Summer Farm Camp Gathering - Maine

Hosted by: Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, Liberation Farms and Farm-Based Education Network

Register by 11/6

Farm-based educators at the Smith Center at Wolfe's Neck in 2024

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Do you run summer camp on your farm? Join other farm camp educators and operators for an in-person learning experience! Visit Wolfe's Neck Center and Liberation Farms on Friday morning, then come to Wolfe's Neck for workshops, meals and conversation.

Build your community of camp people, share favorite crafts and activities, learn about others’ policies and procedures, reimagine staff training, get feedback on challenging conversations…and more!  Whether you’re just starting out or have been running a farm camp for years, you’re welcome at this program. 

What: Gathering for farm summer camp operators and those interested in pursuing farm-based camp and field trip programming

Topics covered: Loosely facilitated peer-led conversations on several topics (including but not limited to):

• Building a successful counselor in training program

• Camp policies, procedures, handbooks

• Camp staff: hiring, training, feedback, preventing burnout 

• Financial accessibility in farm programming 

• Favorite farm crafts and other make and take activities & field games 

• Intergenerational mentorship on educational farms

• Marketing and outreach tools for recruiting campers & tips and tools for building camp community

• School field trips: outreach to schools, designing the trips, and knowing if you're successful 

• Strategies for supporting neurodivergent learners 

• Teenagers! Strategies for teens engaged with the farm

When: November 13 - 14, 2026

Cost: Free to attend. Travel and lodging not included. 

Registration: Open now until 11/6 or until filled (capacity is 50)

Where: Wolfe’s Neck Center for Environment and Agriculture in Freeport, ME with a site visit Friday to Liberation Farms, Wells, ME (transport yourself)

Questions? Contact Vera or Katie: vsimonnobes@shelburnefarms.org, kwilliams@wolfesneck.org