2019 Farm Camp! (July and August)
Summer on the Farm! Camp allows children to experience the farm and surrounding creek and woodlands through active, creative, and fun activities. The program nurtures an understanding of and deep reverence for our land and the food that it provides, and incorporates the arts to allow us to imagine how the plants, animals, and elements of the farm and wilderness shape and strengthen us, even giving us superpowers!
Staff and participants work and learn together, as an extended farm family does, to accomplish basic daily farm tasks such as feeding the sheep, collecting the chickens' eggs, planting and harvesting herbs and vegetables and flowers, building structures, and cooking and eating together. Surrounding these activities, we explore and celebrate the wondrous nature around us, learn some of the sustainable ways of the area's earlier inhabitants, and process these experiences through games and the arts to transform ourselves into superheroes with special powers drawn from the land.
"...weaving information, history, insight, hands on activity, and song truly engaged our children which will inevitably spark future stewards of the land. We look forward to many more collaborative experiences with Seed Song Farm!"
-Holly Heppner, teacher and volunteer at the AJ Williams African Roots Library, Kingston NY
"Joey my 11-year old grandson absolutely loves Seed Song Farm!!! All the way home after an afternoon spent singing, exploring, planting, and learning about and collecting and cooking maple syrup, he just kept saying can we go back, I had so much fun and everyone is so nice there! Thanks, Seed Song Farm!"
-Carol Warren, grandparent
Please register for our programs early, as the size of the program will be limited.
Please note that prior to attending one-week camps, parents will need to submit the immunization records and other medical/dietary/behavior treatment plans requested on the camp registration form, prior to the child(ren)'s first day of camp.
NYS laws regarding Summer Camps:
https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/3601.pdf
Summer on the Farm! Camp allows children to experience the farm and surrounding creek and woodlands through active, creative, and fun activities. The program nurtures an understanding of and deep reverence for our land and the food that it provides, and incorporates the arts to allow us to imagine how the plants, animals, and elements of the farm and wilderness shape and strengthen us, even giving us superpowers!
Staff and participants work and learn together, as an extended farm family does, to accomplish basic daily farm tasks such as feeding the sheep, collecting the chickens' eggs, planting and harvesting herbs and vegetables and flowers, building structures, and cooking and eating together. Surrounding these activities, we explore and celebrate the wondrous nature around us, learn some of the sustainable ways of the area's earlier inhabitants, and process these experiences through games and the arts to transform ourselves into superheroes with special powers drawn from the land.
"...weaving information, history, insight, hands on activity, and song truly engaged our children which will inevitably spark future stewards of the land. We look forward to many more collaborative experiences with Seed Song Farm!"
-Holly Heppner, teacher and volunteer at the AJ Williams African Roots Library, Kingston NY
"Joey my 11-year old grandson absolutely loves Seed Song Farm!!! All the way home after an afternoon spent singing, exploring, planting, and learning about and collecting and cooking maple syrup, he just kept saying can we go back, I had so much fun and everyone is so nice there! Thanks, Seed Song Farm!"
-Carol Warren, grandparent
Please register for our programs early, as the size of the program will be limited.
Please note that prior to attending one-week camps, parents will need to submit the immunization records and other medical/dietary/behavior treatment plans requested on the camp registration form, prior to the child(ren)'s first day of camp.
NYS laws regarding Summer Camps:
https://www.health.ny.gov/publications/3601.pdf
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Ages 5 and older (see Age 2-4 information further below):
One-Week SUMMER ON THE FARM! Summer Camp programs (Ages 5 and up, see below for younger ages):
Cost: We have received funding to make our camp programs available to all income levels, please don't let cost prevent your child from attending-- contact us. Unassisted Cost $325 per week, $275 each additional child.
Times: 9am-3pm, Before & After care available from 8am-5pm or longer by arrangement. Half Day 9am-12 for 5-6 yr olds available.
After/ Before Care: available 8am-5pm or longer by arrangement: $15/hr (24 hour advance notice)
What to Bring: Brown bag lunch and two snacks, sunscreen and/or long sleeved clothing, a hat with a brim, shoes and clothes that can get wet or dirty, bathing suit, towel, and a water bottle.
First Time visitor? Parent/Guardian please stay until child feels secure and be available for lunchtime pickup on the first day if needed.
Ages 13 and older: inquire about special opportunities for teens and adults.
FREE Summer on the Farm! Camp Open Houses
Thursday & Friday June 27-28 at 10-11am and 2-3pm
A short tour of the farm for youth and their parent(s)/guardian(s) including some sample activities, as a glimpse of what Summer on the Farm! camp is like.
