Micro Growers - Youth Summer Day Camp
Calling all Revelstoke youth who want to spend the summer learning about local food and getting their hands really dirty!
The Revelstoke Local Food Initiative's summer camp program is back for another year, and provides an engaging and educational experience for youth interested in learning about local food, our natural environment and agriculture. Each week campers will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities, including:
Stewardship: Understanding our connection to the land.
Food Literacy: Campers will forge a deeper understanding about their relationship with food and our local food systems.
Gardening: The campers will learn about local food growing, and care for a local garden that will produce food to be donated to the local food bank.
Farming: We will have the opportunity to learn about our local farmers and how they contribute to our community.
Foraging: The campers will learn about what foraging is and how it can be a part of food sources.
Pollinators: Learn about the importance of bees and other pollinators to our local food systems.
Kitchen Skills: Learn important skills for creating + cooking with some foods from the garden.
Sustainability: Explore the world of composting and waste reduction, and how it relates to a sustainable lifestyle.
Climate resilience: Campers will learn how they can make a positive impact on the environment.
Creativity: Campers will participate in creative activities, games and art projects that relate to local food.
Community giving: Campers will learn about contributing to their community through the foodbank and other ways.
The program is led by an experienced and engaged instructor who is passionate about sharing their knowledge and love of local food with the next generation. By the end of each week, campers will have a deeper understanding of where their food comes from and how they can make healthy and sustainable choices.
Age group: 6-10 years old
The camp will run for the following weeks for the 2025 season. Weekly themes to be announced in the Spring, prior to registration which will open in March.
Week #1: July 7th-11th 2025 (half day)
Week #2: July 14th-18th 2025
Week #3: July 21st-25th 2025
Week #4: July 28th-August 1st 2025
Week #5: August 11th-15th 2025
Week #6: August 18th-22nd 2025
Week #7: August 25th-29th 2025 (half day)
Full day cost: $295/week (8:30am-4:30pm) Half day cost: $165/week (8:30am-1:00pm)
A full program plan will be supplied to registered parents prior to the commencement of the camp.
The camp location will depend on the theme of the week (based on seasonal timing), but will bounce between the community gardens, local farms and out at Macpherson. The camp is planned to be an outdoor camp, however there is an indoor weather plan for days that are too warm, heavy rains or if the skies are smoky.
We will only be accepting 12 participants per camp. If upon completing this registration, the Pay option brings you to a waitlist, this means that unfortunately all spots are full. Please fill out the waitlist as we are hoping to accommodate as many families as possible. This camp will have 1 Coordinator and 1 teen volunteer per 12 children, if this situation will not meet the care needs of your child please contact us.
We will not be offering any refunds after payment has been confirmed, unless there are extreme situations.
We will be sending out our handbook to all registered participants which will explain all of our policies. Parents/guardians will be sent a camp itinerary the week prior to their camper attending with a schedule of events and themes so that you will know what to expect going into the week.
We are actively looking for volunteers to be involved with the camp. If you or a teenager in your home would like to volunteer please reach out to beesee@revelstokelocalfood.com
RegistRATION OPENS IN MARCH 2025
Your registration is only complete once your payment has been received (due 48 hours within registration). We cannot wait to welcome your camper into our LFI community!
