Hands in the Dirt Summer Camp
Our Farm to School Program teaches kids about food and where it comes from, encouraging a love of the land and growing food. We are raising the next generation of eaters, farmers, gardeners, chefs and community leaders by teaching them the power of local, nutritious food. Our Hands in the Dirt Summer Camp is a fun way to accomplish this!
Each summer, we offer six weeks of immersive, four-day summer camp programs where kids explore each step of the “seed to plate” process. Hosted in the Wildcat Garden in Columbia Falls, kids harvest and prepare snacks with produce fresh from the garden, engage in hands-on science lessons, and make garden-based art. We always offer need-based scholarships – scroll down for more information and the application.
Summer 2026 registration opened in March and we are currently full and accepting waitlist registrations only.
Youth Leadership Program
For Junior High School and High School aged kids, we offer the opportunity to be camp counselors for the younger groups. The Junior Counselor Program is a mentorship opportunity for kids ages 10-12 to be junior counselors for the pre-K kids in the Garden Discovery Camp. Registration for this program occurs during summer camp registration in March. The Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program is a volunteer opportunity for youth ages 13-15 to work with younger kids (ages 6-8) for one week. Click here to apply to be a Counselor-in-Training
Click here to download an information sheet with dates and more details.
What do the kids think? Check out our summer camp reviews and photo album (below reviews).
2026 Summer Schedule
All camps are Monday-Thursday. Drop off is available 30 minutes before camp starts and pickup is available for 30 minutes after camp ends. For a full day camp, that is 8:30am-3:00pm.
Download Summer Camp 2026 Schedule by Land to Hand
2026 Cancellation Policy
All Kids Bloom
Scholarships
We will never turn a child or family away because of inability to pay. We partner with local organizations to cover summer camp tuition and also offer scholarships and discounts for families who need them. Unfortunately we have a limited number of summer camp slots available and do “sell out” every year. We have unfortunately run out of Scholarship Funds for the 2026 season.
Download All Kids Bloom 2026 by Land to Hand MT
Reviews from past participants:
“Your camp was one of the highlights of our summer.”
“My favorite part was meeting and making friends with new kids my age from around the valley!”
“It was all really fun!”
“I really liked the cooking. I liked making the salad dressing.”
“I ate some golden raspberries which was new! I like that camp lets me be silly.”
“I like harvesting radishes and the lettuce.”
Our Happy Campers!
