Restore Forward

The Restore Forward project is a retreat center built to complement a serene location where people from the town of Ava, Boonville, and beyond can come to visit, retreat, and participate in recreational activities like fishing, skiing, picnics, camping, hiking, and wildlife observation. As well as holistic activities, like yoga, reiki, spa, meditation, pottery, Zen gardens, gardening, workshops, art, silent retreats, book readings, farming, and food as medicine.

Owned and operated by the Black Women's Blueprint (BWB),  the site for Restore Forward was chosen because of its beautiful environment, rural character, and the opportunity to live in harmony with people and nature. To protect these characteristics, the project will be designed and developed in a way that respects and upholds these principles.