Food
We offer a variety of fresh, local, homemade items for your pleasure. Prices vary depending upon ingredients, seasonal time of year, and number served. Let us know your preferences and arrangements will be made to satisfy your personal needs and budget. Average cost is listed here but actual price depends on specifics and there are group rates for buffet style events.
Tea and Coffee
We provide free coffee and tea for guests to brew throughout their stay and also offer this service for any meetings held here. Healing Heart Herbals Special-teas are blended on site by local herbalist Cindy Parker from organically grown herbs. Enjoy these delicious teas along with other tasty choices of green and black teas.
Prefer coffee? Try local Silver Bridge coffee with half & half from local Snowville Creamery.
Iced tea/juice drinks are available and prepared to your desired caffeine content.
Beverage Service $2/person.
Snacks
You may also order a variety of homemade goodness to accompany your beverages such as cookies or desserts, savories and appetizers, veggie or fruit plates, or just simple healthy nuts and trail mix. $4-8/person
Meals
Custom ordered to your needs, desires and budget- we can do meat, vegetarian, gluten free, salt free, whatever best satisfies your dietary needs and pleasure. These are average prices that may be more depending upon items requested.
Breakfast: choose continental or hearty style from the following options: juice, smoothies, fresh fruit, yogurt, granola, hot/cold cereal, bagels, bird seed toast, pancakes, French toast, gluten free mush, potatoes, meat, biscuits and gravy, farm fresh eggs- any way you like them, over easy, omelets, or scrambled $6-12
Lunch: sandwiches, wraps, salads, tacos/burritos, hummus, pizza, pasta, rice, veggies, whatever your order, we will do our best to make it happen $10-15
Dinner: grilled meat and veggies outside or casseroles baked in the oven, soup, salad, dessert- simple or gourmet, again, we aim to please $15-25
Receptions or Buffet: salad, main course, side, and dessert $20-25/person
Picnic Baskets: bread, cheese, fruit, chocolate and iced tea $26.00 for 2
Tea Time
A most enjoyable break during the day is sipping tea, enjoying a special moment out of our rushed lives to slow down, relax, and connect with others in a peaceful, tranquil setting. Delicious food further enhances the experience.
We offer the following tea experiences by reservation only. 6 person minimum
Tea Tasting: $8/person
Sampling of black, oolong, and green tea along with several herbal blends
Tea Time: $10/person
Hot tea, regular or herbal, iced beverage, cookies
Crème Tea: $15/person
Tea, cucumber sandwiches, cookies, and scones with clotted cream and jam
Afternoon Tea: $20/person
Above plus additional savory, green or fruit salad, and dessert
High Tea: $25/person
Above plus additional savory and dessert
Include a garden tour or half hour presentation for just $20
Tea parties are perfect for meetings, hanging out with friends, or special celebrations. We will custom design your event to satisfy your tastes and budget. It can be elegantly exotic or casually simple.
Presentation Topics
The History of Tea Health Benefits Herbal Teas
Tea Cultivation Proper English Tea Incredible Edibles
Japanese Tea Ceremony Wild Foods Tea Party Tea Leaf Readings
Body Work
Massage: Let our state licensed massage therapists rub those knots out of your shoulders while inhaling fragrant scents that relax and feed the soul. Schedule a full body massage, an hour long session for $60. You must schedule and pay ahead of time as our masseurs commit to being here and must be paid regardless of whether clients show or not. Cancellations made a week in advance receive a full refund, within 48 hrs. a 75% refund, less than 48 hours, no refund.
Reflexology: Feet deserve to be pampered so treat yours to a stimulating foot reflexology session. It is only $25 for 30 minutes but for $45 it lasts an hour and includes an herbal exfoliate treatment as well.
Movement and Exercise
Just being outside and walking is great exercise but there are also weights and stretch bands available on site for strength training. If you want to socialize, try some croquet, darts, or badmitten. For the competitive game player there is basketball, ping pong, and corn hole. There is also a CD player and room to dance. Your host is also available for dance lessons.
Line Dancing: This is great fun, good for balance and a nice cardio and brain work out. Music lifts the spirits and stimulates a good mood. Research shows dance to be one the best forms of exercise one can engage in.
Belly Dancing: Undulating movements are great for loosening up various separate body parts. The beat, speed, and slowness spark something sensual and satisfying within. Learn the basic steps of Arabic, Egyptian and the mechanics of a shimmy.
Fee: $15/hour private sessions, $10 semi-private and $5/person for 3 or more