2026 Farm Camp
The perfect place for children to connect with nature, make friends, and have fun!
Days full of farm and forest activities, child-led play, and practices which foster
curiosity, wonder, and exploration.
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About
Afternoons
Mornings
Farm Camp is designed
to inspire and nurture a faithful response to love, care for, and protect our fellow beings and the Earth.
We weave together
experiences of wonder, awe,
curiosity, delight and gratitude
for the Earth and Creation.
We craft “learning in action” experiences – combining discovery, hands-on and open-ended activities, imagination, curiosity, story,
art, and play.
While children are invited to participate in a wide-range of activities each day, we encourage each child to follow their particular interests, explore and discover, and “just” play - allowing for deep and joyful learning.
One of the greatest gifts we can
give children is the freedom to
lead their own play.
When kids choose how they play, what they play with, and
where their curiosity takes them, amazing things happen.
Mornings
Afternoons
Mornings
Mornings will be led by two qualified and gifted teachers for each age group, crafting engaging activities
which will include:
- Farm Animal Care: Feed, water, learn about, and care for:
- Baby chicks,
- laying hens,
- pigs,
- goats,
- cows.
- Garden Activities: Hands-on with wrap-around learning:
- Seeding and planting veggies,
- Harvesting and eating fresh veggies,
- Learning about healthy soil,
- Exploring how herbs, fruits, pollinators, flowers, perennials and native plants grow and are beneficial.
- Forest and Pond and Creek: A magical wonderland of learning and play:
- Discovering “who” lives here and their various habitats,
- Practicing skills of observation and listening.
Afternoons
Afternoons
Afternoons
Afternoons will be full of invitations to play, explore, and create
in two sessions each afternoon:
Nature Art
Our art teacher will provide a variety of mediums to work with along with natural elements the children discover.
Creative expression and individual interests will be encouraged.
Outdoor Play
Child-led opportunities to play including:
- Field, cooperative, and silly games.
- Water play.
- Creek walks,
- Forest play - creating kid forts and fairy/gnome villages,
- Trail walks, exploring fallen logs, sit spots, and more.
the basics
Choose one OR more weeks:
1. June 22-26
- Rising 5th – 8th Grades (will have completed 4th-7th)
- NEW (16 campers) - All the farm fun PLUS opportunities to take your farm camp experience to the next level, follow your curiosity, and nurture a greater understanding and love for our natural world.
2. July 20-24
- Rising K – 2nd Grades (will have completed PK-1st): DISCOVERY GROUP (16 campers) - All the farm camp fun in two small groups of 8 campers: Beginners and Advanced
- Rising 3rd – 5th Grades (will have completed 2nd-4th): EXPLORERS GROUP (16 campers) - All the farm camp fun with opportunities for developing new skills, engaging in science investigations, and further exploration.
3. July 27 - 31
- Rising K – 2nd Grades (will have completed PK-1st): DISCOVERY GROUP (16 campers) - All the farm camp fun in two small groups of 8 campers: Beginners and Advanced
- Rising 3rd – 5th Grades (will have completed 2nd-4th): EXPLORERS GROUP (16 campers) - All the farm camp fun with opportunities for developing new skills, engaging in science investigations, and further exploration.
All Camps are Monday-Friday
- Drop-off: 8:30-9:00 am
- Pick-up: 3:00-3:15 pm
Cost
- $325.00/week
- $25 discount on the rate for a sibling also enrolled
- $25 discount on the rate for enrollment in a second week of Farm Camp
Extended Care: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
- $50.00/week
Financial Aid and Scholarships
We are committed to making Farm Camp accessible to all families. If your family needs a financial aid scholarship, please let me know (confidential) and I will do everything possible to find funding.
***If you are able to contribute to our Scholarship fund, please let me know!
If you have ANY questions or if I can be helpful in any way, please email Stephanie @ dinnerbellfarmnc@gmail.com or call me at 239-287-5111.
a visual tour of 2024 farm camp fun!
