Learn to grow your food, medicine, and freedom

Roots & Renewal

Retreat Overview

Roots & Renewal" at Starseed Ranch offers guests a transformative, personalized retreat experience centered around the symbiotic relationship between regenerative agriculture, nutritional wellness, and personal restoration. Each retreat is custom-tailored around the individual's and group’s wellness goals while maintaining core principles of sustainability, holistic health, and connection to the land.

Best offered as 5 or 7 retreat for deeper immersion and education. 3 Day options are also available. 

Perfect For: Permaculture enthusiasts, aspiring homesteaders, natural wellness junkies, nature lovers, herbalists, foodies, gardeners.

Customizable Program Elements

1. Nutritional Wellness

  • Farm-to-Table Meal Plans: Customized meal experiences using Starseed Ranch’s fresh harvests, regenerative & organically grown produce, tailored to dietary preferences and health goals
  • Nutritional Consultation: One-on-one sessions with a nutritionist specializing in whole-food nutrition
  • Medicinal Herb Walks: Guided identification of edible and medicinal plants on the property

2. Regenerative Farming Immersion

  • Hands-On Farming Experience: Guided participation in seasonal farming activities
  • Soil-to-Soul Education: Learning the science and philosophy of regenerative agriculture
  • Seed-to-Harvest Workshops: Understanding the complete cycle of food production
  • Composting and Soil Building: Practical skills for home gardening
  • Permaculture Principles: Introduction to design thinking for sustainable living

3. Mind-Body Wellness

  • Nature Therapy: Guided forest bathing and nature connection practices
  • Movement Sessions: Customized yoga, tai chi, or other movement practices in natural settings
  • Meditation in the Fields: Mindfulness practices connected to agricultural rhythms
  • Breathwork in Nature: Respiratory health practices enhanced by the ranch's pristine air quality

4. Personal Growth & Reflection

  • Journaling Workshops: Guided writing experiences connected to nature and wellness
  • Vision Boarding: Creating personal wellness visions and action plans
  • Fireside Reflection Circles: Facilitated group sharing (optional for those desiring community)

Personal Retreat Guides: One-on-one mentorship throughout the experience

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Roots & Renewal

PACKAGES

Learn to grow your food, medicine, and freedom

3-DAY WEEKEND RETREAT (2 Nights)

Friday Evening - Sunday Afternoon

Permaculture & Farming Education (6 Sessions Total):

  • Saturday AM: Permaculture Principles 101 Workshop (3 hours)
  • Saturday PM: Hands-On: Composting, Soil Building & Fertility (2 hours)
  • Sunday AM: Tropical Food Forest Design & Guild Planting (2.5 hours)
  • Sunday Late AM: Seed Saving & Plant Propagation (1.5 hours)
  • Plus: Continuous learning during all farm work sessions
  • Plus: Q&A with Dash & Erika about their homesteading journey

Meals (6 Total):

  • All meals provided through duration of retreat (dinner first night to lunch on check out day)
  • Farm-to-table style with focus on seasonal eating
  • Meals served family-style with educational discussions
  • Learn where each ingredient comes from on our farm

Hands-On Farm Work:

  • 4 hours of immersive garden work (planting, harvesting, composting, etc.)
  • Learn by doing: bed preparation, transplanting, trellising
  • Participate in daily farm chores & systems

Movement & Wellness:

  • Daily morning yoga (60 min, gentle/restorative) - 2 sessions
  • Daily meditation in nature (30 min) - 2 sessions
  • Introduction to medicinal plant identification walk

Systems Tours:

  • Off-grid systems tour: solar, micro-hydro, water catchment (1.5 hours)
  • Farm infrastructure: greenhouses, nursery, irrigation (1 hour)
  • Waste-to-resource systems: composting toilets, greywater (1 hour)

Accommodation:

  • 2 nights in Balinese-style hale
  • Experience off-grid living with full modern comfort
  • All linens, towels, toiletries

Take-Home:

  • Permaculture design basics guide
  • Plant starts or seeds from our garden
  • Composting & soil building guide
  • Resource list for homesteading
  • Garden planning worksheet
  • Journal
  • Pricing:

  • Shared Accommodation:

    $1,895 per person

  • Private Accommodation:

    $2,295 per person

  • Early Bird (60+ days):

    Save 15%

  • Add-ons available:

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5-DAY IMMERSION RETREAT (4 Nights)

Traditionally, Wednesday-Sunday

Permaculture & Farming Education (15+ Sessions Total):

  • Core Workshops (2-3 hours each):
    • Permaculture Design Principles & Ethics
    • Reading Your Land: Site Assessment & Design
    • Soil Food Web & Biological Farming
    • Tropical Food Forests: Design & Management
    • Water Systems: Catchment, Storage, Irrigation
    • Integrated Pest Management (organic methods)
    • Season Extension & Year-Round Production
  • Hands-On Skills Sessions (1.5-2 hours each):
    • Composting Systems & Soil Building
    • Seed Saving & Plant Propagation
    • Building Trellises & Garden Infrastructure
  • Daily Farm Work (2-3 hours each day)
  • Evening Discussions: Homesteading Q&A with Dash & Erika

Meals (12 Total):

  • All meals provided through duration of retreat (dinner first night to lunch on check out day)
  • Participate in harvest for meals
  • Discussions about meal planning from your garden
  • Seasonal eating & food preservation education

Herbalism Integration:

  • Medicinal Plant Garden Tour & Identification (2 hours)
  • Growing Your Medicine Garden Workshop (2 hours)
  • Basic Herbal Tincture Making (you'll make 2)

Cooking from the Land:

  • One cooking class: "Cooking What You Grow" (2 hours)
  • Learn to process and preserve farm bounty

Movement & Wellness:

  • Daily morning yoga (60 min, gentle) - 4 sessions
  • Daily meditation (30 min) - 4 sessions
  • Nature connection & forest bathing
  • 1 Massage session (60 min) - recovery from farm work!

Systems Tours & Deep Dives:

  • Complete off-grid systems workshop (3 hours)
  • Animal systems tour (if applicable: chickens, ducks, goats etc.)
  • Farm business & economics discussion
  • Tool use, maintenance & workshop tour
  • Greenhouse & nursery management

Personal Consultation:

  • 60-min one-on-one consultation for your homesteading plan
  • Review your property/garden plans (bring photos/maps)
  • Customized advice for your climate & goals

Accommodation:

  • 4 nights in Balinese-style hale
  • Daily housekeeping

Take-Home:

  • Comprehensive permaculture design guide
  • Personalized garden/homestead plan for your property
  • Plant starts, seeds, and cuttings from our farm
  • Herbal tinctures you made
  • Complete resource library (digital)
  • Tool recommendations list
  • 30 days email support for your gardening questions
  • Pricing:

  • Shared Accommodation:

    $3,495 per person

  • Private Accommodation:

    $4,195 per person

  • Early Bird (60+ days):

    Save 15%

  • 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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