Some openings at Moretown summer nature camp

June 17, 2022  |  By Waterbury Roundabout 

Children spend time planting and harvesting at Living Tree Alliance summer camps. Courtesy photo

Some summer camp openings are available at Living Tree Alliance in Moretown. 

The education center and co-housing community is close enough to Moretown Elementary School that some students there this year visited for a field trip for activities in the greenhouse, outdoor kitchen, and sugarbush.

Registration is open through June 20 or until spots are filled for weeklong summer camp programs for children ages 6 to 11.

Living Tree Alliance has been in operation in Moretown since 2015, and 2022 marks five years of school-to-farm efforts and three years of summer camp offerings. Living Tree Alliance’s programs are grounded in the universal Jewish values of kindness, cooperation, learning, and gratitude. Regardless of religious affiliation, everyone is welcome in all programs.

The Farm and River Exploration Camp and Rooted Youth Camp are secular and reflect these values in a general, non-denominational way. Other camps – Valley Teva Camp, for ages 6-11 in July, and Teen Farm Camp in August – blend experiential outdoor education with Jewish inspiration, fellowship, and song. 

The Farm and River Exploration Camp will run twice, during the weeks of July 11 and Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Participants can attend in July to plant and in August to harvest — or both to see the progression of the seasons on the farm. Mornings are spent in the garden, with farm animals, and playing games in the field. Afternoons are spent in the forest, visiting a Mad River swimming hole, and with activities such as songs and crafts.

Camp fees range from $245 to $295 per week; sibling discounts available. 

More information and registration is online at livingtreealliance.com/workshops/camps/. Email info@livingtreealliance.com.