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The Garden Rhythm Summer Retreat 🌱


  • Ecovillage at Ithaca Ithaca, NY (map)
 

Join me for the inaugural Garden Rhythm Summer Retreat August 14-16th, 2026 in Ithaca, NY. We’ll be staying on the beautiful 176 acres of forests, farms, and gardens at Ithaca Ecovillage.

​The retreat includes:

🌻Ecological Gardening Mini-Workshops

​Each day we'll dive into some hands-on learning in the garden--with mini -workshops on companion planting, cover crops, and building the ultimate weed-proof sheet mulch.

​🧄 Garden crafts

​There will be three crafty workshops to choose from: garlic braiding, making a gourd nightlight with the playful and fun folks at Gourdlandia, or herbal salve making

​🧘🏽‍♀️ Morning mindfulness

​Optional morning bird walks and meditation.

​🌲 Free time to relax in Nature

​Swim in the pond, hike the trails, bask in the summer sun, collect a bouquet of flowers, nap in a hammock, frolick where your heart takes you.

​🥗Homegrown organic meals

​Delicious, fresh, and organic meals, snacks, and teas from our gardens and nearby local farms including dinner on Friday, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday, and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. All special diets can be accommodated.

​💐Gifts from my gardens

​Seeds, teas, and more as gifts from me for you to take home.

Register here!

​❤️ We’ll build a joyful and fun gardening community around homegrown meals and evening campfires🔥. There will be free time for exploring the trails, swimming in the pond, or relaxing in a hammock.😴

​⛺️ Camping at Ecovillage is available or stay at one of the many beautiful accommodations in and around Ithaca.

​🌼 $650

Space is limited so hold your spot soon!

Let's connect to each other and our plant friends and be TOGETHER in the garden.