An Eden Village Camp experience!
An Eden Village Camp experience!
Take the trip of a lifetime!
On our flagship Road Trip, trek down to Asheville, New Orleans, and Atlanta, lending a hand to farms and their communities. Feast on organic deliciousness each night before falling asleep under the stars. Hike the Blue Ridge Mountains, splash through waterfalls, kayak, swim in the Gulf, and adventure through the Bayou. Make new friends and meet new people, all while creating rituals and living your values
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Head down south with our flagship Road Trip options:
Road Trip 1: July 14th - August 2nd
20 days
Road Trip 2: August 4th - Aug 23rd
20 days
*Day 1 on this itinerary is the first full day of camp. Campers will arrive on opening day, and spend the first night at camp then head out the next day.
*Itinerary subject to change
WEEK ONE
Arrive at Eden Village Camp! Spend the afternoon preparing for the trip before heading on the road. The bus will make its way down to beautiful Asheville, North Carolina. There, teens will hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains, swim down the amazing 60 foot natural waterslide at Sliding Rock, volunteer on a large-scale conventional farm, forage for wild mushrooms and prepare a delicious wild feast, and explore the city highlights, and play in a treetop adventure park in the Pisgah National Park. RoadTrippers will meet and talk with some of the local farmers who contribute to Asheville's growing organic food network. To end the first week, teens will spend their first Shabbat camping in the Pisgah National Forest, grounding in personal reflection time, and group bonding activities.
WEEK TWO
During the second week, RoadTrippers will make their way further south to eclectic and beautiful New Orleans, Louisiana. Some highlights of this week may include: hearing Jazz in the French Quarter, spending a morning with other volunteers at an urban garden, joining a fishing boat off the Gulf and swimming in the crystal waters of Bay St. Louis, kayaking through the Bayou, and visiting a variety of local farms. During their time in New Orleans, RoadTrippers will learn how to cook gumbo and other cooking skills from local chef at HK Kitchen, tasting the deliciousness the city has to offer, and learning the Bayou history and culture. For shabbat we will head to Kolomoki Mounds State Park, where RoadTrippers will take the lead on creating a vibrant, joyful and spirited Shabbat.
WEEK THREE
For the start the final week, RoadTrippers will drive to Atlanta, Georgia. Here, teens will spend time on various urban and large scale production farms. Other highlights include: bike tour of local urban farms, Bureka making with the folks at the Sephardic synagogue, foraging for apples throughout the city and donating the findings to a local homeless shelter, an early morning hike up Arabia Mountain, an Iron Chef Cook off using local ingredients, and plenty of city adventuring! RoadTrippers will make their way back up to camp for the final shabbat of the session to share what they've experienced and integrate back into the home-base Eden Village community. Back at camp, RoadTrippers will continue camping under stars and relax with the rest of their camp community for the final Shabbat of the session before heading home.
*Itinerary subject to change
To pull back the curtain on where food actually comes from; learning who grows it, how it’s produced, and the route it takes from seed to our tables.
To use the Eden Village spirit of kindness to practice listening to people who are different than we are.
To explore what it means to grow healthy community through supportive conversation, getting our hands dirty in the soil, and lending a hand to communities in need.
To connect Judaism to every single aspect of our lives, including our food choices, relationships with others, and our connection to the earth.
Road Trip 1: July 9th - July 28th
20 days
Road Trip 2: July 30th - August 18th
20 days
We would love to hear from you!
We would love to hear from you!
For more information please contact roadtrip@edenvillagecamp.org, visit our website at www.edenvillagecamp.org or call us at 877-397-3336.