Slow Living Retreat
December 3-4, 2021
Embrace Seasonal Slow Living with Lady Farmer!
Join us for a virtual weekend of workshops and community connection, centered around slowing down and learning new skills for sustainable living.
This year’s retreat will again be online, allowing for expanded reach and more ease of accessibility. Come join us, live or on your own time, wherever you are. Scroll down to read more about this year's schedule, our giving back program, and to reserve your ticket.
what to expect
We will start the day with a relaxing yoga class, after which we gather with everyone for a coffee chat with Emma and Mary of Lady Farmer. Then we'll all begin our 75-minute workshops together! We have Eva Kosmas Flores teaching Intentional Design, Kirsten Shockey showing us how to make small fermented food gifts, and Christi Johnson guiding us through stitching embroidery in her embroidered talisman workshop. That night, we'll end with a Community Happy Hour and musical presentation from folk-singer, author, and rancher Eliza Blue.
All weekend long attendees will connect and share workshop resources within the Lady Farmer ALMANAC, our private online community. Attendees also receive free-trial access to the Premium section of the ALMANAC, along with event-exclusive discounts & benefits, beginning with 15% off everything in the Lady Farmer Marketplace for the weekend. Recordings of workshops will be accessible for 3 months and are included in the price of your ticket.
Click here to read more about this year's workshop hosts!
“There was a strong sense of camaraderie and hope, plus an accessible and realistic take on things. The gathering was beautiful, personal, and full of joy and light.”
2020 Retreat Attendee
“It was wonderful! ...I've been missing community and with everything slowing down anyway because of COVID, it was just incredible to be welcomed into a new community!"
2020 Retreat Attendee
“I was skeptical to attend the virtual retreat but I’m so glad that I did... the weekend exceeded my expectations. The workshops were beyond what I thought would be possible. The presenters were knowledgeable and engaging.”
2020 Retreat Attendee
“I really enjoyed every aspect of the retreat. It was uplifting and inspiring. Has given me a lot to think about, a lot to work on, and a lot of ideas on how to make my life more positive.”
2020 Retreat Attendee
"Already, only a few hours after the retreat I have a couple of long term goals and a few immediate action items to go deeper into my slow living journey.”
2020 Retreat Attendee
Giving Back
10% of all proceeds from this event will be donated to the Acres of Ancestry Initiative Return of the Bees Quilting Collective. Acres of Ancestry is a multidisciplinary, cooperative nonprofit ecosystem rooted in Black ecocultural traditions and textile arts to regenerate custodial landownership, ecological stewardship, and food and fiber economies in the South. Their latest project, Return of the Bees Quilting Collective, will be an e-commerce site for fiber artists and heritage quilters to sell their artworks directly to art supporters/customers.
Ticketing
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Intentional Design for Slow Living - Eva Kosmas Flores
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Simple Seasonal Gifts: Winter Fermenting to Enjoy and Share - Kirsten Shockey
- Embroidered Talisman Workshop: The Magic in the Making - Christi Johnson
- Lady Farmer Community Session & Coffee Chat - Led by Mary & Emma
Scholarships
If you're able and would like to contribute to our scholarship fund, there is a $10 donation add-on option at check-out. If you'd like to give a different amount, you can do so at this link. If there are any unused scholarship funds after the event, they will be allocated directly to Acres Of Ancestry Initiative/The Black Agrarian Fund.
If you are interested in attending the Virtual Slow Living Retreat but are unable to at this time due to financial constraints, please reach out to us at scholarships@lady-farmer.com.
Sponsorships
Special thanks to our Slow Living Sponsor Holy Lamb Organics for their continued support in this event!
Interested in sponsoring this event? We have partnerships available at all levels to meet your needs. Get in touch with us at partnerships@lady-farmer.com.
