A TASTE OF THE GORGE DINNER

A collaborative culinary experience with Gorge based women. Charcuterie workshop, natural dying, cooking course dinner & dessert, followed by sauna & hot tub.

    • Charcuterie Workshop

    • Botanical Printing & Ink Painting

    • Open fire cooking

  • A relaxed course around making dinner with hands-on tutorials and natural spa/sauna time. Led by Gorge based women.

    • 1:30 pm - arrival, welcome

    • 2:00 pm - forage & gather

    • 3:00pm- charcuterie workshop

    • 4:00pm hapa-zome botanical print making

    • 5:30 cooking course dinner & dessert

    • 8:30-10:30 open onsen hours

    • Overnight Guests checkout 10am Monday Sept 21st

  • Sunday, September 20th

    $122 Workshop (check out on Native Provisions’ website- then overnighters book below)

    $35 Camp out

    $150 Private Room (sleeps 2)

Meet Your Instructors

Petra Knapp’s cooking is rooted in place, shaped by local, and seasonal ingredients in ways that reveal where they came from rather than disguising them. Petra works with thoughtfully grown and foraged ingredients and explores food as both nourishment and art through open-fire cooking, fermentation, leaf-wrapping, seasonal preservation, and the use of flowers, herbs, leaves, fruit, seeds, and other edible botanicals for flavor and presentation. Her work is ultimately about connection to place: learning from the land, working with the materials it provides, and collaborating with growers, winemakers, and artists who are similarly inspired by the landscapes of the Gorge. Learn more at Native Provisions

Molly Holmlund is an artist, ink maker, and educator whose work is rooted in the plants, minerals, and changing colors of the Columbia River Gorge. She forages natural materials from the landscape and transforms them into handmade inks and pigments. Her practice explores the space between art and ecology, allowing the qualities of each material to shape the work. Through making and teaching, Molly uses color as a way to cultivate curiosity, connection, and a deeper relationship with place.

Bethany Kimmel is the grower and winemaker behind The Color Collector, a small-production wine project rooted in the Columbia Gorge. Drawn to wine as an expression of place, she works with grapes in a way that preserves the character of the vineyard, season, and landscape. Her approach is gentle and minimal, using native fermentation and traditional methods to let the fruit speak for itself. Through The Color Collector, Bethany explores wine as a reflection of agriculture, time, and the living landscape of the Gorge.

Book workshop at Native Provisions’ website. Overnight guests accomodation options below

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.

    • water bottle

    • sun hat

    • basket or bag for gathering food and flowers

    • scissors or clippers

    • swimsuit + towel (for slip n slide + sauna-ing + hot tub later on in the night) and optional change of clothes for dinner

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

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

    Private room(s) and tent sites are limited and not an option at all events.

  • This is a drug and alcohol-free space (except during specially curated events) supporting personal responsibility, and earth care. All attendees are expected to treat themselves, each other and the land with respect.

    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 will feature a collaborative cooking experience with all food and drinks provided.

    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. We have coffee in the morning for overnight guests.

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

  • Within the collective there is space for tent camping and vehicle camping, although we do not have hookups. Fresh spring water is available at spigots on the lands. 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

  • The minimum age for this event is 21 years old

  • 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! :)