Registration now open for K-12 summer programs! Programs run June 24th through August 23rd.
For more information, contact education@landssake.org.
One-week sessions: June 24 - August 16 Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 3:00pm
Price: $450 Land's Sake Family Level Members and above / $490 Non-Members
One-day sessions: August 19th - August 23rd, 9:00am - 1:00pm each day
Price: $65 Land's Sake Family Level Members and above / $85 Non-Members
For Students entering 1st - 3rd grades**
Pricing: $450 Land's Sake Family Level Members and above / $490 Non-Members
Spend a fun-filled week connecting with nature, exploring farm habitats, and taking care of our resident animals.Together we will learn useful gardening skills, spend time caring for our chickens, rabbits, and other animals, play nature games, create seasonal crafts, read stories, and make delicious snacks with produce from the farm. Our goal is for participants to leave recharged from a week of fun and active outdoor play. Each session will have different seasonal activities so join us for as many as you’d like!
**We recommend rising 3rd graders who have been to the farm before join in our Junior Farmers program for 3rd-5th graders to make the most of their experience!
Session 1: June 24th - June 28th
Session 2: July 1st - July 5th *no program July 4th*
Session 3: July 8th - July 12th
Session 4: July 15th - July 19th
Session 5: July 22nd - July 26th
Session 6: July 29th - August 2nd
Session 7: August 5th - August 9th
Session 8: August 12th - August 16th
Check out this Video by Junior Counselor Clara Lawry, Summer 2016
For students entering 3rd - 5th grades
Pricing: $450 Land's Sake Family Level Members and above / $490 Non-Members
A program specially designed for upper elementary students to get the most out of their farm experience! If you want to learn how to grow and harvest delicious food, play with animals, and climb trees, Junior Farmers is for you! Junior Farmers will learn more advanced vegetable growing techniques in the Junior Farmer Field, help care for rabbits, chickens, and goats, all while getting in touch with nature and the outdoors. Themed weeks have a particular focus but will also include garden activities, animal visits, and general Junior Farmer awesomeness!
Session 1: June 24th - June 28th
Session 2: July 1st - July 5th *no program July 4th*: Art Week
Session 3: July 8th - July 12th
Session 4: July 15th - July 19th: Cooking Week
Session 5: July 22nd - July 26th
Session 6: July 29th - August 2nd: Animal Week
Session 7: August 5th - August 9th
Session 8: August 12th - August 16th: Garden Week
For students entering 6th - 8th grades
Pricing: $450 Land's Sake Family Level Members and above / $490 Non-Members
Join us for our unique local food immersion program! Learn how to grow vegetables in our Junior Farmer Field, help with livestock management, participate with hunger relief organizations, and more! Highlights include eating freshly-picked berries, building obstacle courses for baby goats, cooking competitions, weeding in the farm fields and meeting the people driving the sustainable food movement in the Boston area. Participants have more responsibilities and more privileges in their farm interactions and get exclusive access to the behind the scenes workings of the farm. Each week will focus on a different theme, but will also include garden activities, animal visits, and general Green Power awesomeness!
Session 1: June 24th - June 28th: Art Week
Session 2: July 1st - July 5th *no program July 4th*: Animal Husbandry Week
Session 3: July 8th - July 12th: Farm to Table Week
Session 4: July 15th - July 19th: Fiber Arts Week
Session 5: July 22nd - July 26th: Flower Power Week
Session 6: July 29th - August 2nd: Food Justice Week
Session 7: August 5th - August 9th: Water Week
Session 8: August 12th - August 16th: Food Preservation Week
Check out this great video on Green Power from Summer 2018!
For students entering K - 3rd grades
Pricing: $65 Land's Sake Family Level Members and above / $85 Non-Members
This program is the perfect opportunity for your younger kids to experience outdoor fun on the farm before school starts up in the fall. Children will engage in garden themed activities and animal chores in our beautiful farm setting. Fill summer’s end with adventure and new skills for your youngster at Land’s Sake! Register for one day or up to all five days.
Monday, August 19th
Tuesday, August 20th
Wednesday, August 21st
Thursday, August 22nd
Friday, August 23rd
Our summer internship program (formerly the Junior Leader program) gives youth entering 9th-12th grade hands-on leadership experience working on the farm. More details below. All internship roles are volunteer positions. Spaces will be filled on a rolling basis.
Summer Program Interns assist our summer staff in leading our Farm and Forest program for 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders. Interns will model behavior, join activities, lead games, and connect with the children. High school students entering 11th or 12th grade may have the opportunity to assist with our Junior Farmer program for 4th and 5th graders as well.
There are three options available for Summer Program interns.
Farm and Forest interns work with rising 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders. This option is open to 9th-12th graders. Interns will be on site from 8:15-3:00 Monday - Friday for at least one week between June 24th and August 16th.
Junior Farmer interns work with rising 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. This option is open to 11th graders, 12th graders, and 10th graders who participated in our internship program last summer. Interns will be on site from 8:15-3:00 Monday-Friday for at least one week between June 24th and August 16th.
Summer Discovery interns work with rising K, 1st, 2nd and 3rd graders. This option is open to 9th-12th graders. Interns will be on site from 8:45-1pm Monday-Friday. This program is only available during session 9, August 19th-23rd.
Open Farmyard interns work with our family programming on Sunday mornings 9:30am-11:30pm and Wednesday afternoons 3pm-5pm. Interns must be available for at least 4 2-hour sessions, but sessions do not have to be consecutive.
Farm Interns assist with a variety of projects throughout the farm. Farm interns will participate in tending crops, setting up our farmstand, distributing our CSA shares, packing produce for donation programs, building and fixing garden structures, and caring for animals. Interns can expect to learn about sustainable land management, animal husbandry, and growing practices.
There are three schedules available for Farm Interns:
Week-long internships take place for one or more full weeks between June 24th and August 16th, from 9am-3pm.
Two-week internships take place over two consecutive weeks between June 24th and August 16th. Interns participating in these sessions will take on a leadership role within the group on week two. They will start at 9am during week one and 8:30am during week two. They will end at 3 both weeks.
Morning internships will take place during the mornings of one or more full weeks between June 24th and August 16th, from 9am-12pm.
Financial Aid
It is Land’s Sake’s policy to provide financial assistance when possible to any applicants who request it on a needs basis. Financial assistance is a limited fund and funds will be disbursed based on applicant’s financial need. Both full and partial scholarships are available. Approved applicants may receive one scholarship session per child per summer.
To apply for financial aid, please open the registration forms and select "I am applying for financial aid" when prompted. The application information will appear below.