Camphill Village Minnesota, INC

Name

Camphill Village Minnesota, INC

Legal name

Camphill Village Minnesota, INC

Website

https://camphillmn.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Residential Services

NAICS

Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps (72131)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Farm Stays & Agritourism Lodges (THAMADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Eco/Nature-Based Campgrounds (Sustainable/Off-Grid) (THAMAJAK), Farmstay Rooms (Working Farms/Ranches) (THAMABAG)

Keywords

• Disability residential services
• Biodynamic farm products
• Handcrafted artisan goods
• Special needs community
• Organic baked goods

Headquarters

HQ city

Sauk Centre

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: Private donations cover approximately 15% of annual operating budget and 100% of capital renovations each year. Community actively seeks donations through website and capital planning campaigns.
2. Government Funding: County, state, and federal resources provide funding support for residents with developmental disabilities.
3. Product Sales - Bakery and Crafts: Sells organic baked goods (cookies, bread, cinnamon rolls), woven items (rugs, placemats, totes), and pottery (mugs) through Shop CVM online store and local events. Products sold at local co-ops and through special orders.
4. Farm Product Sales: Grass-fed beef sold at competitive prices when supply allows. Produce from 2-acre biodynamic garden. Currently accepting orders for grass-fed beef to be fulfilled Spring 2026.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Camphill Village Minnesota operates a life-sharing residential community for approximately 50 people, including adults with developmental disabilities, situated on a 500-acre biodynamic farm in Central Minnesota. Community members participate in meaningful work across farm, bakery, weavery, pottery, and garden workshops, producing organic baked goods, handcrafted woven items, pottery, and grass-fed beef sold through the Shop CVM e-commerce store, local co-ops, and community events.

Product overview

Camphill Village Minnesota operates as a life-sharing residential community with an integrated portfolio of products and programs. The primary commercial offering is Shop CVM, an e-commerce platform selling handcrafted goods produced by community members: organic baked goods from the licensed bakery, handmade pottery from the pottery workshop, and woven textiles from the weavery. The community also produces biodynamic agricultural products including organic produce, grass-fed beef, and preserved foods. Supporting programs include volunteer residential opportunities, a homeschool program, and admissions services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shop CVM Online retail storefront selling organic baked goods, handcrafted pottery, and woven textiles produced by community members in life-sharing workshops; available to individual consumers via the camphillmn.org/shopcvm website.
• Organic Baked Goods Licensed bakery products including organic cookies ($10/bag), organic sourdough and brioche loaves ($7), sourdough tortillas ($7/package of 8), and organic cinnamon rolls ($24/dozen); sold through Shop CVM, local co-ops, and community events.
• Handcrafted Pottery Handcrafted ceramic mugs priced at $25 each, created by community members in the pottery workshop and sold through Shop CVM.
• Weavery Items Handwoven textiles produced on looms from recycled materials, including multi-colored coasters ($10), woven totes ($25), woven rugs ($25-$45), table runners ($25), placemats ($40), and rag wreaths ($25); sold through Shop CVM.
• Grass-Fed Beef 100% grass-fed beef cattle raised on the community's 125-acre rotational grazing pasture; processed by a local butcher on-site and sold at competitive prices when supply allows (currently accepting orders for Spring 2026 fulfillment).
• Biodynamic Farm Produce Organic produce grown on the 2-acre biodynamic garden plus chickens and sheep raised through biodynamic farming methods; primarily supports on-site food self-sufficiency (~70% of food consumed on-site is produced on the farm).
• Live-in Volunteer Program Residential volunteer program where participants live in life-sharing homes, help care for community members, and participate in workshops across farming, gardening, baking, weaving, and crafts; compensation includes room, meals, healthcare, and student loan payments.
• Special Needs Residential Admissions Residential community program for adults (18+) with developmental disabilities including cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, Fragile X, autism, and brain injuries; residents live family-style across seven homes on the 500-acre farm and participate in meaningful daily work.
• College Loan Support Program Program that covers monthly student loan payments for eligible volunteers who commit to a full year of service in the Live-in Volunteer Program.
• Village Homeschool Homeschool program for children of community members and volunteers, employing a nature-based curriculum integrated with the village workshops (farm, bakery, weavery, pottery).

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 70% of food consumed is produced on-site
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• MN National BankminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 21 August 2026MN National Bank in Sauk Centre hosts food truck events where they match all food sales to benefit CVM. Similar events held in Sauk Centre and Long Prairie locations.
• Sustainable Farming AssociationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 15 August 2026Presented by the Sustainable Farming Association, the annual Minnesota Garlic Festival is a family-friendly event celebrating garlic with food, music, chefs, and artisans. CVM participates by selling baked goods at this event.
• Camphill Association of North AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCamphill Village Minnesota is part of the international Camphill movement consisting of more than 100 communities in 22 countries. There are currently 15 Camphill Village communities in North America. The organization works to create communities where children, youth, and adults with developmental disabilities can live, learn, and work with others in healthy social relationships.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Camphill Village Kimberton Hills: A sister Camphill community in Pennsylvania operating on the same Anthroposophy-based life-sharing model with a biodynamic farm, residential homes, and craft workshops for adults with developmental disabilities. Most directly comparable peer.
• Camphill Ghent: Another Camphill community in upstate New York providing residential and day-program services for adults with disabilities, with shared workshops and agricultural activity.
• L'Arche USA: National organization supporting L'Arche communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities live together; shares the inclusive life-sharing model, though rooted in a different spiritual tradition. Closest non-Camphill comparable.
• Heartbeet Lifesharing: A Camphill-inspired lifesharing community in Vermont serving adults with developmental disabilities through intentional community living and farm-based meaningful work.

Emerging players

• Fellowship Community: An Anthroposophy-inspired intentional community in New York offering residential life for adults with developmental disabilities combined with farm and craft work, similar in ethos if smaller in farm scale.
• Hawthorne Valley Farm: Biodynamic farm in New York's Hudson Valley with on-site education, food processing, and a Waldorf connection. Comparable as a working biodynamic farm with educational/social programs, though not a residential disability community.

Broad incumbents

• Chimes International: Established provider of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including residential and vocational programs. Relevant as a larger incumbent in the same population-served space.
• Camphill Association of North America: Umbrella organization supporting all 15 Camphill communities in North America; relevant as the network coordinating body, shared standards, and accreditation for member communities.
• Sunrise Community: Larger disability-services organization providing residential, vocational, and day programs across multiple states. Comparable as a scaled provider of residential disability services, though not community/life-sharing based.

Others

• Rudolf Steiner School (Waldorf education network): Waldorf/Rudolf Steiner education movement is the philosophical cousin of the Anthroposophy-based Camphill model, sharing foundational thinkers and pedagogy; not a direct peer but an adjacent ecosystem that funnels families and volunteers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/camphillvillageminnesotainc

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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