Forest & Flowers Retreat offers stays,workshops, weddings and events in a private woodland setting on 50 acres in western Pennsylvania.
We’re cultivating a woodland botanical farm for pollinators and people, to add diversity to the ecosystem, and promote and practice regenerative soil tending. Our intention is that guests feel their energy being restored as they attune to the rewilding sensation of connecting with the natural world.
The Retreat House offers overnight stays for up to 6 people, and was intentionally designed with a combination of simple modern luxuries, natural decor, and organic furnishings for a minimalist, down-to-earth feel.
“Sustain the ones who sustain you and the Earth will last forever.”
The space is also furnished with sound bowls, essential oils, meditation cushions, and yoga mats for a self-guided retreat, with an outdoor claw foot tub and open air shower available seasonally, ideal for guests seeking a peaceful and rejuvenating experience.
Within 5 miles of McConnell’s Mill & Moraine State Parks, guests can enjoy hiking, biking, swimming, paddling, and more.
WEDDINGS & EVENTS
Event rental spaces include the Garden Room and the Flower Barn, for weddings with up to 50 people and other private events for up to 30 people. All event packages may choose from options for catering, decor, dinnerware, florals, photography, wellness sessions, and more to simplify the planning process and create a meaningful and beautiful event.
PEOPLE & PLACE
Forest & Flowers Retreat is just outside of Portersville in Western Pennsylvania, 40 miles north of Pittsburgh, and a short 10 minute drive to McConnell’s Mill State Park and Moraine State Park.
It’s located on the traditional, ancestral territory of 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒼𐓂𐓊𐒻 𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷 𐓀𐒰^𐓓𐒰^(Osage) and Monongahela Culture according to Native Land Digital.Knowing and acknowledging the land we live on is a way of deepening our connection with place, and honoring the ancestral people who stewarded this land before us.
I’m lifelong kin to Pennsylvania through my maternal grandparents who once called this place their home. Since 2004, I’ve studied human and exercise physiology, created online fitness programs, and taught aromatherapy workshops. I’m a plant woman and student of herbalism, my reverence for nature is potent, and my intuition is deep. I feel most alive when I unearth the sacred in the ordinary. I’m a writer, creative, teacher, and tender of plants. I’m nourished by the food and medicine I cultivate, and grateful for what I’m learning on the special patch of Earth I get to steward at Forest & Flowers Retreat.
