BOSTON -- A summer camp is teaching valuable lessons to Massachusetts middle school students about understanding where food comes from and how it is grown.

VIDEO: Camp Teaches Kids Value Of Farming

NewsCenter 5's David Brown reported Tuesday that the Green Power Camp teaches the value of farming by having the kids farm.

The simple lessons of growing a vegetable garden serve as the backdrop for the Weston summer camp. It is run by Land's Sake Community Farm. Hundreds of local kids each year come out to the farm and learn how to grow organic crops.

"I really like that the returning to the land and understanding that there are things to do besides video games and Guitar Hero 3 and those other things," said Casey Townsend, education director of Land's Sake.

Fish emulsions are being used to feed the peppers, tomatoes and corn. Each day starts with a farm chore, followed by hard work and a break.

"It's hard work. It's something to do in the summer. It's nice to get outside instead of play and watch video games," student Matt Keefe said.

"When the kids leave I love to see the kids get super dirty. That's my main objection when they leave they are so dirty. The have dirt on their faces. When they go home and their parents see it they understand the value of work," Townsend said.

"You walk in the door. You're smelling like fish guts. You are all dirty and you have some fresh food," student Brooks Parker said.

All the food that is grown at the camp is donated to the Greater Boston Food bank. So far, the town of Weston has donated about 1,500 pounds. Now, the Green Power program does more than teaching about farming. It teaches about the tradition of farming in Weston.

"The kids that come out and ultimately their parents and other people in the community get to learn a lot about what was going on here and really feel a sense of the history and the unbroken chain of cultivation that's gone on here on this farm," said Grey Lee, executive director of Land's Sake.