Family Camping Weekend

This will be a weekend on Morning Glory Homestead Farm making discoveries about the life of Dr. George Washington Carver, his love of God and the Bible.  During the weekend families will spend two nights on the farm, feed farm animals,  gather eggs, pick fruits and vegetables, and participate in S.T. E. A. M. activities. There will be a special field trip to the nature center and beach at nearby Hunting Island State Park.   In the evenings, we will build campfires, prepare and enjoy a meal, tell stories, and sing songs together.

Families join us for a time of Bible study about creation and nature on our farm. Dig deep in God’s word, looking at biblical agricultural and farming practices as you explore the farm property, the animals, and the crops growing. Stay on the farm at one of our campsites or commute each day.

A special part of the camp will be learning the importance of God’s word to many Gullah people.  We’ll read passages from the Gullah Bible and sing songs from the community.  You may also participate in games and activities,sit around the campfire for evening devotions and singing, help prepare meals in the Gullah tradition.

See our demonstration plots dedicated to the African diaspora and the plots inspired by the teaching of Dr. George Washington Carver.

Schedule (Subject to change)

Friday

Arrival/Check in  2:00-4:00 pm

Discussion and Eat Together  5:00--7:30  Groundnut Stew My Way recipe by Michael W. Twitty We will look at the recipe and the blog post by Michael W. Twitty to see the food similarities to our foodways and those taught by Dr. Carver.

Clean Up   7:30-8:15 pm

Campfire Devotions and Dessert  8:30-10:00 pm  Introduction to George W. Carver

Saturday

Family Devotions 7:00-7:30

Farm Chores-Gather eggs for breakfast  7:30-8:15

Breakfast and Clean up  8:30-9:30 Grits, Eggs, Bacon

Morning Session 10:00-11:15

Nature Walk & Beach and  11:30-2:30

Bible Sessions  Adults with Tony,   Kids with Belinda   3:00-4:00

Rest Break 4:00-5:00 (prep for foil meals)

Sow and Grow in the Garden  5:00-6:00

Foil meals  6:00-7:30

Campfire Vespers 7:45-9:00

Campfire Conversations and Songs  9:00-10:00

Quiet Time 11:00 pm-7:30 am

Sunday

Family Devotions 7:00-7:30

Farm Chores-Gather eggs for breakfast  7:30-8:15

Breakfast and Clean up  8:30-9:30 Oatmeal, toast and fruit

Morning Session 10:00-11:15

Activity (Journal, Art, etc.)

Lunch Grab and Go

Thursday (Precamp)

Pre-camp session, Thursday, June 23

Penn Center tour 2:00-4:00 pm

Tony and Belinda Jones will lead a tour of the Penn Center campus to include the York W. Bailey Museum, the Reconstruction Era Monument and Gullah Geechee Room of the St. Helena Island local library. Tour cost Adults $20   Children $12

The Farm will provide:

Meals

Group First Aid Kit

Tent(s)*- a few tents are available for rent.

Camping Toilet/Shower Tents

Campers bring:

Tent(s), Mallet or hammer  (We do have a few RV spots.  No electricity. Limited spigots.)

Sleeping bags or mattresses

Pillows

Linen

Camp chairs

Flashlight/head lamp

Comfortable clothing

Toiletries

Sunblock/Sunscreen

Swimwear, towel and beach gear

The campsites will be booked through our Friendly Fowl Farm listing on Hipcamp.  We are reserving spots there.  Please contact us when you're ready to book your site and we'll provide further instructions.