She loves to hear the owls at night and see the sun rise in the morning. She really likes growing lots of flowers because they are beautiful and make people happy. She and Andy started Welcome Table Farm in 2007.
Farmer Andy
Farmer Andy Asmus loves to play by the creek, plant trees, climb trees, and explore the wild places of our farm. He takes great satisfaction in mowing paths and popping out thistles. He also is an ISA Certified Arborist and runs Birdseye Tree Care.
