Kimberton Hills Dairy

At Camphill Village Kimberton Hills, our biodynamic, raw milk dairy farm comprises mixed pasture, hay and arable land. Our crew of up to ten farmers includes Camphill villagers, coworkers, and service volunteers, who form a close-knit team working together to meet the needs of the farm and the animals.

We are located 50 minutes outside of Philadelphia in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Our dairy works with 250 acres of our 432-acre farming community. We have a herd of approximately 40 milk cows, the majority of which are Brown Swiss and Friesian. We also have 40-50 young dairy calves, heifers and a few bulls.  
Our dairy farm is organic certified by OCIA as well as biodynamic certified by Demeter. We are committed to rotational grazing as a management tool for the health and sustainability of the animals and the land. The cattle are all fed solely on diverse pastures from April through November. They are housed in loafing sheds in winter and fed grass-based silage, and during that time they generate precious manure packs for compost. We provide milk to our own village, and we sell our milk at Kimberton Whole Foods and other local retail outlets. We also offer farm-fresh raw milk subscriptions for pickup on-farm, fresh cheeses, and (coming soon) cave-aged raw milk cheeses.
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When the cows leave the barn in the early spring they are very happy and they dance and run around.

We kick off the grazing season with a celebration of the cows. The community gets together and cheers on the cows as they get their first taste of pasture since being housed in loafing sheds during the winter months.