From Soul to Soil

A Sustainable Living Retreat

Homesteading Experience

September 8 - 14th 2025

A Seasonal Homesteading Retreat for a New Way of Living

We believe that the quality of our lives, health, and well-being are intricately connected to the environments we create and the choices we make. This immersive experience provides practical knowledge for integrating a more sustainable lifestyle through mindful living, herbalism, food preservation, and connecting deeply with nature.

Choose Your Experience

One Day Workshop

  • Friday September 12th 1:30-6PM

    • Co-Host: Karly Kerr, Owner
      Silverlode Gardens

    • Educational Workshop:
      Agroforestry & Apiary Integration in the PNW

    • Learn how to integrate multifunctional intentional landscapes using agroforestry techniques

    • Private Shopping Experience: Local, handmade products by retreat hosts: honey, bee safe water floats, hand harvested seed packets, medicine capsules, herbal sprays & tinctures.

    Saturday September 13th 1:30–6:30 PM

    • Co-Host: Kay, Owner
      Sourdough by Kay, Micro Bakery - Lake Stevens, WA

    • Educational Workshop:
      Sourdough 1 on 1

    • Learn how to make a basic loaf, understand how to maintain sourdough starter, mixing and kneading, shaping & proofing, plus baking methods, includes materials.

    • Private Shopping Experience: Local, handmade products by retreat hosts: fresh sourdough bread & baked goods, medicine capsules, herbal sprays & tinctures.

    • Friday: $200 - 1:30-6:00pm

    • Agroforestry Workshop, plus private shopping experience and nourishing light bites from the land

    • Saturday: $225 - 1:30 -6:00pm

    • Sourdough Workshop, plus private shopping experience and nourishing light bites from the land

Weekend Experience

    • Weekend Retreat
      Friday September 12th 2:00PM – Sunday September 14th 4:00PM

      • Two nights lodging, Six meals, multiple workshops, self-care

      • Wellness welcome gift

      • Access to special events and artisan market

      • Three days of workshops

      • Access to private forest paths, yoga studio, infrared sauna

      • Interactive workbook + materials for workshops

    • Friday - Sunday: Weekend Overnight: $1,300

Full Immersion

    • Full Week Retreat
      Monday September 8th 2:00PM – Sunday September 14th 4:00PM

      • Private room, glamping tent, or twin suite

      • 18+ gourmet, seasonal meals

      • 12+ expert-led workshops + daily self-care sessions

      • Wellness welcome bundle (herbal gifts + interactive workbook)

      • Exclusive access to land, yoga room, infrared sauna, community, and private shopping with artisans

      • Personalized attention, intimate group size (7 guests max)

    • Full Week Retreat (Overnight Stay)

    • 2 spots at $2,800pp: Glamping or twin private outdoor suite

    • 5 spots at $3,200: private room in house


Accommodations

Choose from a range of accommodations that connect you to nature, while offering comfort and eco-friendly amenities. Whether it's the private King suite, a cozy outdoor suite, or glamping in a queen bed, you'll find a space that suits your rhythm.

The Secret Garden Estate
Stanwood, WA

  • Welcome to the Secret Garden Sanctuary

  • The Secret Garden Estate

  • Dining & Living Area

  • Reflect by the Fire

  • Dining Room

  • Kitchen

  • Meals Prepared with Bounty from the Land

    Meals Prepared with Bounty from the Land

  • Private Room

  • Reading Nook

  • Yoga Room

  • Music Room

  • Red Light Therapy

  • Sound Therapy

  • Book a Healing Session

  • Outdoor Coffee Bar

  • Outdoor Garden & Pond

  • Try Medicinal Herbal Elixirs

  • Natural Homemade Toiletries

  • Queen Private Room

  • Downstairs Unit Sitting Area

  • Private Bathroom King Room

  • Private King Room

  • Shared Room Queen + Twin

  • Shared Bath

  • Private Outdoor Trails

  • Glamping Tent

  • Camping Spots & Fire Pit

Workshops

 Hands-on experiences in food preservation, herbalism, DIY cleaning, and more. These workshops empower you with practical knowledge for living sustainably and in harmony with the land.

