Your outdoor team-building experience awaits…

Day-Long and overnight visits are available to corporate groups and organizations seeking nature and team-building retreats. We have countless hands-on lessons and classes offered in Homesteading, Appalachian Lore, Permaculture, Off-Grid Living, Forest Management, Alternative Energy Sources and more! Send an email to: carolyn@turtleislandpreserve.com for more info.

Work retreats are custom designed for the individual needs and interests of each group. Be it a team of accountants who want to escape their cubicles, or a seasoned group of outdoor enthusiasts, there are countless opportunities to strengthen the bond between the members of your team while visiting this unique mountain paradise.

Living Quarters:

Visitors camp outside as a group in Adirondack-style cabins and rustic hand-hewn shelters. Guests fall asleep listening to the rushing waters of the streams and feel the breeze on their cheeks. We intentionally do not have electricity or indoor plumbing. Some shelters have a hearth or fireplace to provide added warmth on colder nights.

Kitchen:

Meals are announced by the blowing of a large conch shell, and eaten community-style in our outdoor kitchen. Our delicious and nutritious food is exclusively cooked over wood fire and our water is heated the same way. You might have the chance to pick food from our gardens. We are actively engaged in acquiring and growing our own food. We consider it sacred. Our delicious water comes from deep inside our mountain well. Please keep your water bottle full of it, and drink often. Stay hydrated. There are designated water fill-up stations in camp. DO NOT drink water directly from the streams - ever.

Bathroom:

We have two types of outhouses at the Preserve, sitting & squatting. You can choose where to go. You may also notice an outhouse with a sawdust bucket.  Most humans pass about 7 lbs of nitrogen through urine each year, and nitrogen really helps crops grow. We collect the urine in the sawdust buckets and then add that to our compost heap. Our outhouses are stocked with toilet paper and receptacles for feminine needs.

Attention All Camp Visitors - Please Note:

WARNING: Under North Carolina Law, There Is No Liability For An Injury To Or Death Of A Participant In An Agritourism Activity Conducted At This Agritourism Location If Such Injury Or Death Results From The Inherent Risks Of The Agritourism Activity. Inherent Risks Of Agritourism Activities Include, Among Others, Risks Of Injury Inherent To Land, Equipment, And Animals, As Well As The Potential For You To Act In A Negligent Manner That May Contribute To Your Injury Or Death. You Are Assuming The Risk Of Participating In This Agritourism Activity.

WARNING: Under North Carolina Law, A Farm Animal Activity Sponsor Or Farm Animal Professional Is Not Liable For An Injury To Or The Death Of A Participant In Farm Animal Activities Resulting Exclusively From The Inherent Risks Of Farm Animal Activities. Chapter 99E Of The North Carolina General Statutes.