Cost: FREE. Please RSVP with names & ages of children, even at the last moment, to info@SeedSongFarm.org or (845)383-1528
Summer on the Farm! Camp Preview Day Programs
Thursday & Friday June 27-28, 9am-3pm.
2 Days of farm, nature, arts, and fun activities as a full preview of what Summer on the Farm! camp holds.
Unassisted Cost: $65 per day. Please click on the Registration Form link above or below to register.
Summer on the Farm! Camp 1-Week Programs
Week 1: Monday, July 1 to Friday, July 5 – FIRE wind water WORKS
Explore each of the four elements – earth, fire, wind, and water – and their special powers. Build a model boat, make a windmill, cook and dry with the sun, build an earth stove. Taste vegetables grown with earth, water and sun, feed your body and imagination with their powers. Build a fire in our brick oven to make your own pizza at our 4th of July Fire wind water Works celebration.
Week 2: Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12 – Return to the Trees
Explore the primal primate inside you during this week of monkeying in, around, with, and for trees. Special guest from 'One Little Tree' will lead art activities..
Week 3: Monday, July 15 to Friday, July 19 – Sheep, Chickens & Wild Animals
Care for the animals of the farm and forest and learn about them. Choose a mammal, reptile, amphibian, insect, bird, fish, or microorganism animal spirit guide, and explore how its gifts may change you. Make an animal mask, listen to animal stories from the many past and present cultural traditions of Kingston. Create a song, dance, costume, or sculpture. At Friday's Council of All Beings, share with the group your animal spirit and the work that it inspired.
Week 4: Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26 - The Land Grows Music
Make home-grown music, songs, and musical instruments. Ends with a performance, then the Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival July 27-28.
Week 5: Monday, July 29 to Friday, August 2 – SuperPlants of the Farm & Forest
Learn about and taste how the wild and cultivated plants at Seed Song Farm can give you super powers including strong muscles, day and night vision, and fast healing. Walk in the woods to find secret wild plants. Use seeds, leaves, and petals to create works of art. Seed, plant, care for, harvest, and eat the vegetables, herbs, flowers, and berries that give us super powers.
Week 6: August 5 through August 9 - Esopus Village Back in Time
Travel back in time and explore the lifeways and wisdom of the Lenape people of the 1500's that lived on and farmed this land along Esopus Creek. Work in the wicwam, play traditional games, meet around the fire pit, and cultivate the field of corn, beans, squash, and other heritage crops with members of Neetopk Keetopk (educational Native American and Allies group). Explore the woods and creek, find signs of wildlife. Make tools and art from natural materials, sing songs, and tell stories.
Week 7: August 12 through August 16- Young Seed Song Farmers Week
A whole week of plants, pollinating insects, preparing farm snacks, and exploring the work and play of a Seed Song Sustainable Farmer. Learn permacultural techniques, help staff a farmstand and prepare for CSA distribution, sing songs of food and farming, play in the dirt, and participate in the all aspects of bringing food from seed and soil to table and market.
Week 8: August 19 through August 23- Best of Seed Song Summer Camp!
A week full of the most popular activities from the previous camp weeks. Campers will help decide-- will it be the waterslide? harvesting berries for the solar oven fruitcake? studying insects? Art with special guests? making flower bouquets? The chicken and fox game? playing a song with the band? Whichever we choose, its a guaranteed week of fun!
Week 9: August 26 through August 30: Esopus Village Back in Time part 2
Travel back in time and explore the lifeways and wisdom of the Lenape people of the 1500's that lived on and farmed this land along Esopus Creek. Work in the wicwam, play traditional games, meet around the fire pit, and cultivate the field of corn, beans, squash, and other heritage crops with members of Neetopk Keetopk (educational Native American and allies group). Explore the woods and creek, find signs of wildlife. Make tools and art from natural materials, sing songs, and tell stories.
Ages 2-4 and younger:
1.5-hour programs for Ages 2-4 with parent or guardian
This year we have extended our options for 2-4 year old and younger children accompanied by parents with 10:00am - 11:30 morning programs that mirror the themes for the older children that week. 4-year olds that are ready may join unaccompanied the full-week camps for full (9-3) or half days.
As a short part of each program, older children will share their work of the week with the younger children. Songs, a themed activity, picking and/or tasting farm products, and sometimes a short haywagon ride round out the visits.
Dates: Wednesday August 21 & 28, 10-11:30am. Click on the link below to register. Watch for additional dates.
Cost: We have received funding to make our camp programs available to all income levels, please don't let cost prevent your child from attending-- contact us. Unassisted Cost $20 per child, each additional child $15.
