Highland Lake Cove, Flat Rock, NC is a regenerative retreat and learning center in Flat Rock, North Carolina. It is a cross-cultural community connecting place where exchanges and co-creation via immersive experiences and living-learning occur to support catalyzation of life-enhancing, life-expanding processes toward the fullest potentials possible.

Regenerative Development Vision

There is an initiative to integrate regenerative development, cooperative ownership and Web3 tokenomics through a project onsite.

Elements of this regenerative community developing at Highland Lake Cover include:

• In progress, already permitted:
  • 6 lakeside 50% complete standalone homes; all are in the dry and need completion of exterior trim out and interior trim out
  • Single family lakeside residence 50% complete
  • 6 more island homes are already approved and permitted
  • 10 acre, 40 triple-residence buildings, co-housing development approved
  • 8 acres approved for high density development
  • 6 lots approved for single-family residences
• In the regenerative development and design process:
  • 5(?) acres high-density housing
  • regenerative businesses
  • preK-12 regenerative school**^**
  • regenerative micro-university
  • expanded regenerative farm providing CSA, internships, regenerative food systems initiative
  • think-do-tank
  • ? single-family residences
  • Farm-to-table program
  • Community economic system
  • Catalyst hub for bioregional regeneration****

Looking forward… regenerative development and design (spiritual technology)—highlight different aspects that are regenerative. We are developing an interconnected map of how they fit together and support one another in larger contexts.

See the larger regenerative development contexts:

Leadership

Leah V. Gibbons, PhD and Gabriel Yarborough, CGC — experts in regenerative development, design, and living as well as construction and business — provide visions and plans for a holistic, complete regenerative community are taking shape and manifesting.

Development Projects

In order of progress

1. Outdoor event space - Under construction
2. Cafe - Pre-construction
3. Sweat lodge - Pre-construction
4. Regenerative teachings and trainings - Starting Spring 2023
5. Regenerative financing - Establishing 8 forms of capital contribution accounting
6. Ceremonies