Farmers Union offers free day camps for youth

WOOD COUNTY — The Wisconsin Farmers Union will host free day camps across the state this summer, offering hands-on agricultural education to youths.

The one-day events, open to all youth, focus on agriculture, cooperatives and leadership development while emphasizing the role of family farms in rural communities. Several camps will take place on working farms.

"These camps bring the energy and purpose of the Wisconsin Farmers Union youth program directly into local communities," the organization said in a news release.

Local and county Farmers Union chapters are organizing the camps, which fulfill program requirements for youth enrolled in the WFU Youth Program. Activities center on cooperation, community and agriculture.

The camps run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., except for the Chippewa Falls location, which runs 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Camp schedule:

• June 23: Suri Fina Alpaca Farm, Washburn (Ashland-Bayfield); Bouressa Family Farm, New London (Wood/Portage/Waupaca)
• June 25: Gwenyn Hill Farm, Waukesha (Milwaukee-Waukesha)
• June 26: Clyde Community Center, Avoca (Iowa-Grant); Still Point Flower Farm, Brooklyn (South Central)
• June 27: Valentine Gardens, Green Bay (Lake to Bay)
• July 18: Wisconsin Farmers Union Kamp Kenwood, Chippewa Falls (Chippewa/Eau Claire)

Pre-registration is encouraged at wisconsinfarmersunion.com/events.

For information, contact Elizabeth Yost, camp manager, at Camp@WisconsinFarmersUnion.com or (715) 382-0921.