Location: Seed Song Farm, 160 Esopus Avenue, Kingston, NY
Espanol: Si, nosotros hablamos espanol.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Training, CPR and background checks of the staff:
What is the age range of the camp staff? Currently 2 x 50's, 1 x 40's, 2 x 30's, 2 x 20's, teen Counsellors-in-Training (CIT's) & helpers.
What is the ratio of staff:campers? It ranges between 1:6 and 1:12, with a minimum of 2 staff on hand.
How do you prepare for medical emergencies and health issues? Our staff is trained and certified in First Aid by the Red Cross. The training teaches when it is appropriate to call 911. One of Seed Song Center's board members is highly active with, and travels widely as a volunteer for, Red Cross and has put together our emergency plan. Another board member is a Registered Nurse and serves as our Medical Director.
Do you have a typical daily schedule? We have a default schedule, we adapt it as each week progresses based on camper excitement:
9:00 morning hands-on task and play
9:15 morning circle and farm care activities
10:00 learning theme activity
10:45 snack
11:00 game or arts/crafts/building activities
12:00 lunch and play
1:00 learning theme and/or multi-arts and building activities
2:30 singing/ game/ closure
3:00 pickup
Are lunch/snacks provided, or should we send the child with lunch and snacks? There will be fresh farm snacks but lunch and 2 snacks need to be provided (see registration info on website). Please pack lunches that do not need to be refrigerated.
Questions? Please contact us at info@seedsongfarm.org or leave a message at 845-383-1528 and we'll call you back.
One-Week SUMMER ON THE FARM! Summer Camp programs (Ages 5 and up, see below for younger ages):
Cost: We have received funding to make our camp programs available to all income levels, please don't let cost prevent your child from attending-- contact us. Unassisted Cost $325 per week, $275 each additional child.
Times: 9am-3pm, Before & After care available from 8am-5pm or longer by arrangement. Half Day 9am-12 for 5-6 yr olds available.
After/ Before Care: available 8am-5pm or longer by arrangement: $15/hr (24 hour advance notice)
What to Bring: Brown bag lunch and two snacks, sunscreen and/or long sleeved clothing, a hat with a brim, shoes and clothes that can get wet or dirty, bathing suit, towel, and a water bottle.
First Time visitor? Parent/Guardian please stay until child feels secure and be available for lunchtime pickup on the first day if needed.
Ages 13 and older: inquire about special opportunities for teens and adults.
FREE Summer on the Farm! Camp Open Houses
Thursday & Friday June 27-28 at 10-11am and 2-3pm
A short tour of the farm for youth and their parent(s)/guardian(s) including some sample activities, as a glimpse of what Summer on the Farm! camp is like.
Cost: FREE. Please RSVP with names & ages of children, even at the last moment, to info@SeedSongFarm.org or (845)383-1528
Summer on the Farm! Camp Preview Day Programs
Thursday & Friday June 27-28, 9am-3pm.
2 Days of farm, nature, arts, and fun activities as a full preview of what Summer on the Farm! camp holds.
Unassisted Cost: $65 per day. Please click on the Registration Form link above or below to register.
Summer on the Farm! Camp 1-Week Programs
Week 1: Monday, July 1 to Friday, July 5 – FIRE wind water WORKS
Explore each of the four elements – earth, fire, wind, and water – and their special powers. Build a model boat, make a windmill, cook and dry with the sun, build an earth stove. Taste vegetables grown with earth, water and sun, feed your body and imagination with their powers. Build a fire in our brick oven to make your own pizza at our 4th of July Fire wind water Works celebration.
Week 2: Monday, July 8 to Friday, July 12 – Return to the Trees
Explore the primal primate inside you during this week of monkeying in, around, with, and for trees. Special guest from 'One Little Tree' will lead art activities..
Week 3: Monday, July 15 to Friday, July 19 – Sheep, Chickens & Wild Animals
Care for the animals of the farm and forest and learn about them. Choose a mammal, reptile, amphibian, insect, bird, fish, or microorganism animal spirit guide, and explore how its gifts may change you. Make an animal mask, listen to animal stories from the many past and present cultural traditions of Kingston. Create a song, dance, costume, or sculpture. At Friday's Council of All Beings, share with the group your animal spirit and the work that it inspired.
Week 4: Monday, July 22 to Friday, July 26 - The Land Grows Music
Make home-grown music, songs, and musical instruments. Ends with a performance, then the Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival July 27-28.
