Farm News Farewell to the 2019 Farm Crew!
Every year, the farm at F&W hires interns to help us out and get ready for the camp season. This year we ended up with a great group: Anna Brewer, Derek Cote, and Reece Rivas who came together as a team despite very different back grounds and farming experience. Their last day was November first, […]
Tamarack Farm Highlights from the Farm
By Andrea Breen, Tamarack Farm Director Cool nights and slowly changing leaves have arrived in Minneapolis. I have settled back into life teaching at the University of Minnesota. As I welcome students back into the classroom, I find my mind wandering to the long days of summer at Tamarack Farm. We had a lot of […]
Tamarack Farm Activism Panel, Spanish Day and other TF Highlights
There is so much that happens in a week at Tamarack Farm that it is hard to pick what to write about in this week’s blog. Here are the highlights from the past four days. Even though this blog is long, I still feel like you are getting just a tiny glimpse into TF.
Tamarack Farm Campers Welcome Campers!
Session Two started with full-season campers welcoming new campers into our Tamarack Farm community. There was a short period of time back in the ‘70s when Tamarack Farm had a two-session model, but it was a small number of kids and it did not last long. This summer, and likely for the foreseeable future, Tamarack […]
Barn Day Camp Play
Play. It seems so simple and yet it is a disappearing feature of childhood, teen, and adult life. According to many sources, play is important for healthy brain development. Through play, children interact with their world and develop their imagination, creativity, and emotional strength. Physical play also gives youngsters an opportunity to develop dexterity and […]
Tamarack Farm Welcome Session 2 at Tamarack Farm
And like that, Session One is over. Our first session campers left on Friday after a full week of working on the Art Barn which now has a new curved roof. We also have new shelves and stools from the work projects area. The old arts area has also been beautified. Many teens headed home […]
Flying Cloud Homeward Bound
Tomorrow marks the end of our first session of summer 2019. Transitioning from camp to home can be challenging. Of course, campers are happy to reunite with their family, but they’ll also be missing their camp friends and activities. Kids tend to ‘re-invent’ themselves at camp and it can be jarring to return home where […]
Tamarack Farm Haying, Building, & More
Tamarack Farm is in full swing. So many things happen at camp it is hard to figure out where to even begin. I will start by saying on Monday we are about to have our fourth day of haying. We will have packed our barn for the winter with over 1000 bales of hay by […]
Barn Day Camp Woodward Reservoir and Lake Ninevah
Anyone who has spent time on any of our properties knows that our beautiful lakes —Woodward Reservoir and Lake Ninevah—are jewels to both look at, listen to, and swim in. Surrounded by verdant woods and mountain peaks, they both are home to numerous reptiles and waterfowl, especially loons (which have returned from near extinction in […]
