ABOUT FARM CAMP:

Devon Point Farm Camp is a on-farm, week-long summer day camp full of learning and fun for children ages 4 to 12.

Our campers have the opportunity to see how our all-natural farm works, learn where good food comes from and have fun with hands-on experiences all day long.

Children Will Learn: 

Responsibility: 
• Care for animals, baby chicks &  tender vegetable seedlings 
• How to work as part of a team 

Respect, Appreciation & Values: 
• For the farm animals & land  that give us food 
• For the simple basics in life 
• For the history & culture of farming & why to support local farms

Where Food Comes From & Healthy Eating: 
• Farm fresh snacks every day
• Why farm-fresh food grown without  chemicals is better for you 

Hands-On Work Ethics: 
• Kids will get down & dirty starting seeds, transplanting vegetables, harvesting crops, collecting eggs, making compost and more!
• Preserving food they’ve picked 
• Making compost• Exploring the farm

In addition, every session includes activities focused on a specific theme. Campers will get the opportunity to get closer to the food they eat and learn about where their food comes from, the basic principles of healthy eating, natural cycles found on a farm, the history of farming, and farm animals, in addition to participating in farm activities as harvesting vegetables, starting seeds, making compost, and collecting eggs.

2012 Dates:

‘Farmers’ • Ages 10-12
June 25-29, 8:30-3:30 • $195*

‘Harvesters’ • Ages 8-9
July 9-13, 8:30-3:30 • $195*

‘Seedlings’ • Ages 6-7 
July 16-20, 8:30-3:30 • $195*

‘Sprouts’ • Ages 4-5 
July 30 - Aug. 3, 8:30-11:30 • $95*
 

*Pre-register by May 1 for reduced fees (after May 1st prices increase by $25)

**After-hour care available until 5 p.m. for $12

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR FARM CAMP!

Hurry! Space is limited to 15 kids per session, ages 4-5 limited to 10 kids per session.

(Click Here to See Our Farm Camp Flyer!)

More Information for Parents:

Dress: Farm camp runs Monday through Friday, rain or shine, please dress appropriately. Campers should dress for the weather and plan to be outdoors for all of the camp session. In case of heavy rain, campers will participate in activities in our greenhouse, with drizzle or light rain, campers should bring rain gear and plan on spending the day outside. All campers must wear closed-toed shoes to camp. All campers need a lightweight jacket, sunscreen and a hat. An entire change of clothing should be bagged, labeled & brought to keep for the entire duration of the camp. Please label all items with the camper’s name.

Snacks & Drinks: All campers should bring a lunch & snack (unrefrigerated) and drink or water bottle to camp daily, labeled with the camper’s name.

Safety: Campers are encouraged to explore the farm but must remain with their counselors at all times, and are expected to listen carefully and respect our farmers at work. A note written and signed by a parent/guardian is required to release a camper to someone other than a parent/guardian. Campers are not permitted to linger on the farm before or after camp hours without prior permission from farm owners. *After-hours care is available until 5 p.m. for $12 per hour and must be pre-arranged and pre-paid a week prior to camp.

Other Information

·      Farm Camp registration is taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Applications will be accepted until each session is full, at which time a wait-list will be started.

·      Withdrawal prior to 4 weeks before the start of the session will be refunded, minus a 25% administration fee, if we can fill the spot from our wait list. If the space cannot be filled, a refund will not be issued.

·      Please contact Patty Taylor at (860) 974 9004 or DevonPointFarm@gmail.com with any questions.

About Devon Point Farm:

Devon Point Farm is a 93-acre, family-run farm located in Woodstock, Connecticut, and is owned by Erick & Patty Taylor. Specializing in rare, heritage and endangered American Milking Devon Cattle, Devon Point Farm raises cattle for grassfed beef, and has a naturally-grown vegetable & flower CSA farm share program. Devon Point Farm uses a mix of traditional and modern farming methods to promote sustainable and local agriculture

1. Agricultural Internship / Apprenticeship

3. Nanny Position (Part-time, April - October)

1. Agricultural Internship/Apprenticeship Opportunity at Devon Point Farm, Woodstock, Connecticut

An Organic Vegetable & Flower CSA Farm Share Program & Grassfed Beef Cattle Farm

Our Internship/Apprenticeship Opportunity: Devon Point Farm offers an honest, accurate on-farm learning experience. For the right intern we provide a beautiful, clean, safe, healthy setting to work hard, play hard, and learn valuable real-life skills. You can get in great physical shape while learning all the basic components that you need to strategically plan, operate, promote and manage your own profitable, sustainable and rewarding farm business.

