Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center, Craryville, NY
Pumpkin Hollow Retreat Center offers a peaceful, beautifully groomed setting for workshops and retreats. The food they provide to participants is largely homegrown and is prepared expertly and with care. Linda and I volunteered mainly in the kitchen from 2016 to 2025. We were both involved in meal preparation, although I started off as a pot washer (the kind of pots you cook with). My current activities include helping with administrative details.


This lunch is nutritious with many ingredients from their own garden

The garden

Organic tomatoes and squash

Spacious eating facilities