Overview

Every camp session is all about Farm, Food, and Fun! Children learn everything about daily farm life! From morning chores like watering, harvesting, and collecting eggs to planting seeds and tilling garden beds. 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. Campers spend time in the Groundhog Garden and Natural Play Space, as well as active, educational games led by experienced staff.

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.

Additional Information

What should my child bring to camp?

Dress to get dirty! Wear comfortable, cool clothes that can get wet or dirty. Bring the following:

• One snack and a healthy bag lunch (we do not have refrigeration on site).
• Water bottle
• Change of clothes kept in their backpack for the week
• Close-toed shoes
• Sunscreen labeled with your child's name

What food do you provide during the camp day?

We ask that all campers should come with a morning snack and optional bagged lunch. Breakfast is not provided at Farm Camp so please ensure your camper has had a filling breakfast before they start their camp day.

• All children are welcome to take part in our free-lunch program through the Capital Area Food Bank, or you can send your child with a bagged lunch. Vegetarian options are available and all meals through CAFB are free of pork and peanuts. Menus are available at the beginning of each week.
• For those bringing a bagged lunch: Refrigeration is not available. If packing a lunch that needs to be refrigerated, please use an insulated lunch bag with an ice-pack.

Do you offer a Transportation Service?

Round trip Transportation is available from Old Town Alexandria for an additional fee of $150. Drop-off will be from 7:20-7:30am and pick-up will be from 3:15-3:30pm. A Farm Camp Counselor will conduct check in/out, ride along on transportation to look after campers during the trip, and be available for questions from parents.

What forms and documents are required for registration?

During registration, you will be required to complete and/or acknowledge all required forms and waivers for your child to attend Farm Camp. This includes: -Release of Liability -Current Immunization Record -Medication Authorization Form (if applicable) -If this is your child's first time attending Farm Camp, you are required to bring Proof of Identity (POI) on their first day of camp (this is not required on future camp days or in future seasons!).

Do you have a waitlist?

If your registration is moved from off of the waitlist and onto the official registration list, the system will prompt you via email to complete the registration process in full (including the $100 non-refundable deposit).