The Soil and The Seed Project is committed to a different kind of economy. We anticipate that some families and individuals would like to attend for free, or may want to offset costs, or pay what you will. We think that's great!

Use the button below to register.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. REQUIRED - Select Free Admission for the entire weekend or for Saturday only. Please select an adult or child admission for everyone attending. This will include some meals.

2. OPTIONAL - Give a donation or offset costs for the event

3. OPTIONAL - Reserve your campsite or cabin lodging for the weekend

There will be a schedule for the weekend, but we don't want you to feel "over-programmed." Come and go as you please, and choose the parts of the programming that work best for you / your family. There will be a few changes, but here's a sample from last year.

Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday breakfast and lunch, and some snacks throughout the weekend will be provided.

You will be on your own for the other meals. There are some fire rings available to cook over, but those will be first-come, first-served. If you plan to cook, be sure to bring camp stove or other self-contained cooking apparatus to prepare your food. Campsites and cabins should have access to picnic tables, and there are many picnic tables in the pavilion area.

The overnight accommodations for the weekend include primitive campsites, campsites with water and electric, and unheated, A-frame cabins.

Primitive Campsites: fit one vehicle and up to two tents. While water and electric are not provided, they are easily accessible in shared-use pavilions. Bring a container to carry water. A bathhouse with toilets and shower will also be easily accessible.

Campsites with water/electric Hook-ups: fit one RV, camper, or up to 2 tents. A bathhouse with toilets and shower will be easily accessible.

A-frame cabins: sleep up to 12 people in bunk beds. Cabins are not heated, but they do include basic electricity, a campfire cooking area, and water. Does not include a kitchen.

There are some accessible accommodations in winterized hotel-style rooms available for people with disabilities. Food will be provided for families staying in these spaces. We recognize that we have limited capacity to make this retreat fully accessible, but we are committed to doing the best we can with the spaces available.

We anticipate that some individuals with disabilities and their families will need particular accommodations and support to make the weekend accessible to them and their family (and we are committed to welcoming them without charge). If this is you, please email Seth at seth@thesoilandtheseedproject.org instead of registering here.

Highland Retreat is a non-profit, year-round Christian retreat center and summer youth camp located in the mountains of northwestern Virginia on the edge of the Shenandoah Valley. The 167 acres of mostly forested land is close to the George Washington National Forest and offers scenic vistas as well as a wide variety of wildlife in its hills, streams, pond and fields.

Highland Retreat is an alcohol, tobacco, and firearm free facility.

Check out the area on Google Maps.

Last year’s attendance was around 300. We anticipate there could be around 400-500 people coming from Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and maybe even some really ambitious friends from even further away!

Pets are not permitted anywhere on Highland Retreat grounds. Animals that have been ‘individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability’ as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may be admitted provided that the animal does not fundamentally alter the program and/or retreat (please contact the office at Highland Retreat for additional guidance for service animals). Animals that provide comfort and emotional support are not permitted. Service animals in training are not permitted.