Food as medicine, plants as teachers, earth as healer.

NOURISH & FLOURISH

Retreat Overview

Nourish & Flourish is a holistic wellness retreat focused on the healing power of food, herbs, and mindful living. Learn to prepare nutrient-dense meals using ingredients sourced right from our farm, create herbal remedies, and understand how food truly is medicine. This retreat blends hands-on cooking classes, herbalism workshops, gentle yoga, garden work, and farm-to-table dining into a transformative experience of nourishment and vitality.

Perfect for: Foodies/food-enthusiasts, aspiring herbalists, people healing from illness, those seeking nutrition education, home cooks wanting to elevate their practice, wellness-focused individuals, and organic gardening enthusiasts

Learn to cook healing meals, create herbal remedies, and transform your relationship with food on our Hawaiian regenerative farm. From garden to table to medicine cabinet—discover the power of plants.

What if your kitchen became your pharmacy? What if the herbs growing outside your door could heal you? At Nourish & Flourish, we don't just talk about food as medicine—we live it, grow it, harvest it, and prepare it together.

Join Chef Erika in our outdoor kitchen as she teaches you to transform freshly harvested vegetables into healing meals. Walk barefoot through our medicinal plant gardens learning which herbs support your specific health needs. Get your hands in the soil, harvest your own ingredients, and discover how deeply nourishing it feels to eat food that was growing in the ground that very morning.

This retreat is perfect for anyone wanting to take control of their health through food, learn practical herbalism skills, or simply rediscover the joy of cooking with fresh, living ingredients. You'll leave with recipes, techniques, and your own handcrafted herbal medicines—plus a fundamentally transformed understanding of how food heals.

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NOURISH & FLOURISH

PACKAGES

Begin Your Nourishment Journey

3-DAY/2-NIGHT WEEKEND RETREAT

Friday Evening - Sunday Afternoon

Culinary Experiences (5 Sessions Total):

  • Saturday AM: Farm Harvest Walk & Tropical Nutrition Education (2 hours)
  • Saturday PM: Hands-On Cooking Class with Chef Erika
  • Sunday AM: Herbal Tea & Tincture Making Workshop (2 hours)
  • Sunday Late AM/Early Afternoon: Tropical Fruit Processing & Preservation (1.5 hours)
  • NOTE: All meals feature educational elements about ingredients and preparation

Meals (6 Total):

  • Friday: Welcome dinner with canoe-crops ingredient spotlight 
  • Saturday: Breakfast, lunch (prepared by you in cooking class!), dinner
  • Sunday: Breakfast, lunch featuring your preserved foods (think fermented foods, canned goods)
  • Focus on healing foods, anti-inflammatory ingredients, gut health, brain-boosting, anti-oxidant rich, protein-dense 
  • Continuous herbal tea bar access with education throughout the weekend on benefits

Experiences:

  • Welcome ceremony & wellness intention setting (Friday evening)
  • Farm tour focused on edible & medicinal plants - Saturday AM
  • Hands-on garden harvesting (pick your dinner ingredients)
  • Fire circle with herbal tea and/or ‘Awa tasting (Saturday evening)
  • Closing circle with recipe sharing (Sunday)

Movement & Wellness:

  • Daily gentle morning yoga (60 min) - 2 sessions (Sat & Sun AM)
  • Daily evening guided meditation (30 min) - 2 sessions (Sat & Sun evening)
  • Garden work: hands-on harvesting experience (1-2 hours)
  • Nature walk through medicinal plant gardens & tropical food forests (guided)

Accommodation:

  • 2 nights in Balinese-style hale
  • All linens, towels, toiletries
  • Access to shared Balinese bathhouse, outdoor showers, yoga studio, communal kitchen and outdoor lounge areas with hammocks & yard games

Take-Home:

  • Custom herbal tea blend you created (8 oz)
  • Herbal tincture you made (2 oz)
  • Recipe book: "Healing from Starseed Kitchen” by Chef Erika Kuhr
  • Preserved tropical fruit or ferment jars
  • Plant medicine guide for home use
  • Wellness journal (Starseed branded)
  • Pricing:

