Ghf Camp Brochure 2009

Non-Profit Organization

U.S. POSTAGE

PAID CINCINNATI, OH PERMIT NO. 1481

10052 Reading Road Evendale, OH 45241 (513) 563-6663

Printed on 30% Recycled Paper

Visit us on the web at: www.gormanfarm.org

FARM EXPLOERS

SEEDLINGS

FARM EXPLORERS 9:30-2:30 Session 1: June 15-19 Session 2: July 20-24 $160: Members $195: Non– Members Limit 30 Campers per Session

It is easy to forget how many “toys” nature has to offer. At farm camp our Legos are sticks in the woods. At our tea parties, we make our own tea from herbs we grew in the garden and sweeten it with the harvest of local bees. And instead of watching cartoons or playing with stuffed animals, campers feed and groom goats and chickens. Come discover the fun and joy being outside brings! .

Farm Explorers

Ages 7-9

$195: Non– Members Limit 24 Campers per Session

Young children are experts at imitating animal sounds, but few actually get to hear a rooster crow, a donkey bray, or sheep go “meeeeh!” This week, campers will not only hear the barnyard symphony, they will taste food they pick and cook themselves, SEEDLINGS 9:30-2:30 sing songs, play barnyard games, Session 1: June 8-12 groom animals, and craft fun Session 2: July 13-17 $160: Members childhood memories.

Seedlings

Ages 5-6

Registration opens Feb. 18 at noon.

$25 Annually $50 Annually Check payable to Gorman Heritage Farm Visa/MasterCard (accepted in person or online)

Please mail or hand-deliver completed form and full payment to: Camp Director Gorman Heritage Farm 10052 Reading Road

Child’s Name________________________ DOB__________________ Age:________ T-Shirt Size (circle): child adult S M L XL Camp Name_________________________ 1st Preference Session Dates:___________ 2nd Preference Session Dates:__________ Camp Fee $:_________________________

Child’s Name________________________ DOB__________________ Age:________ T-Shirt Size (circle): child adult S M L XL Camp Name_________________________ 1st Preference Session Dates:___________ 2nd Preference Session Dates:__________ Camp Fee $:_________________________

Farm Camp Registration

Parent/Guardian Name:_____________________________________ Mailing Address:__________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Home Phone:_________________ Cell Phone:__________________ Email Address:___________________________________________ May we email your confirmation packet? Yes No Are you a Gorman Heritage Farm member? Yes No Would you like to become a member at this time? Yes No Members receive a generous discount on camp fees, special events, and other activities.

Evendale Resident Family Membership: Family Membership (non-Evendale): Payment $ ________ Total Camp Fees: $ ________ Total Membership: $ ________ Total Cost:

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Child’s Name________________________ DOB__________________ Age:________ T-Shirt Size (circle): child adult S M L XL Camp Name_________________________ 1st Preference Session Dates:___________ 2nd Preference Session Dates:__________ Camp Fee $:_________________________

Register Online: www.gormanfarm.org/camp.shtml

STAFF

CAMP REGISTRATION

Refunds will be given for written cancellations received at least 45 days prior to the start date of the camp session in which your child is enrolled. For cancellations received less than 45 days before camp, GHF will make a reasonable effort to fill your spot from a waitlist. If the vacancy is not filled, GHF reserves the right to withhold a refund. A $25 processing fee will be charged for cancelling or changing sessions after initial registration.

Cancellation Policy

A confirmation packet with additional camp information and a camper health form will be sent to you upon registration.

● camp t-shirt ● color group-photo ● all camp materials and activities

Registration Begins Feb 18th!

Register NOW Before Spaces Fill Up! Registration Fee Includes:

Gorman Heritage Farm’s talented and dedicated camp staff are recruited nationally. Camp counselors are selected based on their experience with children, passion and creativity for teaching, and knowledge of agriculture and the environment. They are under the direction of the GHF Camp Director who actively participates in creating and leading the program onsite. All summer staff are required to pass a background check and complete a week-long training session, which includes child safety, first aid and CPR.

Camp Staff

More Camp Info

The farm is a space for all kinds of adventures, as small as feeling a pig’s snout or as big as exploring the forest!

FARM ADVENTURES 9:30-2:30 Session 1: July 6-10 Session 2: August 3-7 Session 3: August 10-14 $160: Members $195: Non– Members Limit 30 Campers per Session

This family oriented week allows siblings, cousins, and friends to experience farm camp together. Campers will feed animals, play games, fashion crafts, cook, work in the garden, and hike.

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Farm Adventures

Ages 5-12

$160: Members $195: Non– Members Limit 30 Campers per Session

During Apprentice Farmers Week, campers begin making connections between the farm, their own lives, and the surrounding world. Campers will grind chicken feed and be introduced to the process of raising a chicken. They will chop APPRENTICE FARMERS 9:30-2:30 salsa and learn the importance Session 1: June 22-26 Session 2: July 27– July 31 of “local” food production.

Apprentice Farmers

Ages 10-12 APPRENTICE FARMERS FARM ADVENTURES

SPROUTS

FARM HANDS

* Themed Camps will participate in different activities than our regular camps.

FARM HANDS* 8:30-1:30 June 15-19 $180: Members $210: Non– Members Limit 8 Campers per Session

Much can be learned from hard work. And if you have campers in your family who have grown out of Apprentice Farmers Week or who’ve never been to Gorman Farm Camp, this teen camp is a perfect week to really get their boots dirty and learn what it takes to run a family farm.

Farm Hands

Themed Camp Ages 13-15

There are few places better SPROUTS* 9:00-11:30 than a farm to facilitate June 30 & July 1 learning. On these morn$55: Members $85: Non– Members ings, come experience the Limit 16 Campers per Session wonder of feeling a warm One adult must attend camp with egg and smelling hay as each child! you feed the horses with your four or five year old child.

When children begin to discover the world, they feel the sun on their face, smell the soil, touch slimy worms, taste mint leaves, listen to birds, and name the colors in the garden bed.

Sprouts

Themed Camp Ages 4-5

July 27 – 31

July 13 – 17

August 3 – 7

From identifying individual species of plants and understanding the life cycles of insects and farm animals to grasping the broader connection campers have to their ecosystem and the chemistry of frying an egg, there is much to learn on a working farm. This week, campers will tear down the walls of the laboratory and turn their environment into a science classroom.

Science Camp

June 29 – July 2 Cost: $150 (4 Day Camp)

A farm’s first purpose is to produce food. Cooking Camp is a week long dedication to the food we raise and grow at Gorman. Campers will experience the wonders of turning a plump, vine-ripe tomato into a zesty salsa and the mystery of turning grass into goat meat. Campers will get close to their food. They’ll prune and groom and mix and braise a summer feast.

Cooking Camp

The creative juices on the farm will be overflowing this week of camp. Using natural materials like dye plants and wool, campers will be inspired by the line compositions of a llama, colors of flowers and vegetables, and shadows on leaves in the background. Whether art is written, sculpted, or painted, a bountiful imagination will run wild on the farm!

Art Camp

Learn skills that will last a lifetime. Campers will learn how to guide themselves with a map and compass, build a fire without matches and forage for native, edible plants. Simple first aid will also be taught as campers learn what it takes to be safe in the great outdoors.

Wilderness Camp

Cost: $180: Members $210: Non-Members Camps run from 9:30-2:30 Ages: 8-12 Session Limit: 8 Campers

Themed Camp Ages 8-12

Themed Camps