Service Learning Opportunities for all ages
Groups could include Elementary, Middle School, High School, College Students, Adult Groups, or Family Groups
We provide year-round programming. Choose the dates that are best for you and your group. We'll work with you to craft an experience that deep-dives into some of the most pressing issues in our world today.
Possible Topics of Exploration might include:
- Our relationship with the land
- Nature Expeditions and Ecosystems on our trails
- Exploring our environmental impact
- Learning ways of growing food and medicine
- Preparing healthy meals
- The medical impact of our food systems
- Soil Management and Erosion Control
Depending on the time of year, your group experience might include:
- Gardens - learning about soil regeneration, planting seeds, harvesting, and preparing meals or dishes from available produce,
- Creeks - water quality testing, erosion control, and the role salamanders, crawdads, and even rocks contribute to a healthy eco-system,
- Compost - from worms to compost tea, from farm to table and from table back to the land again,
- Chickens - animal care and the roles these funny feathered friends play in the overall eco-system,
- Pollinators - learning about the importance of bees and other pollinators,
- Forest Foraging - discovering a whole new world along nine different hiking trails located onsite including edible flowers, medicinal bark, and multiple varieties of mushrooms
- Healthy Cooking & Nutrition classes
We will also make ample time to relax, have fun and explore the beautiful area around us. Some activities your group might want to explore include:
* Hiking to see waterfalls
* Driving the Blue Ridge Parkway
* Whitewater Rafting
* Tubing the French Broad River
* Zip-Lining
* Sliding Rock
* Visiting the Biltmore Estate
* Ghost Tours at Christmount
* Lazoom Tours in Asheville
Register Today! Sliding Scale Pricing System!
Full Week Experience
(Sun afternoon through Fri morning) $325-$350 per person
Weekend Retreat
(Fri afternoon through Sun morning) $175-$200 per person
One Day Experience
(pick a day - weekdays or weekends) $50-$75 per person
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