  • Herb Drying for Tea & Seasoning

  • Natural Home Cleaning Products

  • Seasonal Gardening

  • Food Preservation Techniques

  • Daily Harvesting

  • Sourdough Making

  • Farm to Table Meals & Preservation

  • Synching with Seasonal Cycles

  • Processing Harvest

  • Mindfulness on the Homestead

  • Calendars, Folders & Goal Setting

  • Agroforestry & Apiary Integration

Speakers

 Guided by their own personal experiences, your team of speakers, live and breath sustainable living practices in their daily lives. Their aim is to pay this knowledge forward to educate others who want to learn to grow their own food, heal themselves with natural medicines, and live in harmony with the earth and all its bounty.

  • Emily Werner

    Mother of Living Wild, Kinesiologist, Wild Being, Wellness Muse, Holder of Ceremony

    I have studied human functioning for over ten years in the Health and Wellness Industry with my focus on Kinesiology, longevity, cellular health and questing to find the answer to balance and harmony of self, others and nature.

    Living with the land and animals immerses me in a world of learning by witnessing the unfolding of the seasons and the blessings of the Earth.

  • Sourdough by Kay

    SOURDOUGH MICRO BAKERY OWNER

    Sourdough Breads & Cookies
    Custom orders & weekly porch pickups
    North Lake Stevens, WA
    Good for you products curated with purpose.

  • Karly Kerr

    Founder, Beekeeper, Garden Consultant at Silverlode Gardens & Seed Co.

    At Silverlode Gardens, we explore the powerful synergy between agroforestry and apiculture here in the Pacific Northwest. By integrating honey bees as a living component of silviculture, alongside native plant alley crops and harvestable pollinator hedgerows, we’ll look at how homesteads can cultivate resilient, multi-functional landscapes.

Experiences

 Each day your will have a carefully curated experienced to replenish your mind, body & soul, aimed at resetting your nervous system while connecting to ancestral learnings.

Meals & Nourishment

 Enjoy garden-to-table meals prepared with fresh, seasonal ingredients from the land. All meals are focused on nourishment, simplicity, and sustainability.

Daily Practices

 Begin each day with morning practices including movement, breathwork, and meditation, designed to sync with the energy of the day, season, and your personal rhythm.

Private Land & Community Spaces

Full access to our garden, outdoor kitchen, yoga/music rooms, and peaceful areas for reflection. A retreat that encourages slowing down and reconnecting with the land.

General Daily Flow for the Retreat

  • Morning Practices

    7:30-9:00AM

    Gentle movement, breathwork, meditation — syncing with the energy of the day (cycle, season, element)

  • Breakfast

    9:30 - 10:30AM

    Seasonal ingredients, from our land our local, nourishing meal — self-serve or community-prepped

  • Primary Workshop Block

    10:30AM - 12:30PM

    Hands-on, immersive sessions (herbs, food preservation, cleaning, etc.)

  • Lunch & Free Time

    12:30 - 2:00PM

    Garden-to-table meals local or from the land, nature walk, journaling reflection or quiet pause

  • Afternoon Session

    2:00 - 4:00PM

    Creative workshops, guided DIY activities, outdoor gardening,  or personal projects

  • Free Time / Use of Spaces

    4:00 - 6:30PM

    Yoga studio, music room, journaling, 1:1 sessions, quiet reflection

  • Dinner

    6:30 - 8:00PM

    Shared garden-fresh meal, enjoyed as a community

  • Solo Time

    8:00 - Onward

     Unwind, journal, stargaze, rest

Cultivate a deeper connection to the earth,

your health, and home.

  • Founder & Land Steward

  • Grow

  • Tend

  • Harvest

  • Prepare

  • Farm to Table

  • Make Your Own Medicine

  • Heal with Natural Medicines

  • Community & Sisterhood

  • Seasonal Planning

  • Prepare Nourishment from the Land

  • Welcome to the Secret Garden Sanctuary

  • Herb Bundle Making

  • Daily Connection with Nature

  • Learn About Plant Healing Properties

  • Practice Earthing

  • Communal Land Tending

  • Make Your Own Tea Blends

  • Grounding Practices

Cultivating Home Health + Community Roots

Cultivating Home Health + Community Roots

Fill out the application below and if approved, you will receive a contract and an invoice for your retreat followed by a detailed schedule.