Beginner Farm-to-Table Survival Retreat
Owl Creek Farm – Murphy, North Carolina
A 2-night immersive experience designed for absolute beginners.
No prior experience required.
Fully guided. Fully hands-on. Fully real.
At Owl Creek, we don’t simulate survival.
We live it — gently.
We eat only what we grow, raise, or ethically forage.
This retreat is about confidence, not fear.
Connection, not panic.
Skill, not performance.
🌿 Back to the Wild
Saturday – Arrival & Fire Awakening
🕛 12:00 PM – Arrival
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Check-in
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Herbal welcome mocktail
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Set up your own tent
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Orientation & safety briefing
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Introduction to the land
The moment you arrive, you slow down.
The land sets the pace.
🔥 3:30 PM – Fire Without Lighters
No shortcuts — but fully guided.
You will learn how to:
• Build a fire from scratch
• Choose proper tinder
• Structure your fire safely
• Control flame and embers
You’ll understand fire — not just light it.
🌙 Evening Fire Circle
After dinner:
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Relax time
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Fire maintained until bedtime
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Storytelling
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Marshmallows
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Herbal teas hot and cold
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Connection.
No rush.
No phones.
Just firelight and real conversation.
🌱 2:00 PM – Introduction to Foraging
Guided walk on the property.
You will learn:
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How to identify safe edible plants
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What NOT to touch
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Seasonal wild foods
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Ethical harvesting principles
Together, we gather ingredients for dinner.
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Beginner-friendly.
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Fully supervised.
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Zero pressure.
🍳 5:30 PM – Farm-to-Table Cooking Over Fire
We cook together using:
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Live flame
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Heated stones
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Cast iron
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Dutch ovens
All ingredients are:
🌿 From our farm
🌿 Foraged during our walk
🌿 Seasonal and natural
You’ll learn how to:
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Manage heat without knobs
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Cook with embers
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Prepare a full outdoor meal
Dinner included.
🌅 Sunday – Land, Water & Southern Herbal Wisdom
🔥 Morning Fire & Brunch
• Rekindle the fire together
• Prepare farm-fresh breakfast / brunch
• Learn outdoor breakfast techniques
Everything farm to table.
🌱 Midday – Land & Food Awareness
Beginner-focused educational session on:
• Seasonal growing cycles
• Basic food resilience
• How to start small at home
• What actually matters in a supply disruption
Simple. Practical. Doable.
💧 3:00 PM – Water Purification Workshop
Hands-on practice.
You will learn:
• Boiling methods
• Natural filtration
• Emergency purification
• What works in real situations
No theory without practice.
🌿 BONUS WORKSHOP
Southern Homemade Skin Repair Salve
An exclusive hands-on herbal session.
You will learn how to:
• Infuse oils properly
• Work with beeswax ratios
• Create a soft, velvety repair salve
• Understand traditional Southern plant remedies
• Make your own skin-healing balm to take home
We’ll use natural ingredients inspired by Appalachian and Southern traditions.
This is practical herbal resilience — the kind our grandparents knew.
Each participant leaves with their own handcrafted salve.
🔥 5:30 PM – Second Fire & Dinner Prep
Repetition builds confidence.
You light the fire again.
You cook again.
Your hands remember.
Skills become instinct.
🌌 Second Night Fire Circle
Storytelling.
Reflection.
Tea always available.
Fire alive until sleep.
You leave with:
🔥 Real fire confidence
🌿 Beginner foraging awareness
💧 Practical water purification skills
🍳 Outdoor cooking experience
🧴 Your own handmade Southern repair salve
Not survival fear.
But beginner empowerment.
Back to the Wild — the Owl Creek way.