Wellspring Farm Camps 2026

Week 1 | July 6 - 10 | Fur, Feathers & Flock

Week 2 | July 27 - 31 | Plant Power

Week 3 | Aug 10 - 14  | Forest Fungi Friends

Week 4 | August 31 - September 3 | Water Wonder (full; register to be added to the waitlist)

All camps are for children ages 4-7.

@ Wellspring Forest Farm, Trumansburg, NY

With the woods, creeks, and fields of the Farm as our classroom, all Wellspring Forest Farm camps hold a gentle daily rhythm, which includes core routines that evolve with the season and support the interconnected elements of farming, nature, and people. All of Wellspring's programs are engaging, participatory experiences, designed to foster curiosity, creativity, and confidence. Your kids can expect a full day of play, adventure, and learning outside, including tending to plants and animals, and enjoying seasonal garden snacks, movement and games, music, crafts, stories, fire, shelter-building, water, mud, and more. 

Each camp session dives deeper into a specific theme, which will be threaded into daily activities.

All kids should be potty-trained, comfortable outdoors for an extended time, dress appropriately and in layers, and bring a backpack with a snack, lunch, and a change of clothes. Camp will be a small group with a maximum of 10 children and 2-3 mentors.  Please plan to drop off and pick up your child on time, as we will head out for adventure and opening circle just after drop-off. 

Tiered pricing $375 / $350 / $325 per child, per week, based on household income

(see www.wellspringforestfarm.com/policies for more info and cancellation information).

Lead Mentors:

Sassa Ocampo has been a mentor and teacher for over a decade. She has worked in a variety of schools, from outdoor education to homeschool programs. She is a trained herbalist, experienced farmer, and fiber artist. She currently teaches at The Ithaca Waldorf School and mentors at Sisters of the Forest! Sassa has a deep curiosity and understanding of nature, and she is passionate about connecting children to the land.

Liza Gabriel has led youth environmental education programs since before college. Her vision for engaging earth-based programming guides Wellspring’s youth programs. While she enjoys incorporating eating, wonder, curiosity, and gratitude into the nature-based activities she guides, she also lets the kids lead the way, taking cues from them on what they’re excited about.

Sophia Hutnik has extensive experience with plants and nature-based education and has run exploratory nature-based homeschool programs. She's also an incredible cook and culinary extraordinaire using in-season and foraged foods! 

Teen Mentor Leo Tro is a local homeschooled teen who has many passions and interests, but right up front are birding, spending time in nature, and crafting and creating! Leo also enjoys mentoring younger learners and has taught a few classes at Northern Light. A favorite place to be in the woods is the Adirondacks, and, closer to his Trumansburg home, the wildflower preserve.  

Supporting Farmers Steve & Liza Gabriel will be on-site each day of camp to support the mentors and will take turns leading farm-related camp activities.

A minimum of two adults are present with Wellspring youth programs engaging more than five kids at a time. A supporting farmer is always available by walkie-talkie during programming in case of emergency. Lead mentors are CPR-certified and have completed all NYS-required background screenings and health checks.

Questions about Camp? Contact Liza, elizabethRgabriel@gmail.com.