Most retreats ask you to slow down and be looked after. At Finding Nature, and as part of Eating Country to Save Country, we know the antidote to our ills is to get into healthy action and to be of service to others and vision much greater than any one of us.
From Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 November, ten people will join Finding Nature and Jocelyn King at Djanaba Farm on Worimi Country for our next expedition in the Eating Country to Save Country program. This time, you'll do more than visit Country. You'll be helping feed people from it.
The four days build towards Saturday's Long Lunch. 30 guests will arrive for ceremony, storytelling, a farm tour, Jocelyn's vision and a three-course meal by the peerless Gus_tronomy, with drinks from Tinshed Brewery and Dharawal Spirits. You and your fellow travellers will be the crew behind it. You'll prepare food alongside Gus, set the long table, welcome and host guests, and clean up once the last glass is empty.
Before that, there's time to get to know the place. We’ll be immersing ourselves in Jocelyn’s story and that of Djanaba Farm, harvesting and gathering produce, enjoy evenings around the fire pit and connect to Country walking in the surrounding bushland and swimming in the Monkerai River. After the guests leave, Sunday is for rest, reflection and the trip home home.
Hosting together is a fast way to belong. You'll arrive as ten strangers and leave as a crew. This expedition is focused on service - service to those attending the lunch and service to the re-awakening of an ancient food story Djanaba Farm is at the heart of.
What's included:
- Three nights' camping at Djanaba Farm
- All meals from Gus_tronomy
- Time on Country with Jocelyn King
- A hands-on role in the Long Lunch, working alongside Gus_tronomy
- We can support with gear and getting there and back
The four days (outline):
- Thursday 26: Arrive, settle in and welcome dinner
- Friday 27: On Country with Jocelyn; harvest and prep for the lunch; crew briefing, finding nature bushwalking and river swimming
- Saturday 28: Final prep for the lunch, then the Long Lunch from 1pm to 6pm, and the crew's dinner afterwards
- Sunday 29: Slow morning, reflection circle, depart by late morning
Who it's for: People seeking to be of service, on their feet and part of a team. No hospitality experience is needed, just willingness.
What to bring: Packing list to follow on booking.
To ask any questions, contact us at info@findingnature.com.au
