Agriculture & Beekeeping
A working beekeeping farm, growing plots and animal care programs give partners a live setting for demonstration projects, pollinator research, small-farm training and local food initiatives.
Partnerships & Development
Building more than a campground
Cobles Landing is a family owned, 25-acre working landscape in Polkton, North Carolina. Alongside camping and recreation, we host agriculture, conservation, education and workforce programs — and we welcome partners who want to do that work with us.
What can a partnership with Cobles Landing accomplish?
A partnership here puts programs directly on the ground in rural Anson County: land for demonstration and research, a working beekeeping farm and animal program, classrooms without walls for students, and paid seasonal work for local residents. Because the property is family owned and already operating, partners can move from agreement to activity in a single season rather than a single grant cycle.
We collaborate with government agencies, agricultural organizations, universities, nonprofits and foundations on projects that strengthen the land, the local economy and the families who live here.
Areas of Collaboration
Where our work and yours overlap
Conservation & Land Stewardship
Twenty-five acres of woods, trails and a stocked pond that we manage for healthy soil, clean water and wildlife habitat — a ready site for stewardship pilots, monitoring and outdoor-access projects.
Education & Youth Programs
Guided farm and nature tours, school field trips, scout groups and summer programming that bring hands-on environmental and agricultural learning to students who rarely get it.
Workforce Development
Seasonal roles, apprenticeship-style training and job-readiness pathways in hospitality, grounds and agricultural operations for young people and adults in and around Anson County.
Community Impact
Family reunions, church gatherings, wellness days and free-entry policies for kids 12 and under keep the outdoors affordable and welcoming for rural and underserved families.
Capital & Facilities
The planned Resource Center and continued site improvements create tangible, fundable projects for foundations, agencies and corporate partners looking for measurable rural investment.
Who We Partner With
Built for institutional partners
Government agencies
Rural development, agriculture, parks and tourism programs looking for a private landholder able to host demonstration sites, outreach events and cost-shared conservation practices.
Agricultural organizations
Extension offices, farm bureaus, beekeeping associations and food-system coalitions seeking field space, grower training venues and pollinator partnerships.
Universities & colleges
Research, extension and service-learning teams needing an accessible working landscape for student fieldwork, applied studies and community-engaged coursework.
Nonprofits & foundations
Funders and program partners investing in youth access to nature, food security, rural workforce pathways and family-strengthening outdoor programming.
Nonprofit Program
Cobles Landing Health and Wellness
Cobles Landing Health and Wellness is our nonprofit program arm. It uses the same 25 acres — the farm, the apiary, the trails and the pond — to deliver agriculture, conservation and outdoor-education programming for schools, youth groups, families and community partners. These are program offerings supported through partnerships and funding, distinct from the paid recreation and camping side of the property.
Farm and Garden
Our working farm and growing plots are the classroom. Participants walk the land and into the working parts of it — the animals, the growing seasons, and the everyday care that keeps 25 acres producing. It's hands-on by design: kids touch, ask and help, and adults usually end up asking just as many questions.
Beekeeping
A working apiary on the property anchors our pollinator work. We practice sustainable, ethical beekeeping that supports a healthy ecosystem — for the hives, for the wildflowers around them, and for the land that holds it all together. Hive demonstrations and pollinator education are offered as part of the program.
Horticulture & Nature Walks
Guided walks through woods, field edges and the pond shoreline teach native plants, seasonal cycles, soil health and water stewardship at a pace anyone can keep. Slow movement outdoors is part of the health benefit, not a side effect of it.
Outdoor Education
Structured, curriculum-friendly programming for schools, scout troops, church groups and youth organizations — environmental science, agriculture, food systems and land stewardship taught outside, on a real working landscape.
Sweat Lodge
Coming SoonA dedicated sweat lodge area is being built out on the property as part of the Health and Wellness program. It is not open to guests, is not bookable, and no opening date has been set. We'll share more as the space takes shape.
Let's talk about what's possible
Tell us about your program, timeline and goals. We'll walk the property with you and outline what a partnership could look like — from a single field day to a multi-year initiative.