Nature, Nurture, Nourish Fat Hen Wild Cookery School and a healthy dose of Yoga!
New Dates to come for Autumn and Spring
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food
Hippocrates
A four day nourishing retreat at Treglossick Farm, for people who wish to nurture and nourish their bodies and souls and connect with the wonderful land and seascape in Cornwall. Wild Food foraging & cooking workshops, wild swimming, natural skincare workshop, yoga and fantastic food.
Return to nature and the source of true food
What the weekend has in store...
An immersion into nature, yoga and teachings on how to create exquisite meals from foraged food while also tasting a slice of true Cornish life!
You will experience guided foraging walks, wild food cooking workshop, natural skin balm & bath salts workshop, yoga classes, wild swimming with seaweed & salt scrubs and all exquisite meals catered for you!. After dinner there will be indoor and outdoor fires, music and soulful chit chat.
This retreat is a nurturing experience for anyone who wants to restore and revive their spirit and nourish their bodies with amazing food, both organic and picked from the wild. Springtime is one of the best times of year for our wild larder and the Helford River has a lot to offer. Optional yoga classes and wild swims are included in the retreat or you can take the time to relax and enjoy the beautiful landscape of the Helford and the comforts of the homely farmhouse.
Our goal is to make sure that your body, mind and soul are lifted, nourished and refreshed for your onward journey
About Caroline
I set up Fat Hen in 2007 to unite my two great loves; food and nature and to find a way of sharing this communion with other people.
For as long as I can remember I have wanted to spend my life immersed in the natural world.
I grew up in Hong Kong, England and Botswana and travelled the world as a child experiencing the awe inspiring beauty of nature in its many guises.
Alongside my love of nature I have always been interested in food. Growing up in three different countries I got to see the amazing diversity of global cuisine at a young age.
So, after dabbling in wild food for 10 years, I took the plunge and set up Fat Hen. For the first 12 months I supplied restaurants but after seeing all the seasons through, on my hands and knees, I realised that I wanted to be sharing this with other people.
I have found that I now have a much deeper relationship with the natural world, its seasons, rhythms and places. I feel intrinsically a part of the places I forage from and feel so energised by a life in meaningful contact with nature.
The result of this is that I am a better botanist for not studying botany but for living with the plants by using them for my table and for my medicine.
About your Yoga Teacher...
I have been teaching yoga and body based therapies for over 10 years. I am insured and registered as a Senior Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance Professionals. I mainly works with groups in a class or workshop setting as well as with privates clients from my home studio.
My work reaches out to a broad range of people including people suffering with physical ailments such as; physical tension, pain, general wear and tear, injury and mis-alignment, as well as working alongside clients suffering with mental health issues such as anxiety, stress, insomnia, depression, trauma… My therapeutic approach integrates many tools and resources which help aid the healing process for both the mind (Cognitive) & body (Somatic) in a profound way.
About your Treglossick Host...
Hi, I'm Fleur, I have worn many cloaks in this life from 15 years in hospitality to 10 years in ecology and design to 8 years of transforming places and generating beauty. I have owned my own Indonesian restaurant, managed boutique hotels and worked with a renowned French wedding caterer. In this experience, I bring you a world of cuisine, A1 hosting and a whole load of attention to detail. As an ecological designer, I invite you to explore this area with a gentle appreciation for the local wildlife while encouraging you to forage responsibly to enjoy the fruits, vegetation and wonderful creatures we sustainably harvest.
Testimonials
Quite exceptional
Wow! Fantastic weekend guys! You were all so patient with me and my incessant questions, all the food was quite exceptional and has given me so much confidence to forage and cook and expand my repertoire! Thank you.
A K, London
Wonderful hospitality
A most inspiring weekend. Wonderful hospitality, incredible food, ideas for a lifetime of good cooking. Thank you so much Caroline, Matt, Lilly and oh yes, Frank. And all your helper friends. We’ll be back for a refresher.
Nick, Devon
Essentials Magazine
The ultimate recession-beating cookery course…it takes you out into the beautiful Cornish countryside and beaches, where you will pick everything from watercress and woodland mushrooms to filling baskets with seaweed. And after building up an appetite, in the evening there’s a gargantuan feast – prepared by professional chefs. Great, offbeat fun.
Rufus Purd
The itinerary...
Thursday
Arrive after 1700
Find your beautiful room for the weekend
Sit and dine, get to know each other and enjoy a peaceful nights rest.
Friday
0830
Lazy Breakfast
1000-1200
Foraging trip to the Helford for greens
1300-1400
Wild lunch
free-time
1600-1800
Wild Food Workshop
1900
Supper, fires, music and chit chat
Saturday
0800
Yoga (optional!)
0930
Breakfast
1100-1230
Optional sea-swim with seaweed and salt scrubs
1300
Another Wild lunch!
1430
Coastal forage walk to Nare Point
1700-1900
free-time
1900
Fishy, foraged supper!
Sunday and Monday
0830
Optional Sea swim with seaweed & salt scrub
0930
Lazy Breakfast
1200
Visit to Lavender Farm
1300
Another Wild lunch!
free-time
1430-1700
Make your own to take home...Salts, seasonings and balms.
1730-1900
Pre-dinner Yoga
2000
Last night wild feasting and fires
Monday
11 am after breakfast, depart smiling!
Rooms and prices
All prices are fully inclusive of meals, snacks, tea/coffee, linen, towels, toiletries and fun!
Superking
£600 pp
based on two sharing
1 available
Twin room
£550 pp
Based on two sharing
2 available
Double room
£500 pp
Based on two sharing (single occupancy £700)
2 available
Single room
£400
Booked
Whiskers (outbuilding)
£350 pp
based on two sharing (single occupancy £500)
1 available
Park your camper!
£350 pp
Space for 2 campers
In order to be inclusive, we are offering two spaces for a reduced rate in exchange for a little help, please contact us to discuss :)
