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Junior Counselor: Soil to Snack
Description
Have you ever wondered about the story of the food in your lunch box? Each day, campers will harvest produce from the garden and prepare a fresh and nutritious snack. Campers will discover where our food comes from by tracing its journey from how it grows, to how it gets to our plates, and place it within the context of larger food systems. Using simple and safe food preparation techniques, campers will practice chopping, slicing, grating, measuring, and mixing. We will learn how to read a recipe, think about seasonal availability, and use our senses to explore different flavor combinations. Throughout the week, we will also look at soil and compost, seeds, garden critters, and learn about plant lifecycles by studying new and growing crops.
Note: Cooking camps are a smaller group size and have an additional cost for supplies.
If your teens or preteens love gardening and working with younger children, this camp is for them! Junior Counselors will grow their skill as young leaders throughout the week in mentorship with camp staff, facilitating small group activities, and learning what it’s like to teach outdoors, all the while learning about organic gardening and farming. Junior Counselors will earn a Certificate of Leadership upon completion of the camp.
Junior Counselors will arrive 30 minutes before campers arrive and stay up to 30 minutes after campers depart. This allows time for time to prepare and set up for the events of the day and to wrap up and reflect on the day with the garden educators (built into the times listed).
An orientation will take place before summer camps, consisting of a tour of the farm/garden, a general overview of the Junior Counselor role, leadership training, and some team building activities as we go through a typical camp day! This will give youth an opportunity to get acquainted with each other, the space, and Tilth Alliance staff. Attendance at this orientation is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED. Free camp t-shirts will be provided at orientation. There will be two orientation dates: Junior Counselors only need to attend one. These dates are Wednesday, June 14 and Thursday, June 22. Both take place from 6–7:30 p.m. Please indicate your choice at checkout.
