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Roberts Creek Sprouts Camp
From Saturday, 11 September 2010 -  08:00am
To Sunday, 12 September 2010 - 04:00pm

Botany fun for kids 4 - 8 (or so!). Again being offered - a weekend in Roberts Creek with learning opportunities for young children. Weekend charge for 4 children classes and one adult class is $125. To register email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call Robin at 604.885.4505 for more information. Camping on site is $5 per night. Parents are responsible for food and water. (Camping charge is to cover incidentals such as TP/bandaids/coffee/that missing spoon and all those other forgotten items!!! Don't worry about the small stuff - we have it here.) TO REGISTER: Cheques payable to: Edible Landscapes, 1732 Pell Road, Roberts Creek, BC V0N 2W1 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '; document.write( '' ); document.write( addy_text212 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to pay via Paypal (we'll send you a PayPal invoice). Regular fee - 4 kids workshops = $100, 1 adult workshop = $25, Camping fee $10 = Total $135. Directions to Edible Landscapes will be emailed/mailed to participating families with last minute hints.

Goals:

Children learn a safe method of tasting plants
Children learn how to pick leaves and flowers without damaging plants
Children become curious and discerning about different types of plants.
Children learn the basic skill of comparing plant parts.
Children begin to name plants.
Children experience different human uses of plants.
Children connect the garden with food and drink.
Children are more confident, respectful and safe around plants.

I realize the children will not remember much true info, but they will get some skills and become more aware. PS - The "Reading Room" is a cool covered meeting place so kids are not in the sun too long. For those of you who attended last year, yes, we are doing much the same over again! This time there will be deeper memory and participation - the kids won't mind the repeat!

Schedule:

Friday - set up tents and get kids off to bed.

 Saturday
9:30 - Meeting and Greeting - How to taste and smell plants; How to pick a leaf or flower, or berry.
10:00 - Taste and Smell Walk
10:30 - Gathering our snacks from the garden (peas, greens, tea)
11:00 - Snacks and tea (talking about the food we are eating); Free period - reading, napping, drawing, beach visit
1:00 - Garden walk - eating and naming many kinds of berries, cultivated and wild.
1:30 - Creative plant project - Annette Clark may help with this one.
2:30 - Class over, but we can feed the goldfish and talk about water!
3:00 - 4:30 - Adult class - "Timely Actions" -  We will do "Timely Actions" again (unless there is a vote otherwise) with a walking tour and visual analysis of what needs mulching, shaping, tending, harvesting - actions that would happen early summer.

Saturday night - shared dinner, visit around fire, solstice candles.

Sunday
10:00 - Nature walk along driveway to talk about wild plants. Taste, smell, feel. Note different insects on each plant. Pick and compare grasses.
10:30 - How plants protect themselves - prickles and bad flavours (a classic!)
11:00 - Kids choose and make tea and snacks for adults.
Free period.
1:00 - Reading Room - What plant parts make what?
1:40 - Test! Garden walk - How many plants can we name?
2:00 - Reading Room - learning plant parts.
2:30 - Saying goodbye to the fish!

Slow dissolve . Ferry at 4:30 pm gets most people home to Vancouver by 6 pm.
Location : Edible Landscapes (1732 Pell Road, Roberts Creek)
Contact : Robin Wheeler ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 604.885.4505)

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