Week 5: Monday, July 29 to Friday, August 2 – SuperPlants of the Farm & Forest
Learn about and taste how the wild and cultivated plants at Seed Song Farm can give you super powers including strong muscles, day and night vision, and fast healing. Walk in the woods to find secret wild plants. Use seeds, leaves, and petals to create works of art. Seed, plant, care for, harvest, and eat the vegetables, herbs, flowers, and berries that give us super powers.
Week 6: August 5 through August 9 - Esopus Village Back in Time
Travel back in time and explore the lifeways and wisdom of the Lenape people of the 1500's that lived on and farmed this land along Esopus Creek. Work in the wicwam, play traditional games, meet around the fire pit, and cultivate the field of corn, beans, squash, and other heritage crops with members of Neetopk Keetopk (educational Native American and Allies group). Explore the woods and creek, find signs of wildlife. Make tools and art from natural materials, sing songs, and tell stories.
Week 7: August 12 through August 16- Young Seed Song Farmers Week
A whole week of plants, pollinating insects, preparing farm snacks, and exploring the work and play of a Seed Song Sustainable Farmer. Learn permacultural techniques, help staff a farmstand and prepare for CSA distribution, sing songs of food and farming, play in the dirt, and participate in the all aspects of bringing food from seed and soil to table and market.
Week 8: August 19 through August 23- Best of Seed Song Summer Camp!
A week full of the most popular activities from the previous camp weeks. Campers will help decide-- will it be the waterslide? harvesting berries for the solar oven fruitcake? studying insects? Art with special guests? making flower bouquets? The chicken and fox game? playing a song with the band? Whichever we choose, its a guaranteed week of fun!
Week 9: August 26 through August 30: Esopus Village Back in Time part 2
Travel back in time and explore the lifeways and wisdom of the Lenape people of the 1500's that lived on and farmed this land along Esopus Creek. Work in the wicwam, play traditional games, meet around the fire pit, and cultivate the field of corn, beans, squash, and other heritage crops with members of Neetopk Keetopk (educational Native American and allies group). Explore the woods and creek, find signs of wildlife. Make tools and art from natural materials, sing songs, and tell stories.
Ages 2-4 and younger:
1.5-hour programs for Ages 2-4 with parent or guardian
This year we have extended our options for 2-4 year old and younger children accompanied by parents with 10:00am - 11:30 morning programs that mirror the themes for the older children that week. 4-year olds that are ready may join unaccompanied the full-week camps for full (9-3) or half days.
As a short part of each program, older children will share their work of the week with the younger children. Songs, a themed activity, picking and/or tasting farm products, and sometimes a short haywagon ride round out the visits.
Dates: Wednesday August 21 & 28, 10-11:30am. Click on the link below to register. Watch for additional dates.
Cost: We have received funding to make our camp programs available to all income levels, please don't let cost prevent your child from attending-- contact us. Unassisted Cost $20 per child, each additional child $15.
Location: Seed Song Farm, 160 Esopus Avenue, Kingston, NY
Espanol: Si, nosotros hablamos espanol.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Training, CPR and background checks of the staff:
- We received our official summer camp permit from the Ulster County Dept of Health!
- We have on-site staff trained and certified by the Red Cross in first aid, CPR, AED, and Waterfront Safety.
- All staff have undergone criminal / sexual offender background check through NYJD
What is the age range of the camp staff? Currently 2 x 50's, 1 x 40's, 2 x 30's, 2 x 20's, teen Counsellors-in-Training (CIT's) & helpers.
What is the ratio of staff:campers? It ranges between 1:6 and 1:12, with a minimum of 2 staff on hand.
How do you prepare for medical emergencies and health issues? Our staff is trained and certified in First Aid by the Red Cross. The training teaches when it is appropriate to call 911. One of Seed Song Center's board members is highly active with, and travels widely as a volunteer for, Red Cross and has put together our emergency plan. Another board member is a Registered Nurse and serves as our Medical Director.
Do you have a typical daily schedule? We have a default schedule, we adapt it as each week progresses based on camper excitement:
9:00 morning hands-on task and play
9:15 morning circle and farm care activities
10:00 learning theme activity
10:45 snack
11:00 game or arts/crafts/building activities
12:00 lunch and play
1:00 learning theme and/or multi-arts and building activities
2:30 singing/ game/ closure
3:00 pickup
Are lunch/snacks provided, or should we send the child with lunch and snacks? There will be fresh farm snacks but lunch and 2 snacks need to be provided (see registration info on website). Please pack lunches that do not need to be refrigerated.
Questions? Please contact us at info@seedsongfarm.org or leave a message at 845-383-1528 and we'll call you back.
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