Yesterday evening I returned from one of the most awesome weekends of my life. After several months of planning, our first event as Salt + Sage Collective – a weekend retreat in the Catskills – finally happened! We’re so thankful to have gathered an awesome group of women to join us at Foxfire. Among them were fellow bloggers, aspiring cookbook authors, recipe developers, a pastry chef, a food stylist, and a even naturopathic doctor. We were also so excited to host two guest speakers, cookbook authors Leah Vanderveldt and Sarah Copeland.
We spent the weekend enjoying communal meals in the gorgeous dining room, sharing knowledge during workshops, doing pre-sunrise yoga and meditation (a totally new experience for me), and drinking wine by the crackly fireplace. It was nothing short of awesome to spend three whole days with people who are just as passionate about food as I am – it was like adult summer camp! And we couldn’t have dreamed of a better location. With its cool antique decorations, beautiful bedrooms, and Catskill Mountains backdrop, Foxfire could not have been any more perfect. But more than anything, I feel so lucky to be a part of Salt + Sage Collective with my kick-ass lady partners. Below are some photos from the retreat. I hope you can join us for our next event!
Kayleen’s nutrition workshop
Just two of the many picture-perfect corners at Foxfire
Midday stroll outside
Set-up for my food photography workshop
One student getting creative with her plate of carrot toast
Yours truly… forever trying to style the perfect bowl of something
When your hotel’s veranda is covered in the most beautiful Moroccan tile, you just gotta photograph your food on it (don’t judge me)
My bedroom for the weekend
It’s all in the details
Oh hi!
Saturday night’s dinner set-up
A giant thank you to FEED Projects for providing us with these awesome totes.
Did you know that each purchase of a FEED BioJute bag provides 25 school meals for malnourished children around the world?
Can’t wait to plan our next event together! <3
Alex, you take such beautiful photos! I love this recap, and I LOVED meeting you and the gang. what a wonderful group. biggest thanks and warmest thoughts until we meet again.
Thank you so much, Sarah! It was a pleasure meeting you as well and thank you for the kind words 🙂
XO!
You’ve captured just about everything that I could ever want in a culinary retreat. Fun, friends, and lots of tasty foods 🙂 Thanks for sharing this beautiful recap!
Glad you liked it! Hope you can join us next time 🙂
WHAT A GREAT WEEKEND! LOVE ALL THE PHOTOS AND THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
Thanks, Olga! Glad you enjoyed them 🙂 We really did have a blast.