Land that welcomes you with arms wide open.
Laughing Tree Cove
A forested gathering and learning place nestled beneath Mt. Pisgah, 20 minutes southwest of Asheville in western North Carolina.
Offering hands-on practical skills, nature connection, folkways, arts & crafts, seasonal community gatherings, and regenerative leadership retreats on 16 acres of Appalachian Mountains magic.
Welcome to Laughing Tree Cove!
Laughing Tree Cove is a place to build practical capacity, deepen relationships, and come back into connection with
Self · Community · Land
Here, the Land is one of the teachers.
Learn throughout the seasons
The Skillshare is the ongoing community at Laughing Tree Cove — a way to return to the Land, learn practical skills, and build relationships with kindred spirits.
Each month, we gather for a hands-on learning experience informed by the season, spend time on the Land, and share a meal together. The skills change with the seasons; the relationships deepen over time.
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Ways to Connect
Learn
Hands-on classes and workshops in practical skills, nature connection, earth skills, Appalachian folkways, arts, crafts, and seasonal practices.
Gather
Seasonal gatherings, community meals, celebrations, and shared experiences that tend the relationships that make community possible.
Retreat
Regenerative leadership intensives, coaching, private retreats, and organizational gatherings rooted in the Land.
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Rooted in Community, Nature Connection, and Hands-on Learning
The grounds at Laughing Tree Cove.
We invite you to experience what feels like “summer camp for adults” - learn practical skills, connect with the Land, and build community with kindred spirits.
Here we learn through our hearts and our hands: tending fire, walking the Land, sharing meals, creating, growing and preserving food, repairing things, and learning alongside one another.
Classes, workshops, gatherings & seasonal offerings
Come for a class, stay for the community we gather here.
We offer nature connection, practical skills workshops, arts & crafts, folkways, seasonal community gatherings, and immersive leadership retreats.
We collaborate with local and visiting teachers to offer the kinds of learning and connection experiences that will send you home feeling inspired, capable, and connected.
Regenerative Leadership on the Land
For leaders and teams creating what comes next.
Individual leadership intensives offer a long weekend on the Land to slow down, attune your senses, cultivate a grounded nervous system, and give your vision room to take shape.
Teams can gather here for visioning, strategy, and relationship-building on the Land, creating space for deeper focus and renewed perspective.
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What are you interested in learning or teaching?