Garden Cooking Camp

Aug 05 - 07 2025
Expired!
9:30 am - 1:30 pm

Event Details


Aug 05 - 07 2025
Expired!
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Location
Peirce Education Rooms (Welcome Center)
Peirce Education Rooms
  • Members $130
  • Nonmembers $150

Summer is the time for harvesting, and in this 3-day camp participants will learn easy, delicious recipes to make from fresh produce. Campers will learn about edible plants, how they’re grown, and how they’re used. Each day will include outdoor exploration, games, stories, and making lunch.

Participants should bring a lunch, snack and water bottle.

Age Group: 7-11 years old

Speakers

  • Colleen Mutschler
    Youth Educator

    Colleen Mutschler is a Youth Educator at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Colleen taught elementary school for 33 years before joining the Garden’s Education team. When she’s not working or walking her dog, she loves to try new recipes for her husband and 2 children and exploring new areas around Pittsburgh.

  • Sarah Levinthal
    Youth Educator

    Sarah Levinthal is a Pennsylvania Master Naturalist with an education background. She has been leading camps, field trips and preschool programs at the Garden for over a year. Outside of teaching, she loves hiking and spending time with her three children.

Summer is the time for harvesting, and in this 3-day camp participants will learn easy, delicious recipes to make from fresh produce. Campers will learn about edible plants, how they’re grown, and how they’re used. Each day will include outdoor exploration, games, stories, and making lunch.

Participants should bring a lunch, snack and water bottle.

Age Group: 7-11 years old

Speakers

  • Colleen Mutschler
    Youth Educator

    Colleen Mutschler is a Youth Educator at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. Colleen taught elementary school for 33 years before joining the Garden’s Education team. When she’s not working or walking her dog, she loves to try new recipes for her husband and 2 children and exploring new areas around Pittsburgh.

  • Sarah Levinthal
    Youth Educator

    Sarah Levinthal is a Pennsylvania Master Naturalist with an education background. She has been leading camps, field trips and preschool programs at the Garden for over a year. Outside of teaching, she loves hiking and spending time with her three children.

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