Book + Bottle in the Wild is the adult field trip you didn’t know you needed! We’re combining all of our favorite things and taking them to Boyd Hill Nature Preserve for Earth Month. This event is in proud partnership with MAR (Mindful Action and Regeneration) and Kelsey Yates from Sourdough for the People to bring you an afternoon that stimulates all the senses.
Get ready for a half-day retreat that includes a Guided Nature Tour with MAR, a Lunch + Learn Sourdough Seminar with Kelsey Yates, and a Book + Bottle Guided Group Reading and Journaling Session for the book The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer.
What’s included in your ticket:
- Cold Brew from Book + Bottle during check in – whole/oat/half and half provided!
- Boyd Hill Guided Nature Tour with MAR
- MAR’s Flora Identification Guide: Rooted in Florida: A Journey Through Our Native Trees & Flora
- Lunch included – vegan/vegetarian/gluten free options provided
- Sourdough “cooking class” style workshop
- A sourdough starter to take home
- A copy of Sourdough for the People—Kelsey’s love letter to Sourdough in magazine format—which gives a thorough set of instructions on the sourdough-making process
- A copy of The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- A journal + pen
- A Book + Bottle “Might Be Books Might Be Wine” Tote
Run of Show:
- 9am-10am – coffee and check in!
- 10am-11am – guided nature walk
- 11am-12:30pm – lunch + learn
- 12:30pm-3pm – guided group reading and journaling session
Boyd Hill Guided Nature Tour with MAR:
We’ll kick off our retreat with a guided nature tour! It includes a copy of MAR’s recently released Flora Identification Guide: Rooted in Florida: A Journey Through Our Native Trees & Flora. You’ll use this guide to identify different plants and trees species with MAR’s expertise for the first half of the tour. Then you’ll have some time to explore on your own! The nature guide is yours to keep so that you can continue learning about Florida’s rich flora!
Lunch + Learn Sourdough Seminar with Kelsey Yates:
After the guided nature tour, we’ll head inside for lunch! Lunch is included in your ticket. While you eat, Kelsey will walk you through a “cooking show” style sourdough seminar. Contrary to popular belief, sourdough making is very passive, with short working steps that interlude periods of resting. Kelsey will present the four main hands-on steps by preparing several loaves at the different stages, bypassing the waiting periods of fermentation. After this demonstration, you will each have the opportunity to make and take home your own sourdough starter. Finally, your ticket includes a copy of Sourdough for the People—Kelsey’s love letter to Sourdough in magazine format—which gives a thorough set of instructions on the sourdough-making process for you to take home to your own kitchen!
Book + Bottle Guided Group Reading and Journaling Session for the book The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer:
After our Lunch + Learn, Book + Bottle will facilitate a group reading and journaling session. You do not need to read The Serviceberry in advance—a copy of the book is included in your ticket and you will receive it on the morning of the event. We will help you break into small groups and give you the tools to take turns reading the book aloud and answering journal prompts along the way. Your ticket also includes a journal and a pen. After you’ve spent some time reading in small groups, we’ll come together for a final group discussion of the book, journal prompts, and full experience of the day.
What to bring:
- A picnic blanket!
- A curious mind!
We are so excited to hang out in the wild with you!
$135 + taxes + fees
