Category: News & Announcements

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News & Announcements Building Community by Dancing, Working, and Having Fun Together.

What do the Zodiac, a bonfire, and 50’s diner have in common? Over the last two weeks, Barn Day Campers danced to the Zodiac in wacky attire (Topsy Turvy Tuesday for BDC insiders); Flying Cloud campers toted bundles of wood in their arms, and teamed up for heavier logs for the bonfire at their first […]
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News & Announcements Welcome to Summer 2017

The loons are calling between the clang of mealtime bells. Boisterous activity and sounds of joyful work are echoing over Woodward Reservoir. We are buzzing with activity! Last week over 200 summer staff from places like Seattle, Mexico, or just down the road in Vermont, arrived here in Plymouth. Over 55% are returning and many […]
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News & Announcements A Hub For Year Round Activity

Community is a big part of Farm & Wilderness. As one of our core Quaker values, we hold to it in the camps and by engaging with our many friends and family members at events in Plymouth and at potlucks and informal reunions across the country. Who could have imagined how large our community would […]
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News & Announcements Thrive: Empowering Campers for the Next 75 Years

Farm & Wilderness is a diverse community of four generations of campers, staff, families, and friends. This one-time publication celebrates who we are as a community and the investments we are making together to ensure the magic of F&W endures for the next generations of campers. We are grateful to the more than 400 community […]
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News & Announcements The First Day of Camp is Almost Here

Countdown Till Camp!!Countdown Are you wondering… What to pack for camp? When is drop off time? How care packages and mail delivery work? Where is Plymouth, Vermont is anyway? All this and more can be found in the Parents’ Handbook! Overnight and Barn Day Camp editions are linked below for your perusal. If any of […]
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News & Announcements Summer Camp at an Organic Farm

Day camp and overnight camp at an organic farm is different from many summer camps. Our working organic farm is one aspect that makes Farm & Wilderness summer camp stand out. Kneeling Tamarack Farmers pull carrots out of the soil, barely brushing off the dirt before tasting the sweet flavor. Day campers delightedly manage potato […]
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News & Announcements 2017 Travel Infomation

If your camper is arriving/leaving Farm & Wilderness on our Charter Bus or if your camper is traveling by commercial transportation and needs a van pickup/drop-off, please read through the information provided in the links below before logging in to sign up for transportation. Travel reservations can be made online at www.farmandwilderness.org through our registration […]
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News & Announcements Spring Planting

Turn soil; transplant seedlings; sow new seeds; open camp buildings; buck and stack fallen trees. With camp right around the corner, there is plenty of fun/work for everyone. Lodging is available at the Tamarack Farm farmhouse and cabins. With hot days and cool evenings, it is a perfect time to play soccer at the fairgrounds, […]
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News & Announcements Pancakes in the Park

Who’s hungry? Enjoy some Vermont maple syrup and mingle with F&W directors, campers, alumni, and friends this April in New York and Massachusetts.  Feel free to bring a friend! April 29, we’ll be in Prospect Park in NYC. 1-4pm   Enter the park from 3rd Street and walk to the Picnic House, go down the […]