Connect, nourish, relax and celebrate.
Family Camps
Solstice Weekend -June 20-21
Join us for a unique family experience! You're invited to spend time on our farm, with opportunities for hands-on work, space to explore and commune with the natural world, share nourishing farm-fresh meals, and build connection and community with other families.
As we approach the Summer Solstice, we want to invite you to come to the land and celebrate the longest day of the year!
This year's Solstice Community Camp is intended for anyone interested in communing with people and nature, in a space made to facilitate connection, playfulness, rest, and exploration. It's also the season of Pride, Juneteenth, and Father's Day-- so much to celebrate about the world as we spend time with one another.
When:
June 20th-21st
-arrive late morning on Saturday and pack up mid-afternoon on Sunday
Where:
Earthlore Farm 358 Bower Rd. Beaverville, IL 60912
Accommodations:
Bring your own tent and camping gear (we do have extra big tents, please inquire if that helps make it possible for you). There will be porta potties and handwashing station and our house and pack shed for cooking facilities.
Food Provisions:
Saturday lunch BYO (pack an easy lunch, feel free to coordinate with other families if desired)
Farm-fresh Saturday dinner provided (we will accommodate as many dietary needs as possible. Please specify yours at sign-up). Fireside s’mores provided!
Sunday breakfast, coffee, and tea provided.
Sunday lunch provided
We will have a selection of sparkling waters and some other drinks at Saturday dinner, but bring your own beer/wine/other
Activities:
Family game competitions
Help on building project or farmwork (as desired!)
hammock naps
Fathers Day sunrise kayak paddle w/coffee in hand
Bonfire and stargazing
Yoga on the deck
Cost: $175/family (includes all meals that are provided, camping, activities, and festival attendance). Options:
As we are working to keep this event affordable/accessible as well as sustainable for us to run it. Let us know if cost is a barrier and anyone is also welcome to make any additional donation in support of our farm offerings.
We invite you to come turn off your cellphones, let yourself breathe a little deeper, and have a great time in the company of others!
FUTURE FAMILY CAMP DATES:
SEPTEMBER 26-27
This camp will be less formal and coincide with our Autumn harvest celebration, The Festival of Courage! A broader community will join us Saturday from 2pm onwards for festivities like pumpkin hunt for the kids, puppet show in the prairie, symbolic burning of fears in the bonfire and more. Details forthcoming
YOUNG FARMER SLEEPAWAY CAMP
An unforegettable summer experience for your children !
Join us for another summer of Earthlore Farm’s unique and enriching Farm Camps! This year we are offering kids Sleep-Away Camp and two sessions of Family Camp, one in the summer and one in fall.
Young Farmers Sleep-Away Camp dates are August 3-5. At this camp your children will have the unique experience to spend time on a working farm, connect and collaborate with other kids and adults, and engage in real work and play all in the care of experienced Waldorf teachers and farmers. They will fall asleep under the star-filled sky, healthfully exhausted and well fed to the sounds of the crickets, frogs, and tree-rustling wind-song.. We are excited to offer this rich mixed-age program that brings summer’s gifts and adventures into full bloom for your child.
Activities will include:
building project where they will get to use real tools with adult guidance
artistic work
collaborative and creative games
farm work
cooking with produce from the farm
shared mealtimes
scavenger hunt
a visit to the bison herd at the nearby conservation land
kayaking and water fun at the conservation lake
bonfires with music, stories, star-gazing (and s'mores)
down time/rest
and play!
Space limited. Camp button in “Store.” Camp cost is $400 per child with sibling discount available.. If financial assistance is needed, please inquire by emailing earthlorefarmer@gmail.com
