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Retreats 2024!
Details and tickets will be available soon. Other classes and events will be listed below as well.
Cha Xi Retreat - June 7th-9th
Cha Xi is an aesthetic tea ceremony. You don't need to have any experience in either making tea or a "tea stage" just need to have a desire to get creative, play with ceramics and nature in a cool way. Tea and wares will be provided but you may also bring your own if you have something cool you'd like to use. We will take pictures (if you want) of each cha xi at the end. As we create our tea spaces, we will also make tea for everyone else. I make you tea, you make me tea etc.
Get Tickets HERE
Get Tickets HERE
Summer Tea Retreat - July 8th-12th
We will practice tea skills ranging from the Japanese tea ceremony- Chanoyu, to Chinese Gongfu. In learning the skills we will taste a huge range of teas and develop our tea practices. Not only will each day be filled with tea, but also fresh meals made with our garden ingredients will keep us nourished (and able to drink more tea). We will prepare simple, fresh meals each day using hyper-local ingredients when possible. This Retreat is designed to not only build your experience with tea but also to connect you with the rural living lifestyle that make us not so different than our friends in the tea lands. Using the Traditional styled Japanese teahut as our base and primary “Classroom” We will discuss and practice the art of tea, and its histories.
Every Day we explore different aspects of tea culture. We will discuss everything from tea processing to teapot production. And there may even be some juggling!
Setting Sun Teahut sits on 21 acres (most of which is in the woods and makes for great exploring/foraging)
The hut is right next to our large garden where we will be picking fresh veggies as part of our lunch.
Throughout the week, Everyone will brew and serve tea, prepare food and most importantly DRINK LOTS OF TEA! The goal is to expand your knowledge and experience of tea culture. Come with an open mind and lets share some tea!
Some of these things are weather dependent and will be adjusted day of (all have lovely alternatives in case the sky is mean)
Stuff we do:
Cha Xi – Aesthetic tea ceremony, Designing a tea space
Gongfu – Chinese Tea Ceremony, practical skills of tea preparation
Garden – Picking, Eating
Cook – Fresh ingredients for traditional inspired foods
Chanoyu – Japanese Tea Ceremony
Herbs/plant identification – In garden and woods
Hike –nearby 3000+ft Spruce Mt. with fire tower for 360 degree view of VT and NH!
Charcoal – Make and use for boiling water
Farmers Market - Serving and talking tea with customers in a public environment
Get Tickets HERE
Every Day we explore different aspects of tea culture. We will discuss everything from tea processing to teapot production. And there may even be some juggling!
Setting Sun Teahut sits on 21 acres (most of which is in the woods and makes for great exploring/foraging)
The hut is right next to our large garden where we will be picking fresh veggies as part of our lunch.
Throughout the week, Everyone will brew and serve tea, prepare food and most importantly DRINK LOTS OF TEA! The goal is to expand your knowledge and experience of tea culture. Come with an open mind and lets share some tea!
Some of these things are weather dependent and will be adjusted day of (all have lovely alternatives in case the sky is mean)
Stuff we do:
Cha Xi – Aesthetic tea ceremony, Designing a tea space
Gongfu – Chinese Tea Ceremony, practical skills of tea preparation
Garden – Picking, Eating
Cook – Fresh ingredients for traditional inspired foods
Chanoyu – Japanese Tea Ceremony
Herbs/plant identification – In garden and woods
Hike –nearby 3000+ft Spruce Mt. with fire tower for 360 degree view of VT and NH!
Charcoal – Make and use for boiling water
Farmers Market - Serving and talking tea with customers in a public environment
Get Tickets HERE