Harvest Cooking Camp

Ages 10-16

Base Tuition $900; Restoration Rate $1200

Session Size: 12 campers

This camp is for all those who just LOVE everything about cooking, food, edible and medicinal plants, animals, and working with all of those things in the playground of Ekone Ranch and the new Yummy Tummy Cafe!  

We’ll get a truly land-to-table experience in this camp, working closely with the bounty of the ⅓-acre Ekone garden, wild plants from the land, and fruits, vegetables, and animals produced by other awesome local growers.

Our possibilities list for this camp will be centered around the meals and dishes we want to cook together and share with the other campers and staff. Campers will have the opportunity to develop and hone culinary skills from basic to advanced, and will work with the skilled chefs who nourish the bodies, hearts, and souls of all those who come to Ekone throughout the year.

We’ll explore how to read and implement recipes, how and when to adapt recipes, how to create original recipes, and how to “cook by feel” using all our senses and our innately human curiosity and creativity. Part of experiencing our relationship to the food we eat is learning how to preserve the bounty of each season, so campers will also get to learn many food preservation techniques, and take home some special pieces of the Ekone foodscape!

This camp is made possible by the new Yummy Tummy Cafe, completed in 2023 and now a cozy, nourishing, delicious hub of Ekone Magic. Our cooks have tons of fun, and campers at this brand-new session will spend lots of time behind the counter in this wonderful teaching space, learning the secret recipes and special ways of our fabulous kitchen team. 

Like every Ekone camp, there will also be plenty of time to play together, swim in the pond, sing, craft, sleep in the Bunkhouse or under the stars, make new friends, and have the transformational experience of Ekone community! 

Learn more and apply here!