Zenger Farm is a nonprofit working urban farm in SE Portland whose summer day camp serves kids entering kindergarten through 9th grade (roughly ages 5-15), running 9am-2pm. Campers tend vegetables and farm animals, harvest produce, and take on cooking challenges, with snack and lunch provided daily.
The practical details
We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Zenger Farm directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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Powered by GoogleZenger cancelled all educational programming without doing any kind of community evaluation and without contacting program partners or participants and laid off workers in what could be seen as retaliation for forming a union. Furthermore, Zenger let their beloved educational rooster be sick for weeks without seeking medical treatment, ignoring him while he showed obvious signs of suffering (labored breathing, inability to stand). This is not the wholesome farm they want you to believe.
Went to a plant swap today and stayed for the beautiful atmosphere and lovely people!
Went to the farm for the first time today to pick up a spring garden kit. We were warmly greeted by friendly people and allowed to tour the farm. They teach kids about farming and that's such a valuable skill to have.
Disappointing and I was put in an uncomfortable position. upon arrival we all sat down to have a provided meal and to learn about the farm and during introductions we are supposed to say if we are non binary gender and what we thought we were and I said I was female and I was stopped right there in front of an entire crowd because I'm a mother of three and my God and I identify me as a woman and I'm at a farm doing introductions and she said we're not supposed to use the word female and I asked her if we were at a farm. Yes. If you're going to a farm to have fun with your children I think everybody should be able to State how they view themselves as and there should be no limitation and I don't know why the hell they wanted me to state that in the first place it's none of anybody's business. They were sticklers about it and it was really disturbing. The farm itself and activities .. To be blunt. We were on a time schedule and we didn't get to have fun we just hiked and looked at a couple chickens and sunflowers and tomatoes and a stick fort and didn't learn much...
The Zenger Farms family is helping to educate the Portland Metro community about the importance of Farm to Table practices, as well as, showing our youth how amazing hard work and farm life can be! Thank you Zenger! We are excited to be working with you!





