Tamarack Farm News Updates
Checking in on Tamarack Farm!
A collection of updates from TF Director Kate Kyros, organized from most to least recent. Enjoy!
We also share photos throughout the session on our SmugMug page. Check it out!
June 26th
And we’re off! After a morning of orientation, campers are with their Immersion groups getting started. As I’m writing this, music is drifting down from the Dance Barn where our Arts Immersion is meeting, I can hear giggling and laughter from the Rec Lodge where Eco/Conservation is, and I can see the Ag crew sitting at a picnic table under the big tent by the garden, deep in conversation. Our Carpentry and Construction campers are in the Building Building, going over the project ahead of them (redesigning and rebuilding the Dance Barn porch and stairs), and the Counselor Apprentice Program (CAP) is talking philosophically about leadership in the dining room.
Tonight we’ll gather for our Community Opening Ceremony, bringing candles down to the Silent Meeting Circle and sharing the intentions we’re bringing into our summer together.
June 24th
TF is buzzing with anticipation! We’re wrapping up three weeks of training, and finally about to jump in to the work we came here for: we can’t wait to welcome almost 50 campers to the farm tomorrow afternoon!
It’s been so incredible to see Tamarack Farm grow into the thriving program it is. We’ve got such a talented, and frankly cool, staff this year. I can’t wait to see what creative programming they facilitate.
I know that first arrival day can feel awkward, but I also know that by the end of the second day we’re mostly settled in and by the end of the third day we’re cruising!
PS - Here is a video of the staff practicing "Crowded Table" that we posted to the TF Instagram.