Summer Camp

Summer Camp 2008

2008 Registration Form

Summer camp sessions are currently running
June 30th through August 29th.
Each session is one week long
(monday - friday), 9:00am to 3:00pm.

Located at Laguna Farm, 50 beautiful acres along the Laguna De Santa Rosa, Earth Camp is nestled in a wildlife corridor preserved by sustainable agricultural practices on the fringe of Sebastopol. The farm borders more than 1,000 acres of protected open space that are perfect for wildlife viewing, tracking, and plant hikes. Our main site on the farm is a half acre learning garden that is home to garden vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs, a central tipi, greenhouse, natural building projects, shade structure, outdoor kitchen, chicken pen, and numerous birds and other wildlife including frogs, snakes, insects, and lizards.

This year we have expanded our shade structure to almost 400 square feet and added an outdoor kitchen featuring a full array of herbal crafting equipment, mushroom cultivation equipment, a solar oven, work tables, wash basin, gas stove/range, and adjacent culinary/medicinal herb beds. With a solar oven coming soon.

The Summer Sustainability Camp is taught by a community of teachers of all ages and backgrounds. Earth Camp’s core teachers and counselors are joined every week by several collective teachers from the Sonoma area. Together we weave a rich curriculum that encompasses themes and lesons in sustainable living skills, the expressive arts, and cultural exploration. Within our team of collective teachers we have Katrina, a specialist in basketry, and the way of weaving. Cho’qosh, a native Shumash elder from the California coast, who brings us native wisdom in the form of storytelling, song, dance, and cultural exchange. Ale, an energetic teacher who brings with him the art of Brazilian Capoeira. Just to name a few. Our special teacher team is highlighted in the column to the left, each name is a link to affiliated websites with more information. Our team of core teachers this year include Kassandra Ohlsen, Brigitte Ponce, Peter Tennigkeit, Kyle Collins, and Kari Stettler. (Click for pictures!)

Please print, fill out, and mail the form below to complete your registration.

2008 SCC Earth Camp Registration Form.pdf

Please mail your completed form with payment
(made payable to SCC) to:

Earth Camp Collective
250 Gold Ridge Road
Sebastopol, Ca 95472

Please email info@earthcampcollective.org or call 707-634-7060 with questions or for more information.

Summer Camp 2007
In 2007, our summer sustainability camp served 86 youth from the Sonoma County area and supplemented the education of three high school students, whom were recruited as camp counselors. The camp covered projects and workshops in organic gardening, composting, animal husbandry, green building with cob, herbal crafting, solar energy, basket weaving, native storytelling, eco-art, yoga, capoiera, and water quality monitoring. Spanning over ten weeks, the camp was met with enormous enthusiasm from parents and teachers who participated. This year we are expanding our curriculum, inviting in new teachers, and extending our focus to reach more children. Click here to view photos of Earth Camp 2007.