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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. 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.

Youth Leadership Program

For Junior 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 10-13 to be junior counselors for the pre-K kids in the Garden Discovery Camp. The Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program is new in 2025! This is a volunteer opportunity for youth ages 12-14 to work with younger kids (ages 6-8) for one week. Click here to download an information sheet with dates and more details.

Registration for the 2025 Summer Camps will go live in March 2025. Our Scholarship Form is currently open and can be filled out before registration opens.

What do the kids think? Check out our summer camp reviews and photo album (below reviews).

2025 Summer Schedule

Download Summer Camp 2025 Schedule by Land to Hand MT

2025 Cancellation Policy
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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.

Please apply for a Land to Hand MT scholarship BEFORE registration as you need a Scholarship Code during registration. Spots are held specifically for these scholarship spots, so please DO NOT register until you have completed the scholarship form and received a code as we cannot apply it retroactively if you pay the full amount.

Download All Kids Bloom 2025 by Land to Hand MT

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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.”

 

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Online Cooking Classes for Kids

In the past we have offered online cooking classes that students could participate in from the comfort of their own kitchen. Farmer Whitney has rave reviews from past participants and parents love that their children (middle school and up) cook dinner for the entire family. Younger kids would participate with their parent or another adult supervising. These classes were fun for all ages and taught valuable nutrition information and kitchen skills.

We are currently taking a break from our online cooking classes but hope to resume them (or in person) at some point in the future.