🌿Beneath the Canopy - Syntropic Food Forest Retreat, Castlepoint 🌿 October 2025

🦋 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰, 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐚 (𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟!) 🦋

WE ARE DOING IT AGAIN!!! And we are almost SOLD out already - 6 spots went to women on our waitist, just two spots left.

Tickets and more info at this link:
https://samluddenceramics.com/shop/foodforestoct25

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Head to the beautiful Wairarapa East Coast this Spring for a women-led Food Forest Retreat weekend. Tucked away in a beautiful forest setting, this small, intimate, and grounding weekend offers the perfect balance of rest, relaxation & learning.

WHAT AWAITS YOU!

🌿 Food Forest Magic - time in the ngāhere to renew, restore and gain the skills to create your dream edible forest garden using a syntropic approach. Beginner gardeners are welcome and will be well- supported by the more seasoned gardenesses

🥘 Healthy, Local Kai - Enjoy rustic camp food lovingly prepared in the outdoor kitchen and around the fire from fresh, locally grown ingredients.

🌳 Immerse Yourself in the Taiao - Indulge in the gentle sway of a hammock, hit the beach 4 for a surf, sleep under the night sky, take in a sunset swim or walk to the famous Castlepoint lighthouse.

💛 Grow Together, Thrive Together - In a world that often feels rushed and disconnected, gather with like-minded women ready to hit the pause button & reconnect.

Come for the knowledge, stay for the manaakitanga!

Space is limited to 8 women, so it's likely we'll sell out.
✨️ Come on your own (others will too!) or with a friend.


Hit the 'FIND TICKETS' link on this FB event page or visit our website for all the event deets. In a nutshell this is what the weekend will look like:

*𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦* - 𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 4𝑝𝑚 𝑜𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑙 & 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑏𝑢𝑠ℎ. 𝐷𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 6𝑝𝑚.

*𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑦* - 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑆𝑦𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑐 𝐹𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝 10𝑎𝑚 - 1𝑝𝑚, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑎 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑜𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑥 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝑠𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑟 ℎ𝑖𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑎 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘/𝑠𝑤𝑖𝑚/𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑓 🏄🏽 🏊🏻‍♀️🏖️ 𝐷𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑡 6𝑝𝑚.

*𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦* - 𝐺𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝐹𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 & 𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 10𝑎𝑚 - 1𝑝𝑚. 𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠-𝑜𝑛 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡. 𝐹𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑙𝑢𝑛𝑐ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑖𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑒/𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒. 𝐷𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡 𝑏𝑦 3𝑝𝑚.

🦋 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆, 𝗻𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗮𝗶 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 (𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆/𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆) 🦋

𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: We have tree tents, a forest tent and BYO options available- head over to the registration page for full details.

**𝑺𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 - 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 8 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆** (update: only 2 spots left at June 27!)

Your support empowers us to re-invest in the whenua - plants, predator-control traps and gravel for the access road. The birds and critters thank-you 🙏