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Meaningful work is one of the fundaments of human dignity and
in this sense Camphill has always striven for sound vocational
training, finding individual forms for participation in the greater
society, developing healthy work situations and good products
– not only for internal use but also to serve the needs of the
wider community and market. In connection with this it has been
a theme from the beginning to work towards healthy economic
forms that can support human dignity and social responsibility, as well as being an example of healthy social life amidst the
perilous excesses of a materialistic culture.
The house community, Camphill House, 1965
Homemaking is an important basis for social life. Originally
teachers and therapists and all other helpers shared all aspects
of daily life; living and learning together to develop the potentials
of the social and practical environment; the striving for healthy
nutrition has always been central for this task.
Milking in
Newton Dee,
Weaving in
Cairnlee,
1948
Care for the environment has
been in the center of Camphill’s
community impulse from the
beginning, because it provides the primal foundation for
the human being to find
himself in both his individual
and social responsibilities.
Farming and gardening and
stewardship for the local landscapes have been guided
by principles of bio-dynamic
agriculture, sustainability and
regenerative processes. Many
innovative projects have been
initiated over the decades
Ploughing with Thomas Weihs
in Newton Dee, 1948