The work teaches about sustainable farming practices, economics of making a farm profitable, marketing, raising cattle, growing crops organically for profit, constructing a timber frame barn, customer relations, and what it's like to work hard for a healthy lifestyle and successful future.

About Devon Point Farm: Devon Point Farm has a 175-member organic vegetable and flower share “CSA” share program, CSA stand for “Community Supported Agriculture” – a simple idea in which a CSA member buys a “share” of a farmer’s harvest at the beginning of growing season and then come to the farm on a weekly basis to pick it up. We also have a herd of rare heritage breed North Devon Cattle, which are sold for breeding stock and grassfed beef. The entire farm is farmed organically and we also raise heritage breed chickens for eggs and meat.

Devon Point Farm is owned and Operated by Patty and Erick Taylor. The farm is located in Woodstock, Connecticut, an area is known for its rural countryside and classic New England setting. The farm is located 30 minutes from Worcester, 1 hour from Providence and Hartford, 1 1/2 hours from Boston and slightly over 3 hours from New York City.

The daily farm routine: The daily routine is Monday - Friday, up at 5:30 a.m. a hearty breakfast and then outside by 6:30 a.m. Saturdays are a lighter work day or possibly a farmers market day. On a daily basis, there's routine chores like caring for chickens, moving cattle through rotational grazing pastures, and all the components of running the CSA like starting seeds, planting, weeding, harvesting, setting up produce displays for the share members, cutting flowers and making bouquets. We like to do the field work from 6 to noon and the if it's hot take an afternoon siesta or run off to a nearby pond for a swim, then finish up with any evening chores and a great meal.

Special learning components for interns: Interns get a special learning opportunity about all the “behind-the-scenes” aspects of farm business management – all aspects of running a profitable and sustainable farm business including but not limited to understanding the farm’s bookkeeping, financial planning and management, grant writing, and the holistic approach animal and crop production planning. Also cattle herd management, our breeding philosophy, grassfed beef production, marketing and processing, grazing rotation planning, as well as overall herd health management. Also all aspects of the business management of organic vegetable and flower farm operations will be shared including field crop planning, equipment and supply decisions, product marketing and promotion, customer relationship management, as well as day-to-day operations management.

Housing available: For the right intern, we have room and board available. We have a brand-new house with very nice accommodations - a big room upstairs with a great view of a pond frequented by ducks and geese and the cows grazing in the fields beyond. A private bathroom shared only with other interns. Your "off time" (typically Sundays) would be your own and we would encourage you to explore the area and can set up other farm visits to round out your experience. We also have a boat and like to go weekly to the ocean for fishing and beach time - interns would be welcome to join us on the boat or get dropped off on a beach or at a scenic coastal town like Mystic for a day of shopping and sightseeing.

Stipend: We do not pay interns for their work as this is a volunteer learning experience, but we do provide $800 per month for living expenses plus room and board.

The right candidate: We are only looking for dedicated, honest, hard working, down-to-earth, positive, teachable, fun-loving, clean-cut appearance, non-smoking and English-speaking, applicants. Like any experience, you will get out of it what you put into it. Our season runs from April to October. Limited transportation may be arranged. Length of stay is negotiable depending on the circumstances.

To Apply: Interested applicants may e-mail us at devonpointfarm@gmail.com with a brief description of yourself, a photo of yourself, a resume, what interests you about our farm business, what you would like to get out of your stay, how long you would like to stay with us, your related experience/background/education.

