HARVEST FERMENT FEAST

A two-day hands-on Workshop in Traditional Food Skills and Wood-Fired Cooking.

Join us for a unique weekend of harvesting, fermentation, and wood-fired cooking in a 35 year established sanctuary with gardens, bee hives, mature orchards and vines laden with a diverse array of fruits & berries. Theo and Sara are multidisciplinary artists who’ve built their place from scratch, creating whimsical structures utilizing cordwood, strawbale and timber frame construction methods over the years.

    • Fruit harvesting & prep

    • Cider making

    • Fruit wine making

    • Fruit vinegar making

    • Fermented Fruit Preserves

    • Fermented Tomatoes for sauces and cooking

    • Woodfire pizza making

    • Traditional Kraut & Kimchi

    • Mornings will be slow as you’re invited to hike our local trails explore a nearby waterfall, hit the sauna, and make your own breakfast.

    • A lunch will be provided before you start harvesting fruit and vegetables, and learning how to make cider, wine, vinegars as well as fermented preserves.

    • Each day will conclude with a woodfired feast you’ll participate in creating with the instructor.

  • September 5th & 6th

    2 day event $350 for day time guests

    +$70 Camping 2 nights (Sept 4th & 5th)

    +$150 Glamping two nights (Sept 4th & 5th)

    +$200 Private Room two nights (Sept 4th & 5th) depending on availability.

    2 Partial Scholarships Available (contact us via gorgepermaculture@gmail.com

meet your instructors

Sara Mapelli is an artist internationally known as the “Bee Queen.” Her work explores the relationship between humans and pollinators, and she is famous for performances in which she dances with up to 16,000 bees covering her body.

Theodore Holdt is an artist, builder, beekeeper, brewer, gardener, and culinary wizard whose work explores traditional building methods, homesteading skills, and creative self-reliance.

Harvest, Ferment & Feast

September 5–6

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FAQ

  • We’re a collection of homesteads 30 mins East of Portland International Airport stewarding a total of 20 acres in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge.

  • We are located off the 14 freeway in E Washougal, WA.

    If you’re flying in it’s an easy Lyft or taxi from the Airport.

    • Comfortable outdoor clothes

    • Shoes for hiking and being in the elements.

    • Swimsuit (there’s river access nearby

    • (If you are camping) Tent/pillow/sleeping bag/pad (bring what you need to sleep well and stay dry)

    • Headlamp/flashlight

    • Bowl, plate, cup, eating utensils, water bottle

    • Cooler with food and snacks

    • Camp chair

    • Knife

    • Personal First Aid Kit and any necessary medication

    • Towel and biodegradable soap/shampoo for shower

    • Acoustic Musical Instruments

    • A notebook for taking notes during classes (if you are a note taker)

    • Anything you may want to be comfortable and meet your needs

  • All profits are distributed to the workshop hosts in an effort to support the craftspeople who generously share these skills with our community.

    We offer flexible pricing based on thelevel of accommodation desired: from local commuters, to folks who want a private room.

    Private room and glamping tents are limited and available on a first come, first serve basis.

    Two partial work trade scholarships are available (inquire via email gorgepermaculture@gmail.com)

  • This is a drug and alcohol free space supporting personal responsibility, and earth care. All attendees are expected to treat themselves, each other and the land with respect and care.

    Please pay attention to what you are doing, as well as be aware of what others are doing. 

    We reserve the right to ask anyone to leave the land at any time due to inappropriate or disrespectful behavior. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

  • Meals differ from workshop to workshop- from full catering to provide for yourself.

    This workshop is unique in that we will be cooking and eating dinner together. Lunch will be served before class starts and after a relaxing morning. You will bring your own breakfast.

    We strive to serve organic, wholesome food to keep everyone feeling good!

    We will have hot water on hand during the day for tea, etc.

    The property is on spring water so please bring containers to fill up.


  • There is space for tent camping and vehicle camping, although we do not have hookups. Fresh spring water is available at spigots on the land. We have a portapoddy and an outdoor shower.  Please come with everything you need to take care of your sleeping accommodations for yourself and your family. Propane stoves and heaters are okay. This is a pack-it-in, pack-it-out event! We do not provide garbage services for participants. Please take your trash with you and practice "Leave No Trace" at your campsite as well.


  • Due to the farm animals on the properties, please leave your dogs at home

  • Maximum Capacity for the course is 12 people. We have 4 beds, 3 glamp and 5 camp sites available for this event

  • This is a fourteen and up event

  • Due to administrative back and forth capactiy that we don’t have we have a strict cancellation policy. All classes and accommodation payments are due in full upon signing up and no refunds. So make sure you can make it! :)