Harvest Cooking and Textile Art Retreat with Joanne Dennis I will be sharing tips and tricks to great healthy down to earth harvest cooking by going back to the basics.  I will teach you how to make cheese, yogurt, condiments, sourdough breads and more.  You will learn how easy it is to cook from scratch with basic whole ingredients and save money.  Each meal will include interactive lessons where you bring home the recipes and the goods.  When we are not cooking, I will teach you some fun textile art projects and art making through reuse, upcycling and reducing fabric waste.

  • Harvest Cooking interactive lessons with each meal.
  • Cheesemaking 101.
  • Textile Art projects include fabric animal collages, woven tapestry, and more.
  • Incredible views of Shuswap Lake and the Seymour Arm area
  • Nature walks at Albas Falls (5 amazing waterfalls)
  • Deck and beach time to enjoy the vista, sunbathe, swim or paddle
  • Meaningful conversations, meal shares, or simply relaxing on the deck with your book.

Join this Journey to Break Away from Daily Life and Explore your Capabilities! Each retreat can accommodate up to 10 people.  All meals will be provided, and ride shares from Surrey can be arranged.  Room options include a single room in the cabin (which you can choose to share with a partner, friend, family member), a full-size tent on the waterfront.  As a participant you simply need to bring a beach towel, art supplies, your weekend clothing, everything else is provided. The cabin is fully serviced with comfortable rooms, hot showers, with a picturesque lake and mountain view. Our waterfront has fully equipped house tents with comfortable beds, an outdoor kitchen including a plumbed washroom with hot shower. Our caravan will drive from Surrey to Seymour Arm on the Friday, with a lunch stop in Merritt, a Winery stop, then Scotch Creek for meetup with participants arriving from other locations. By dinner time, we will arrive at the cabin where a hot meal awaits.

Reservations are open for the following retreat dates:

Aventuras Wellness and Art Retreat – Sep 12-15, 2025     Click here to Book Your Room  

Send any questions to aventurasbc@gmail.com