Tamarack Farm Mixed Gender 15-17
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Tamarack Farm Create Community
Hammering sounds fill the hillside as Tamarack Farm teens build a three-sided cabin, milk cows and cook meals. They focus on their community’s needs as they wash organic lettuce, build rabbit hutches or explore a sustainable way of living. At Tamarack Farm, teens find joy in work, learn to live closely with a diverse group of peers and find their own voices.
Tamarack Farm Dates
| Full Session | June 26-August 11 | |
| July Session | June 26-July 19 | |
| August Session | July 21-August 11 |
Tamarack Farm Activities
Dive into creating your summer community. Teens share responsibility, assume leadership roles, and find growth as they explore issues of peace & justice as well as environmental sustainability.
Tamarack Farm's Counselor Apprentice Program
At this time, the Counselor Apprentice Program is full, and we are not accepting any more applications for the summer of 2019.
The Counselor Apprenticeship is a leadership development program designed for 15- to 17-year-olds to build skills for working here at F&W or other similar organizations. It is a 6.5-week program that starts with two weeks of training that will prepare participants to work for the next four weeks as Counselor Apprentices at the Barn Day Camp, Timberlake, or Indian Brook. The teens in this program will be held to the high expectations we have of all our staff with an additional level of support and on-going training. Once the Counselor Apprentices have successfully completed the program, they will have the certifications and experience we look for in our summer staff.
"Tamarack Farm values community, honesty, and radical respect. We talk about real-world issues like racism, sexism, and gender identity that help deepen understanding and views of society and learn to work together to resolve group and community problems and master inclusivity. It’s an experience that I’ll never forget."
—-Tamarack Farmer
Posts from Tamarack Farm
How to Encourage your Child to Write Home
The age-old saying that “no news is good news” is often true about not getting letters home. But there are a few things you can do to encourage those precious letters home. 1. Pack some stamped, self-addressed “peel and seal” envelopes. The regular ones tend to weld shut in summer humidity. Include some blank envelopes […]
Zen and the Art of Writing Letters to your Camper
A letter at camp is a magical thing. Campers love getting mail – even mail from a sibling they fight with at home – mail at camp is a piece of home. Letters can lift the spirits of even the happiest camper and maybe, just maybe, even elicit a reply. Here are some 7 tips […]
Goodbyes and Hellos
Several years ago, I had the opportunity to sit on a panel with current and former Saltash Mountain Camp directors. Speaking to what we gained from our work at Farm & Wilderness, one participant, Becca Balint, Senate Majority Leader for the State of Vermont said: “I learned about valuing the gifts that each staff member […]
