CVKH BLOG: Great time at The Hootenanny

A warm, sunny summer afternoon was the backdrop for the annual Hootenanny - a festival of local food and music. Thank you to all who joined us for the fun! 

CVKH BLOG: Free concert in Rose Hall tonight; Cafe open for dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 15 at 7:30 p.m. – Join us in Rose Hall for a free summer concert featuring Dylan Babitch on piano. The Camphill Café will be open at 6:30 p.m. and at intermission for sandwiches, drinks and dessert. Stop by, grab a light dinner, and enjoy some music with us.

CVKH Blog: Join us for the Hootenanny on July 17

Area residents have the chance to enjoy an array of local folk and country music at the upcoming Hootenanny at Camphill Kimberton. The Hootenanny, a festival of local music and food, will be held July 17 from 3-10 p.m.

Musicians scheduled to perform on the hay wagon stage include: Chris Ayer, Suzie Brown, Jubel Jenkins, Trevor Gordon Hall and The Turnips. The music begins at 3:45 p.m. and contra dancing with a live band will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

The Hootenanny has been organized to celebrate the joy of local culture. In addition to the music, the Camphill Café will be serving food made with local, organic ingredients.

There will also be local food and craft vendors, face painting, games for children, raffles and prizes. Children will have the chance to spot cows, chickens, sheep and more on the working dairy and vegetable farm.

The admission fee is $10, $8 in advance. Children under ten are free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Camphill Café or by contacting Bernadette@camphillkimberton.org or 610-935-0300, ext. 12. Attendees should bring their own blankets or lawn chairs. Hope to see you there - rain or shine!

CVKH Blog: Final days to vote for Camphill Kimberton and Chef Steph

THANK YOU to everyone that has been voting daily for Chef Steph and Camphill Kimberton in the Sears Chef Challenge! It has been an exciting journey and we are feeling great about the voting so far.

Will you help us in our final push to bring Chef Steph to the top? We need your help! If you haven't already been doing so, please log on to www.searschefchallenge.com and vote for Chef Steph and Camphill Kimberton. You will Steph under the Washington DC chefs. You can vote once per email address, per day through this Saturday. It literally takes less than a minute to vote and you will be helping a great organization! In fact, you will be helping four great organziations win $5,000.00 each. When you vote for Steph, you will also need to select a chef from LA, CHI and NYC. She recommend sChef Riq in New York, Chef Palak in LA and Chef Ron in Chicago. They are all talented chefs and are supporting great organizations as well!

Please also take the time to tell your friends and family about our quest to win the first round of the Sears Chef Challenge and get them voting. At this point in the competition every vote counts! Voting ends this Saturday at midnight EST.

If Steph advances to the next round of the competition, based on the number of online votes she gets, she will have an opportunity to go to Chicago and compete to win another $15,000 for Camphill Kimberton.

Let's get her there!  Thanks for your support!  Keep voting... and bring on Chicago! 

CVKH BLOG: Vote for Kimberton Hills to win $5,000

Help us and a local chef win big by voting online from June 26-July 10. 

Phoenixville resident, personal chef and owner of The Comfort Gourmet, Stephanie McKeon Krzywanski, has been selected as one of 24 chefs nationwide to participate in the Sears Chef Challenge. The grand prize is a complete kitchen renovation valued at over $35,000, plus an additional $20,000 donation to the winning Chef’s charity of choice.


Krzywanski has chosen to partner with Camphill Kimberton.  She explains, “I chose Camphill Village Kimberton Hills as my charity because it is right in my backyard (well, three miles away) and I support them on a weekly basis by purchasing milk, baked goods and produce from the village. I am a huge supporter of being local and organic and purchasing from Kimberton Hills supports that while also helping those with developmental disabilities. I have been searching for a food-related organization to donate my time after this competition and Kimberton Hills is my choice. It will be so personally rewarding for me to give back to my community by working with the residents. Thanks to Sears, I was able to make more of a connection with them instead of just purchasing their products for home and client use. The potential financial donation from Sears will go a long way as well.”

If Krzywanski wins the first round of voting, Camphill Kimberton will win $5,000. The first round of this three-round culinary competition began on May 5th with in-store demonstrations. Krzywanski will be competing in the Washington D.C. market.

The first round winner is determined by online voting, which begins on June 26th and continues through July 10th via www.searschefchallenge.com. Anyone can vote once a day during that two-week period.

Thank you for your support.  Tell a friend and remember to vote!

CVKH BLOG: A Beautiful Family and Friends Day

It was a beautiful day for our annual Family and Friends Day, held on Saturday, June 5.  This is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year at Kimberton Hills and all who attended had a wonderful time.  Visitors had the chance to learn about new endeavors for the various workshops, particpate in informative seminars, and enjoy a potluck lunch under the tent.   

Local chef chooses Kimberton Hills as her partner charity for a nationwide contest

Local Chef Stephanie Krzywanski is one of 24 chefs participating in the Sears Chef Challenge. 

The Sears Chef Challenge aims to find the nation's next up and coming chef while raising money for the nation's food banks and food-related charities.
A total of 24 chefs in four cities: New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. will compete by completing a variety of culinary challenges, culminating in the Championship Finals in Chicago. The chefs who progress toward the crucial semi-final stage will be decided by YOU - the online voters.

In addition, each chef is paired with a food bank or food-related charity, and Stephanie has chosen Kimberton Hills to be her partner charity!  As the contest progresses, and Stephanie continues to win, Kimberton Hills will also win - either $5,000, $10,000 or $20,000!

Read all about the contest and how you can help by visiting http://www.searschefchallenge.com/.  Online voting begins the first week of July.  Stay tuned to email blasts and our blog for more details on how you can help make this happen for both of us. 

Find out more about Chef Steph at her website http://www.yourcomfortgourmet.com/.

Thanks and stay tuned for voting details!