Weekend Retreat
Fri, 20 Feb
|Kauaeranga Valley, Thames
Our Retreat is currently fully booked, but you're welcome to contact us to go on the wait list
Time & Location
20 Feb 2026, 4:00 pm – 22 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
Kauaeranga Valley, Thames, 80 Pakaraka, Thames 3577, New Zealand
Guests
About the event
Tutors: Emma Cowan, Sarah Nicholson and Sarah Fitzsimmons
So many of our workshop participants have asked us for a longer and more in-depth retreat workshop, and we are very excited to be offering this in 2026.
We invite you to join us for a deeper dive into natural art making. Throughout this fully-catered weekend, we'll explore a wide range of plants that can be made into effective art materials, and have time to processes them completely from scratch. Keep reading below for more details.
We look forward to welcoming you to the place we call home - the beautiful Kauaeranga Valley near Thames. (Less than 1.5 hours drive from Auckland and Hamilton, 2hrs from Tauranga). Over our two days together, we'll go out onto the land to gather plant materials - both from our cultivated garden areas and from wilder spaces along the river and forest. As we process these…
Tickets
Retreat Ticket - sliding scale
We would like to offer our generous community a sliding scale of price options. Please pay what feels sustainable for you - if you're able to pay the full price - thank you! Your support allows others to join us. Optional: Pay a 20% deposit now to secure your place, with the remainder due before the end of January. Choose Bank Transfer for this option.
From $240.00 to $340.00
Sold Out$340.00
+$8.50 ticket service fee
$300.00
+$7.50 ticket service fee
$240.00
+$6.00 ticket service fee
Catering
Delicious, nourishing meals, including our homegrown produce. Fully catered from dinner and dessert on Friday night, to Sunday afternoon tea.
$110.00
Sold OutCamping
Two nights camping
$30.00
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This event is sold out