  • Shared Accommodation:

    $1,995 per person

  • Private Accommodation:

    $2,295 per person

  • Early Bird (60+ days):

    Save 15% (or 20% 90 days out)

  • Add-ons available:

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5-DAY/4-NIGHT IMMERSION RETREAT

Traditionally offered Wednesday - Sunday

Culinary Experiences (10+ Sessions Total):

  • Daily Farm Harvest Walks (every morning before breakfast)
  • Cooking Class Day 1: "Foundations of Farm to Fork Style Cooking" (3 hours)
  • Cooking Class Day 2: "Fermentation & Gut Health" (3 hours)
  • Cooking Class Day 3: "Hawaiian Healing Foods, Canoe Crops & Traditional Prep" (3 hours)
  • Herbalism 101 Workshop (Part 1)- Tea & Tincture Making (2 hours)
  • Herbal Medicine Making Part 2: Tinctures, Salves, Poultices & Teas (2-3 hours)
  • Nutrition Workshop: "Food as Medicine Science" (2 hours)
  • Tropical Fruit Processing & Preservation (2 hours)
  • Garden-to-Table: Plant, Harvest, Prepare Your Meal (4 hours)
  • Plus: Chef Erika teaches during farm-to-table dinners

Meals (12 Total):

  • All meals (Wednesday evening -  Sunday to lunch)
  • Several meals you help prepare or fully prepare
  • Focus on healing, nutrient-density, and gut health
  • Special dietary needs accommodated (we'll work with your needs)
  • Daily juice & smoothie bar featuring farm ingredients

Experiences:

  • Welcome ceremony with medicinal plant blessing (Monday)
  • 2 Deep-dive farm tours (food systems + medicinal gardens)
  • Visit to Hawi Farmers Market (optional Saturday AM), or Waimea Market on Weds
  • Personal nutrition consultation (30 min)
  • Create your own herbal medicine apothecary to take home
  • Evening educational films about food systems in the Chi Deck (optional)
  • Recipe swap & community dinner (Thursday evening)
  • Integration ceremony (Friday)

Movement & Wellness:

  • Daily gentle yoga (60 min) - 4 sessions throughout the week (mindful, not intense)
  • Daily guided meditation (30-45 min) - 4 sessions
  • 2 Garden work sessions: planting, harvesting, weeding, composting, soil basics (1-2 hours each)
  • Forest bathing walk (guided, meditative) - Pololū or other nearby trail
  • 1 Massage with healing herbal oils (60 min)

Accommodation:

  • 4 nights in Balinese-style hale
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Access to shared Balinese bathhouse, outdoor showers, yoga studio, communal kitchen, and outdoor lounge areas with hammocks & yard games

Take-Home:

  • Complete herbal medicine kit you created (5+ items)
  • Comprehensive recipe book with techniques learned
  • Personalized nutrition plan
  • Preserved foods you made (jams, ferments, etc.)
  • Seeds from our garden for your home
  • Plant medicine reference guide
  • 30 days of email support for cooking & herb questions
  • Pricing:

  • Shared Accommodation:

    $3,695 per person

  • Private Accommodation:

    $4,495 per person

  • Early Bird (60+ days):

    Save 15% (20% 90+ days)

  • Add-ons available:

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enhance your experience

For those seeking deeper relaxation or personalized indulgence, our retreat also offers:

3-Day, 2 nights 

Weekend Retreat

Massage session ($125+)

Private yoga ($50+)

Plant medicine consultation ($75+)

Fresh produce basket ($25-100)

Others - private practitioners, outside activities, food, herbal products

5-Day, 4 nights 

immersion Retreat

Massage session ($125+)

Private yoga ($50+)

Plant medicine consultation ($75+)

Fresh produce basket ($25-100)

Others - private practitioners, outside activities, food, herbal products

7-Day, 6 nights 
transformation Retreat

Massage session ($125+)

Private yoga ($50+)

Plant medicine consultation ($75+)

Fresh produce basket ($25-100)

Others - private practitioners, outside activities, food, herbal products

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