Contact us: Website: www.devonpointfarm. Phone: 860-974-9004. Email: devonpointfarm@gmail.com

2.  Part-time Nanny Position Available (April - September)

Full Time Nanny Position Available April to October, for two children (girls) age 6 and 3. Experience with children a must. Education or teaching background a plus. Position includes light housework: vacuuming, loading and unloading dishwasher, keeping house free of kid's clutter as well as other needed cleaning projects when kids are napping or otherwise engaged. We own a farm and are in and out of the house frequently.

We expect the nanny to be a part of the hard-working team that keeps this household and this farm running smoothly. We are only looking for dedicated, honest, hard working, down-to-earth, positive, fun-loving, clean-cut appearance, non-smoking and English-speaking applicants.  To apply, please email (devonpointfarm@gmail.com) with cover letter, resume, a photo of yourself, references or phone us at 860-974-9004.

The enrollment forms (below) also contain all the CSA Farm Share details and pricing that is listed on our website. Shares are reserved with a completed enrollment form and deposit check.

For WOODSTOCK, CT farm pickup, please use this form:

WOODSTOCK CSA ENROLLMENT FORM

For STONINGTON, CT DELIVERY area & Westerly, RI area residents, and NEW LONDON, CT DELIVERY please use this form:

STONINGTON - NEW LONDON CSA ENROLLMENT FORM

For FISHERS ISLAND, NY DELIVERY, please use this form:

FISHERS ISLAND CSA ENROLLMENT FORM

For ELLINGTON-STAFFORD area, for the CRYSTAL LAKE DELIVERY, please use this form:

ELLINGTON CSA ENROLLMENT FORM

• either Tuesdays OR Fridays 3pm - 7pm; you must select a pickup day

2012 Share Pricing:

VEGETABLE SHARES:
18 weeks of fresh, naturally-grown seasonal vegetables!

• Full Share • $656 if paying by cash/check, or $674 if paying by paypal/credit card
• Half Share • $395 if paying by cash/check, or $407 if paying by paypal/credit card

FLOWER SHARES:
10 weeks starting in late June/early July 
• Cut Flower Share • $200 by cash/check, or $208 if paying by PayPal/Credit Card

Click Here For Woodstock Enrollment Form
(a PDF Form that you print and mail in with your check)

STONINGTON Delivery

• 9 a.m. Thursdays, at the Coastal Masonic Lodge Parking Lot, 637 Pequot Trail

*Prices include our additional costs in time and materials to hand-pack and deliver your share.

VEGETABLE SHARES:
18 weeks of fresh, naturally-grown seasonal vegetables!

Full Share • $690 if paying by cash/check or $710 if paying by PayPal/Credit Card 

Half Share • $430 if paying by cash/check or $442 if paying by PayPal/Credit Card

FLOWER SHARES:
10 weeks starting in late June/early July 

Cut Flower Share • $230 if paying by cash/check or $238 if paying by PayPal/Credit Card

Click Here For Stonington - New London Enrollment Form 
(a PDF Form that you print and mail in with your check)

NEW LONDON Delivery

• 8:30 a.m. Thursdays, at Conn College visitor parking lot off Rt. 32, New London

*Prices include our additional costs in time and materials to hand-pack and deliver your share.

VEGETABLE SHARES:
18 weeks of fresh, naturally-grown seasonal vegetables!

Full Share • $690 if paying by cash/check or $710 if paying by PayPal/Credit Card 
Half Share • $430 if paying by cash/check or $442 if paying by PayPal/Credit Card 

FLOWER SHARES:
10 weeks starting in late June/early July 

Cut Flower Share • $230 if paying by cash/check or $238 if paying by PayPal/Credit Card

Click Here For Stonington - New London Enrollment Form 
(a PDF Form that you print and mail in with your check)

ELLINGTON/STAFFORD (Crystal Lake) Delivery

• 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, to Crystal Lake: 24 Private Grounds Road, Ellington, CT

*Prices include our additional costs in time and materials to hand-pack and deliver your share. and a $25 fundraiser donation to Crystal Lake Association to help remove invasive milfoil!

VEGETABLE SHARES:
18 weeks of fresh, naturally-grown seasonal vegetables!

