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A person smiles and winks at the camera while holding a large green wreath around their neck. They are wearing a red and grey argyle sweater with a yellow tshirt showing underneath it. They have short, straight brown hair and a short beard. They are standing in front of a large purple curtain.

Tradition Highlight: Wreath Making

December 23rd, 2022
Join in on a Fun Holiday Crafting Tradition! If there's one thing you'll notice when you walk into most Camphill spaces, it's that they're filled with beautiful crafts. From woodworking to mosaics, or ceramics to weavery, you never know what new craft you might learn. In Camphill, crafting isn't just…
Muka is hugging a friend from behind, and they both have huge smiles on their faces. The friend is wearing a grey and red hoodie as well as grey pants. He has short grey hair and a beard. Muka is wearing black pants and a sweatshirt with black, white, and pink stripes. He has short dark hair and a beard.

How A Unique Gap Year Experience Started Feeling Like Home

May 01st, 2022
Three Camphill Volunteers' Stories of a Camphill Welcome and Settling Into Lifesharing Lifesharing is a unique, beautiful, and meaningful way of living in community, and it is at the core of how Camphill operates. Before joining the Camphill community, though, not many people have heard of lifesharing, and it can…
Nicolo is pictured with 6 of his castmates from Jimmys Journey, smiling in front of a blue curtain. They are all dressed as animals.

From Camphill to Medical School: Nicolo Betoni’s Gap Year

March 24th, 2022
A Gap Year at Camphill Helped Nicolo Stand Out to Interviewers Just a year ago, Camphill alum Nicolo Betoni was interviewing for medical school from a house beside Camphill Village Minnesota’s chicken coop. Today, he’s nearing the end of his first year at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) where…
Jeff is wearing a black and white plaid shirt. He is sitting at a table, and in front of him is a mug, a slice of birthday cake, the rest of the birthday cake, a lit candle, and two unlit candles that say 62. He is smiling.

Tradition Highlight: Camphill Minnesota Birthday Interviews

March 14th, 2022
Birthday interviews spread the Camphill joy and give a peek into life in the village There’s nothing quite like a Camphill birthday. Across all of the communities, birthdays are huge celebrations, and just about everyone counts down the days until the next party. “Everyone loves to celebrate their own birthday,…
Brittany smiles while standing between two friends at Camphill. They all have their arms around each other. On the left is a friend wearing a blue hoodie and a blue baseball cap. On her right is a friend wearing a black shirt with a skateboard on it and a green baseball cap worn backwards. Brittany is wearing a green camphill t-shirt over a white hoodie.

Brittany Archer Has Visited Fourteen Camphill Communities… And Counting!

May 09th, 2021
Brittany Archer Shares the Story of Her Camphill Journey In the decade since Brittany Archer first volunteered with Camphill, she’s traveled all around the world visiting fourteen Camphill communities. And she’s not done yet. Originally from the Bahamas, Brittany knew she wasn’t ready to go home after graduating from Florida…

These College Students Spent a Semester at Camphill For School Credit

March 09th, 2021
Antioch College Students Reflect on Their Time at Camphill Village in Copake, NY In fall 2020, three students joined Camphill Village in Copake, NY to compliment their studies at Antioch College in Ohio and make an impact as volunteers. Camphill has made an impact on them as well. Luisa Bieri,…
A crowd of people smiling and holding a banner that reads Plowshare Farm Living, Working, and Diversifying the Greenfield Community since 1990

A Special Year: Reflections from a Camphill Volunteer

January 15th, 2021
Anna Falch Reflects Back On Her Year As A Camphill Volunteer At Plowshare Farm Two thumbs-up to celebrate the beginning of Anna's Camphill adventure Plowshare Farm is a Camphill affiliate in southern New Hampshire where a community of 50 people with diverse capabilities live and work side by side, creating…
Hazel, Alanna, and friends smiling at the camera while holding a pumpkin

Introducing the ’20-’21 Camphill Coworker Cohort

November 28th, 2020
Hear from a handful of volunteers on their time in Camphill so far Despite the unprecedented challenges the pandemic, Camphill is fortunate to welcome over 120 amazing new volunteers this year. Meet a few members of the '20/'21 cohort and learn about their Camphill journeys. Learn more about the Camphill…