Children’s Programs
The kids are getting their hands dirty at the UBC Farm!
What are the kids up to at the UBC Farm? They are most likely gardening their plots in the children’s garden, learning how to make a pumpkin loaf with their mentors, or identifying bugs along the agroforestry trail. There is a bounty of activities that we find our farm kids engaging in: field games, seeding in the greenhouse, fort-building, composting, apple-picking, berry-picking, potato-hunting and medicine-making, just to name a few.
Stay tuned to UBC Camps
to register for summer camp at the UBC Farm!Day Camps
Explore, run, create and learn in our beautiful Children’s Learning Garden and surrounding forest, observe beehives and in-season crops on field trips around the farm.
Our Farm Wonders (ages 6-9) and Forest Wonders (ages 9-12) camps offer fun, hands-on learning adventures rooted in science, nature, and community. Whether your child is digging into the life-cycles of food in our working farm or exploring the magic of 30 acres of second-growth forest, they’ll be immersed in play, discovery, and connection. Each camp includes outdoor exploration, eco-crafts, games, and skill-building activities that spark curiosity and deepen kids’ relationship with the natural world. Come grow, learn, and have fun with us!
Visit UBC Camps to register for UBC Farm Wonders and Forest Wonders.
Field Trips
Every year, spring to fall, the UBC Farm offers field trip programming for a wide range of young audiences.
Our field trips provide an opportunity for children to see and learn about a working certified organic farm and to discuss important social and ecological aspects of food production in our area. Join us to learn about bees, explore the forest, examine soil or compost, and visit the Children’s Garden for a snack!
Request a Field trip here.
Volunteer
Get Involved with FarmWonders
Come work with kids and share your passions for the environment, science, outdoors and food in our dynamic Children’s Learning Garden! Volunteers are accepted for FarmWonders Day Camps over spring break and the summer. Volunteers are key to making our camps a fun and safe environment for children. Please email ubcfarm.farmwonders@ubc.ca if you are interested in becoming a volunteer.