• Full Share • $700 if paying by cash/check, or $720 if paying by paypal/credit card

• Half Share • $425 if paying by cash/check, or $448 if paying by paypal/credit card

FLOWER SHARES:
10 weeks starting in late June/early July 

• Cut Flower Share • $225 if paying bycash/check, or $232 if paying byPayPal/Credit Card

Click Here For Ellington/Crystal Lake Enrollment Form 
(a PDF Form that you print and mail in with your check)

FISHERS ISLAND Delivery

Fishers Island Ferry Terminal, 12:15 p.m. Thursdays

*Prices include our additional costs in time and materials to hand-pack and deliver your share. **Any additional Ferry costs will be divided evenly among members, and will be determined before final payment is due based on 2011 Ferry fees (as soon as they let us know what they will be).

VEGETABLE SHARES:
18 weeks of fresh, naturally-grown seasonal vegetables!

Full Share • $758 cash/check or $790 PayPal/Credit Card 

Half Share • $498 cash/check or $512 PayPal/Credit Card

FLOWER SHARES:
10 weeks starting in late June/early July  

Cut Flower Share • $270 cash/check or $278 PayPal/Credit Card

Click Here For Fishers Island Enrollment Form 
(a PDF Form that you print and mail in with your check)

GRASSFED BEEF PRICE LIST

GRASSFED BEEF HALF BEEF or SAMPLER BOX ORDER FORM (with detailed information)

What is a CSA Farm Share?

A “Farm Share” is a simple idea (very much like buying a magazine subscription) in which a “Member” buys a “Share” of a farmer’s harvest at the beginning of the growing season, and then comes to the farm each week to pick up their “Share” of the farm’s vegetable harvest or that share is bagged or boxed and delivered to the shareholder. Many farm share programs are called “CSA” which stands for “Community Supported Agriculture.”

What A Farm Share Program Is All About:

A Farm Share Program is both an investment and a risk for the farmer and the family who joins. Together we are sharing in the risks and rewards of farming. We have to understand that we are growing in New England, with unpredictable weather, using only natural growing methods for fertility, and against insects, fungi and bacteria – methods that meet or exceed the federal government’s organically-grown standards. By choosing this approach we understand that it inherently decreases our potential yield and chance for success. We take this approach because we believe the potential risks associated with chemicals, fungicides and commercial fertilizers outweigh the benefits.

There are significant differences between joining a local CSA and purchasing from a Whole Foods, Price Chopper or even a Farmers Market. Joining a CSA does not mean that you can select from 17 farmer vendors who will bring only those crops that were successful that week to the Farmers Market. It does not mean that you select from hundreds of international farmer vendors that Whole Foods has brought together for you under one roof. What joining a CSA means is that you share in one local farm’s harvest. You share in the risks and rewards of farming, with one farmer, not 17 farmers. When purchasing from Whole Foods or a Farmers Market, at the end of the day, you don’t truly know how those vegetables have been grown, where they’ve been grown or how they’ve been handled. When you join our CSA, you gain the ability to walk through the fields of crops and see your food being grown. And, you get to know your farmers on a first name basis.

When you share in one farm’s harvest, you are sharing in seasonal crops... some crops like it hot and some like it cool. Our tomatoes for example, are field grown, not hot-house grown. You will see tomatoes at farm stands long before ours are ripe. But a little patience and understanding on your part will result in amazing field-grown, vine-ripened tomatoes in your share (provided mother nature cooperates)!

Reasons families invest in a share of our harvest:

• Many folks just want to experience truly fresh food and have an appetite for a variety not available at the supermarket
• Many join for their health. Simply visiting the farm can be a stress reliever, eating food that is natural and clean has to be right.
• The concept of supporting local farms is important to the community’s rural character
• To some families it’s about interacting with nature, visiting the farm and experiencing life on the farm and helping children learn how their food is grown
• For some it’s about reducing the amount of food miles your food travels, and the amount of fossil fuels that is used to transport your food, (your average vegetable travels over 1500 miles before it’s consumed).
• Many of our families enjoy the community environment where like-minded people share recipes, ideas and experiences, as well as sharing the vegetables!

Please be sure you fully understand what a CSA Farm Share is truly about before you join!

Our CSA Shares Sell Out Quickly...
To join our CSA Farm Share Program, please fill out an enrollment form today.