Farm Camp connects kids to the land, their community, how food grows, and the principles of sustainability.

Farm Camp was an 8-week summer pilot program in 2024 designed to teach youth how urban agriculture connects to the three pillars of sustainability: social, environmental, and economic. It was implemented through hands-on farming experiences at Raleigh City Farm and was offered free of charge thanks to funding from TELUS.

Program Components

In the spring of 2024, Raleigh City Farm expanded the farm’s footprint to include two adjacent lots. This expansion allowed us to grow our education and engagement programs within the newly developed Murphy's Naturals Teaching Garden that includes an outdoor classroom.

During the program, participants learned how to plant, tend, and harvest crops using regenerative practices. Crop varieties were selected based on the master crop plan, and all harvested produce was allocated to our Farmshare program.

In 2026, the camp will be hosted at our Marsh Creek Park site for participants who enroll in the City of Raleigh’s summer program.

An Historical Look Back

Our Farm to Camp Program 2019-2024

Farm to Camp was an outreach program where produce sourced from Raleigh City Farm was used to create tasty recipes shared with campers ages 5-14 at The Salvation Army on Wake Forest Road.

Local chefs led and inspired the students — and parents got to take home additional produce. This program was piloted in 2019 with seed money from the Jamie Kirk Hahn Fund. A program expansion in 2021 included textile crafts with our partners at Spoonflower. Thanks to support from TELUS, we added a technology ingredient in 2023, using digital content to reinforce the themes of each session. In 2024, we incorporated mindfulness and empowerment sessions through our partners at Workplace Options.