The picture that started it all.
100 Acre Greens / The original vision
North Carolina.
Where the picture began.
North Carolina
A canopy driveway, cottages around a common green, gardens, horses, and a pond. The original property visual, kept at the heart of the dream.
Walk through the concept
Land, legacy & everyday life
A return to roots.
An opening outward.
North Carolina holds the beginning of the family’s story. This original 100 Acre Greens visual gives that connection a tangible form.
The idea is an ordinary day made more generous: quiet lodging, a meal with company, useful work in a garden or workshop, and room to choose your own pace.
No parcel, county, or operating address has been selected. The final land, acreage, buildings, and services will be determined by feasibility work and the people this place is meant to serve.
A closer look / 24 spaces & ideas
Take a walk
through the vision.
Select a numbered marker or open a space below. Every detail is a planning idea; the illustration is not a survey or approved site plan.
A little room for serendipity.Not sure where to start? Follow your curiosity.
Illustrative positions · Not to scale · Open unobstructed artwork ↗
Showing all 24 spaces
01Canopy drivewayOutdoors
An arrival beneath the trees.
A shaded, tree-lined approach sets the pace before the day begins. Arrival, vehicle access, and an accessible route belong in the eventual site design.
02Cottages & quiet lodgingRest
A little room of your own.
Private cottages are central to the original picture. The lodging brief includes accessible options, suitable bathrooms, and space to choose quiet or company.
03Common houseTogether
The everyday heart of the place.
A shared home base for meals, conversation, family workshops, and the practical rhythm of campus life.
04Shared kitchenTogether
Good things begin in the kitchen.
A kitchen for the shared table, with the people, equipment, food access, and operating plan to serve the eventual campus.
05Shared tableTogether
Stay for another story.
Meals with time to talk, food preferences considered, and room for families and chosen company to sit together.
06Gathering & family roomTogether
Come in. Pull up a chair.
Indoor space for conversation, family workshops, small groups, and a comfortable weather alternative.
07Common greenTogether
Room for ordinary life.
Open ground between the cottages for informal gathering and unhurried time outdoors.
08Campfire circleTogether
A circle with room for one more.
The gathering circle in the original illustration makes space for stories, music, and evenings together. Its final design depends on the site.
09Workshop & practical learningMake & learn
Make something useful.
A dedicated place for practical skills, creative work, and vocational exploration. The workshop is part of the campus brief; its final building and equipment are still to be designed.
10BarnMake & learn
Practical work has a home here.
The barn anchors the working-land side of the original concept. Its eventual use, staffing, animal-care areas, and upkeep need their own plan.
11Horses & paddocksMake & learn
A connection carried through the family.
The illustrated pasture and horses carry the family connection to the land. Any equine program needs qualified people, suitable participants, animal care, and a separate budget.
12Quiet trailsOutdoors
Take the long way around.
Walking, reflection, and time among the trees are part of the vision. The final trail network and accessible alternatives follow the land.
13Botanical gardenGrow
A place to notice the small things.
A proposed botanical garden for seasonal color, curiosity, and quiet walks. Planting design and its precise location remain open.
14Raised-bed gardenGrow
Grow something. Share what grows.
Raised beds bring food growing, practical learning, and shared work into daily life. The growing plan should include accessible ways to take part.
15GreenhouseGrow
Keep the growing season going.
The greenhouse in the original image offers a place to propagate plants, learn together, and support the gardens.
16PondOutdoors
A quieter kind of afternoon.
Water, wildlife, and time by the pond belong to the original vision. Access and any activities will follow a site-specific operating plan.
17DockOutdoors
A little closer to the water.
The dock is a place to pause beside the pond. Its final structure, accessible approach, and use need site-specific design.
18SaunaRest
Warmth. Stillness. A slower pace.
A sauna is part of Benjamin’s campus vision. The lakeside structure marks its conceptual location; design, suitability, supervision, and operating costs remain to be worked through.
19Cold plungeRest
An optional change of pace.
A proposed cold-plunge area near the sauna. Participation would be optional, with appropriate suitability guidance and an operating plan; no health outcome is promised.
20Reading & reflection spaceRest
Something to read. Somewhere to think.
A quiet place to sit, read, write, or simply pause. The final campus should offer both indoor and outdoor choices.
21Creative & small-group learningMake & learn
Bring a little curiosity.
Space for making, music, creative practice, and small-group learning. This is a proposed program space within the campus, not an additional building already shown.
22Accessible campus routesOutdoors
A way into the life of the place.
Connected routes between arrival, lodging, shared spaces, gardens, and nature. Actual accessibility must be designed and verified for the chosen property.
23Solar energyStewardship
Think about the years ahead.
Solar was included in the earlier campus direction. This marker identifies a planning topic, not installed panels or an approved array location.
24Composting systemsStewardship
Put useful things back into the ground.
Composting was included in the earlier campus direction. Its form, location, permitted use, and maintenance plan remain to be evaluated.
Keep the picture. Test the path.
Before the land,
listen to the people.
The next step is a clearly defined pilot at a rented venue. A future North Carolina campus would need its own local partners, site studies, operating team, and funding.
100 Acre Greens remains the destination. A dependable program is how we earn our way there.
See the seven phases ↗There’s a place for your perspective
Help give this place its purpose.
Tell Benjamin what useful support would look like in your everyday life, what experience you bring, or what you would need to see before supporting the work.
Start a conversation bpfoskey@operationaligned.netFamilies & future participantsHelp us understand what you need.
Hosts, makers & collaboratorsBring your experience to the table.
Land stewards & prospective backersHelp test a credible path forward.
No programs are open for booking. No investment terms are offered.