Traditions

From picnics and farmer breakfast to the maple sap runs we look forward to each spring, the traditions of our community are largely what bring us together and make life in Camphill Village extraordinary. We’ve been so fortunate over our 62 years to be able to create a strong community here in our valley, and our generous donors have been supporting these special moments for decades. People of all abilities are deserving of a fulfilling life that includes not just the basics that sustain us, but opportunities for creativity, lifelong friendship, and engagement in a community they help to shape over time—one where they can see their friends thrive and where they are truly at home.

Our Giving Tuesday campaign this year aims to explore just some of the dozens of traditions that we hold dear in Camphill Village, many of which are passed down to the younger generations in our community by those who have made their home here in Copake for 40, 50, and even 60 years. Your donations to our annual fund make possible so many vital aspects of Village life that our contract with the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities does not. We hope you’ll follow our Giving Tuesday campaign at the end of the month, and support us by giving or sharing with friends before Giving Tuesday on November 28th. Thank you keeping Camphill Village in your hearts all year long, and enabling our community members to create new traditions all the time.

Camphill Village has always been a place where it’s safe to commute or joyride on a bicycle.

Lulu Viets and Charlie Willmore enjoying one of our favorite seasonal pastimes—New England beach vacations.

Traditions

Ricky Hauptman prepares and delivers Tammy Berman’s chamomile tea every morning during tea break in the Woodshop.

There’s something so enjoyable about connecting outdoors over neighborhood lunch, community-wide picnics, and household meals.