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Gardening Series – Permaculture and the Magic of Herbs & Berries
With Trish Hughes, Willow Springs
Do you love gardening, or want some gardening inspiration? Join us for a weekend of gardening fun on various topics, and enjoy the bounty from Willow Springs. The weekend will be tailored to participant interests and what is producing at Willow Springs. August is apple and grape harvest time, so plan on some apple/grape activities (sauce, butter, juice, dehydrated). You’ll take home what we produce!
Potential topics include: permaculture garden tour, gardening topics of participant interest, food preservation (canning, dehydrating, pickling, fermenting), kombucha making, herbal medicine making, growing medicinal and culinary herbs.
Morning Garden Time/harvesting
Afternoon at Yuba River or inside lodge
Evening activities spa / bonfire
$450-$950 for 3 days/2 nights (Call for pricing)
Friday evening thru Sunday afternoon
May 22-24, 2026
Limited to 10 individuals.
3-Day Retreat: The Inner Voice
With Mark Hughes, Founder of The Karma Institute
No cooking, no dishes. It’s On Us!
Learning how to spontaneously drop into a 3-minute, mini-meditation and begin a dialogue with your Higher Self. Having a trusted compass you can turn to.
Based on Mark’s Book, “I am Not a Prophet, Therefore I know: Dispelling the Myth We Have to Be Special to Hear the Inner Voice”.
Morning movement / Mini-Meditations
Afternoon Unplug: Yuba River / Hiking / Exploring
Evening activities / spa / sauna / bonfire / other
$450- $650 /person for 3 days/2 nights
$850 – $950 /couple for 3 days/2 nights
Friday evening thru Sunday afternoon
March 13-15 and October 16-18
Limited to 10 individuals.
10% discount when you refer another guest
Mark Hughes founded the Karma Institute in honor of his mother, Karma Jean Cullimore Hughes. He was fortunate to have a mother that asked the right questions to help him to go deeper in his understanding of himself. Mark carries forth that skill in his workshops to assist people get to their truth.