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DIRECTIONS
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The
Drive is about 3.5 hours one way. There
are 2 sets of directions both going through PA Dutch countryside.
One goes up Rt 95 which is more highway driving and slightly
quicker unless you pass through Baltimore during a rush hour. The other
goes up Rt 270 – goes through small towns for half hour or so between
Gettysburg and York and again on the last part of Rt 23. The rest is about the same.
Via
Baltimore: Set
your trip meter to zero at the ramp getting on to I-95 North. These
distances may vary slightly from one car to another due to odometer
differences.
At
mile 22
exit to 695 West (Baltimore Beltway) which leads to I-83 North At
mile 39
exit to I-83 North toward York, PA.
At
mile 118
exit Rt. 322, Ephrata. Go right at the light coming off of the
highway |
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At
mile 125 go left on route 23 East. (Carini’s pizza is on the corner where
you At
mile 146
go right on route 100 south. Gas
station on the corner. Go
˝ mile and make a left on Pughtown Rd. just past the Agway garden center.
After a few miles, you come to French Creek road.
Turn left, and stay left to be on French Creek Road.
Drive along the creek, you’ll see the barn on your right just
before a metal bridge. That
is the CSA Market area. See
below for where to park and walk. To
go to the main entrance of Camphill Village or to the Kimberton Whole Food
Store, at the left turn onto French Creek Road immediately jog right to
continue on Pughtown Road. A
bit further on is the entrance to Camphill Village.
To go into the town of Kimberton, keep going and where there is a
fork in the road stay left, to the 4 way stop sign (Post Office and Inn on
the corner). For the whole
foods store go straight through the stop sign and the store is on the
right. Alternative
Directions via Gettysburg: -Starting
at the CSA pick up place in Bethesda, set trip meter to zero -Right
on East West Highway -Right
onto Wisconsin, pass NIH and move to left lane. Take 2nd left
onto 270 NORTH -
Take 270 North thru and Past Frederick -
270 turns into rt 40 and then rt 15; stay on route 15 north to Gettysburg,
PA (roughly 1 hour to PA) -At
73 or 74 miles on the trip meter (1 hr 15 min) take a right on RT 30 EAST
York Rd -Meander
thru a few towns including going thru 2 traffic circles staying on RT 30
EAST toward YORK and LANCASTER -AT
96 miles (1 3/4 Hr) bear RIGHT to follow RT 30 EAST toward Lancaster -At
mile 126 GO Past RT 222 North -AT
mile 127 EXIT onto Route 23 EAST New HOLLAND AVE/PIKE -make
a LEFT at the light -make
sure when you cross rt 322 (at Carini’s Pizza) that you stay on RT 23
(straight across intersection) -at
mile 162 cross over RT 100 (keep going straight) pass Ridge Fire Co. -At
mile 166 there is a large white building called the “Historic 7 Stars
Inn” Go right one block past the Inn onto 7 Stars Rd.
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To go to the CSA Garden, go a few miles and turn right onto Lucas Road,
cross the metal bridge. The
CSA market area is a barn just after the bridge.
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If you need refreshment or bathrooms, the Kimberton Whole Foods store is
lovely. Instead of turning
onto Lucas Road go straight, pass the Waldorf School and Seven Stars Farm,
through the 1 lane tunnel and turn right onto Hares Hill Road, then left
at the 4 way stop sign (Post Office on the corner) and the store is on the
right. WHERE
TO PARK AND WALK
To
park, turn into the barn area, drive past it on the right and park left or
right on the fields there. To
walk to the garden, go past the open front of the barn and across the
field; or go back out onto the road, walk right and onto the dirt road
just before the bridge. CSA
tours would meet at the barn. And
don’t forget to take a dip in the creek!
It’s clean! REFRESHMENTS The
Kimberton Whole Foods Store has eat in or carry out café.
Open 8am-8pm M-F, 9-6 Sat and 10-6 Sun.
There is an Inn on the corner which is a restaurant (not
accommodations) for a full meal. BYO
and eat in the field for a real country outing.
See Directions above. BATHROOMS
There are bathrooms at the Kimberton Whole Foods store (information above) and there is a beautifully built composting toilet in the garden. OVERNIGHT
ACCOMMODATIONS
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Camping or Cabins at French Creek State Park, 30-45 minutes away west on
Rt. 23, Right on Rt. 345. There
are 2 lakes and lots of things to do. For information, http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/frenchcreek.aspx
or
1-800-637-2757 or 610-582-9680 or frenchcreek@dcnr.state.pa.us. >
You may BYO tent and camp primitive style at Camphill Village in the
fields near the barn (and freshen up in the creek in the morning!)
PLEASE, if you wish to do this let them know a few days ahead of
time by writing to spiritualfood@schooloflife.org
and sankanaccsa@hotmail.com. This
is important as they are part of a big community of permanent residents. >
Bed & Breakfasts are also abundant in the nearby Valley Forge area.
Search the internet and ask how close they are to Kimberton which
is just West of Phoenixville. (If
someone wants to do a little research on this for putting on this website,
let us know!) PRECAUTIONS Sebastian,
Lael and the garden team are very warm and welcoming.
They also work VERY hard meaning they have lots of things to do
every day and also need private time for meals and rest.
Please be courteous and respectful of their time and do not wear
out our welcome! Poison Ivy and ticks (yes, the lyme disease carrying type) are a part of country life here as in many places. Poison ivy, a 3 leaf plant growing low as ground cover or climbing up trees, usually hovers around the edges of fields, the creek and roads. To avoid, stay in open areas such as the garden and on the roads. Ticks are in the open fields and the woods. To try to avoid, wear closed shoes and tuck pants legs into socks, wear a hat in the woods, sit on tarps. Check everyone in your party for ticks when you leave or get home looking for the teeny tiny pinhead tick which is the disease carrying one. Also, just as an extra pre-caution, if any disease symptoms appear in the following weeks or month or two please do not discount them. Lyme disease is VERY treatable quite successfully if caught early, very difficult if not. (Symptoms are aching joints, swollen lymph nodes, possibly a rash, flu like symptoms. (If you wish, there’s plenty more information on this on the internet.) If
you need further direction,
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