🌱 Estate in Active Development — Everything on this page reflects our living progress. Land is real, mission is active, and building is underway!
Living Roadmap

Estate Progress & Timeline

We believe in radical transparency. Building a 66-acre agrotherapy estate takes dedicated care, community partnership, and phased execution. Track our live progress below.

✅ Completed Milestones

  • ✅ Hemp Registration Renewed — Official VA agricultural registration active.
  • ✅ High Tunnel Installed — High tunnel structure built via USDA EQIP program.
  • ✅ DIY Japanese Rock Garden — Stone walkway & succulent garden completed.
  • ✅ Pergola Swings Built — Custom wooden swings in place for lavender field views.
  • ✅ Digital Ecosystem Live — Website, forms, & partner directory deployed.
  • ✅ Printful Merch Store — Official apparel line live & shipping nationwide.
  • ✅ "Cherry Blossom" Hemp Starts — First 50 artisanal CBD hemp seedlings germinated.

🔨 Active Site Work (Phase 1)

  • 🔨 High Tunnel Fan & Power — Electrician connection for climate control fan.
  • 🔨 High Tunnel Irrigation — Drip irrigation hookup for year-round growing.
  • 🔨 Drain Field Preparation — Preparing soil beds for upcoming lavender planting.
  • 🔨 High Tunnel Hemp Transplant — Preparing 96'×30' High Tunnel beds for 50 Cherry Blossom starts.
  • 🔨 USDA NRCS Conservation Plan — Coordinating with Brunswick County officer.
  • 🔨 NC A&T Class Studio — Preparing Spring 2027 freshman design studio project.

📋 Master Plan Vision (Phases 2 & 3)

  • 📋 Lavender Field & Floralpy™ — Pick-and-pay blooms & essential oil production.
  • 📋 Agrotherapy Cabin Resort — Modern A-frame cabins tucked in pine forest.
  • 📋 Wetland Education Boardwalks — Elevated nature walks & outdoor classroom.
  • 📋 Cannabis Grow Facility — Controlled indoor grow (Pending VA retail licensing).
  • 📋 Agro-Hound Dog Park — Fenced play area for visitors & support animals.
  • 📋 Geodesic Butterfly Dome — Living sanctuary for monarchs & native species.
First 50 Cherry Blossom CBD hemp seedlings germinating in starter trays under grow lights at Re-Thinking The Leaf Live Grow Dispatch · Nov 2026
Cultivar Spotlight · Virginia Hemp Registration

First 50 "Cherry Blossom" Hemp Starts in Propagation

Our first 50-plant boutique run of Cherry Blossom (Cherry Wine × Berry Blossom)—a floral, terpene-rich artisanal CBD hemp cultivar—has officially germinated under propagation lights at the 240 Halifax Road homestead. Once rooted, these 50 starts will transition into our 96'×30' USDA EQIP High Tunnel to anchor our small-batch wellness balms, botanical oils, and agrotherapy workshops.

Cultivar
Cherry Blossom
Batch Size
50 Seedling Starts
Target Zone
96'×30' High Tunnel
Phased Roadmap

Development Phases

Our roadmap focuses on foundation, sustainability, and community impact.

Current Phase

Phase 1: Site Infrastructure & Foundation

Focusing on soil preparation, high tunnel utilities, preliminary lavender bed drainage, initial hemp planting, and developing the official USDA NRCS Conservation Farm Plan.

Planned

Phase 2: Campus Activation & Harvesting

Maturing lavender fields for essential oil extraction, expanding high tunnels, opening day-visit guided tours, launching local produce sales, and initiating A-frame cabin construction.

Planned

Phase 3: Full Ecosystem Sanctuary

Opening the Agrotherapy Cabin Resort, Geodesic Butterfly Pavilion, elevated wetland boardwalks, full wedding/event venue hosting, and hydroponic vertical farm towers.

Asset-Based Community Development

Great spaces are built together. If you are an electrician, plumber, horticulturist, educator, or local partner who wants to lend your talents to Re-Thinking The Leaf, we’d love to connect.

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