Forts, Lotteries and Good Friends

Tweet The staff at Camp Ballibay is a diverse group of talented people from all over the globe. This year, we had drummers from Scotland, an equestrian expert from Germany and a number of rockers from the UK.  We’ve also got some amazing staff who hail from all...

Learning to Love Compost

Tweet Camp Ballibay is in the middle of their second year of composting food scraps from the  kitchen and dining hall. This environmentally friendly strategy reduces waste and creates a nutrient rich supplement for the camp garden. Recently, our giant camp compost...

Adventures in Campout Cooking

Tweet Yesterday I wrote about extending campout fare beyond burgers, dogs and s’mores. Today was the day I put theory into action. G1, the youngest cabin of girls, were the subjects of my little food experiment. Tonight at campout, in addition to the usual...

Beyond Hot Dogs & S’mores

Tweet When I’m not busy in the garden, one of the fun aspects of my job as food educator here at summer camp involves joining each cabin of campers on the cooking portion of their campout. As a former Girl Scout leader, there’s nothing I love more than...