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Gardening

We have two beautiful biodynamic gardens at The Nature Place, where campers plant, weed, harvest, eat and learn all about the fun, challenging and satisfying experience of growing and gardening. Flowers, herbs, trees, roots and vegetables of all sorts need different kinds of care, and with over 100 varieties of plants growing in our two gardens, we certainly get a wide range of earthly experience. Campers become aware of earth’s rhythms and seasonal changes, and we garden in a way that gives back to and enlivens the earth, at the same time as the earth gives to us.

Summer Camp

  • The Nature Place
    • Nature Explorations
    • Swimming
    • Gardening
    • Farming
    • Cooking
    • Earth Art
    • Games
    • Outragehiss Pets
    • Hiking
    • Camping & Wilderness Living Skills
    • Almost Overnights
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    • Canoeing
    • Archery
    • Music
    • Climbing
    • Drama
    • Chickens
    • Storytelling
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ACA Accreditation

ACA_smallWe are proud to be accredited by the New York/New Jersey section of the American Camp Association.

Upcoming Events

Sat 14

Earth Living Skills for Adults – Full-Day Workshop – Creating Fire by Friction: Build Your Own Bow Drill Kit (and Learn How to Use It!)

Saturday, December 14 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sun 15

Earth Living Skills for Children

Sunday, December 15 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

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From The Blog

  • The Gardener and the Cook: Garden Time + SAUERKRAUT recipe
  • Fall 2019 Guided Family Day Hikes!
  • Early Bird Enrollment for Summer 2020
  • The Sustainability Scoop: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
  • The Traveler and the Cook: The Land Beyond the Forest

Contact Us

Tel: (845) 356-1234
Fax: (845) 356-9676

Email: camp@thenatureplace.com

285 Hungry Hollow Road
Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977

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