A Visual Tour of 2023 Farm Camp Fun!
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Stephanie Campbell
Stephanie Campbell
Stephanie Campbell
Lead Teacher, Camp Director, and
Chief Imagination Officer
Stephanie has over thirty years of experience in teaching and leading children’s programming. She has taught all ages of children in all types of settings and led
numerous summer camps.
Nothing makes her happier than sharing the delight of discovery, imagination, learning, and crea
Lead Teacher, Camp Director, and
Chief Imagination Officer
Stephanie has over thirty years of experience in teaching and leading children’s programming. She has taught all ages of children in all types of settings and led
numerous summer camps.
Nothing makes her happier than sharing the delight of discovery, imagination, learning, and creativity with children!
She loves creating environments where people can learn and grow, especially in the outdoors.
It is a privilege to introduce kids to the natural world of our farm and forest, help them discover how capable they are, and watch them grow in confidence and friendship
with each other, and
with all of creation, every day.
Stephanie moved to NC in 2015 from Southwest FL to establish Dinner Bell Farm with her family and to discover how to live in harmony with the land and nature. They practice organic and regenerative farming and are committed to creating and preserving habitat for native wildlife.
Stephanie is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church, is a Certified Forest Bathing Guide, has training in Horticulture Therapy and Mindfulness, and is following her passion to reconnect people with nature, for the betterment of themselves, their communities,
and the Earth.
Adult Positions
Stephanie Campbell
Stephanie Campbell
Do you love kids and
love the natural world?
Come join our team!
Lead Teachers
(paid staff)
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Assistant Teachers
(paid staff)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
We are a small staff with lead and assistant teachers for each age group, teenage counselors, and counselors-in-training.
We all work together to build a culture of curiosity and kindnes
Do you love kids and
love the natural world?
Come join our team!
Lead Teachers
(paid staff)
8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Assistant Teachers
(paid staff)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
We are a small staff with lead and assistant teachers for each age group, teenage counselors, and counselors-in-training.
We all work together to build a culture of curiosity and kindness. We all get trained in and practice supportive learning.
Interested?
Contact Stephanie Campbell
239-287-5111
Youth Positions
Stephanie Campbell
Youth Positions
Share your love of the outdoors, engage children in farm and forest activities,
develop your leadership skills,
gain experience,
and have summer fun!
Lead Counselors
(paid staff)
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Age 15+
Counselors-in-Training
(volunteer staff)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Age 12-18
Volunteers too!
Various times
Share a special skill,
give some extra loving atte
Share your love of the outdoors, engage children in farm and forest activities,
develop your leadership skills,
gain experience,
and have summer fun!
Lead Counselors
(paid staff)
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Age 15+
Counselors-in-Training
(volunteer staff)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Age 12-18
Volunteers too!
Various times
Share a special skill,
give some extra loving attention,
or just come have fun with us!
Please fill out this
Questions?
Contact Stephanie Campbell
239-287-5111
About THE FARM
Dinner Bell Farm
Dinner Bell Farm is a local family farm growing chemical-free, highly nutritious, delicious food,
which is good for people, good for the animals, and good for the Earth.
Farmers, John and Stephanie Campbell,
grow vegetables, fruit, and herbs;
pasture-raised pork, chicken, goat, and eggs;
and offer farm and forest experiences and events.
Our farm is a source of inspiration not only for what we grow, cook and eat, but also for how we live.
Community matters to us - knowing each other’s names and building friendships, sharing welcome and hospitality,
belonging together as partners with the land.
We are stewards of this beautiful forty acres and we love sharing it with children and families!
- Your children will enjoy the:
- big red barn for shelter, gathering, meals, and activities;
- market gardens, greenhouse, and hub (and the farmers!);
- animals - hens, baby chicks, pigs, cows, and goats;
- pastures and play spaces;
- fifteen acres of forest, pond, and creek.
