Events
It’s Not What You Seek, It’s What You Find
October 24 - 26, 2025 With Darcy Williamson $435 / Event is Full. Email Darcy to be placed on wait list. For nearly 30 years From the Forest’s motto has been “It’s Not What You Seek That Counts, It’s What You Find.” The botanical diversity of forests, meadows and...
Fall Equinox Herbal Weekend
with Angela Wyant and The Abundant Forest September 19 - 21, 2025 Knowledge and Relaxation $485 The knowledgeable and warm-hearted Angela is dedicated to bringing back this popular event. This weekend will feature hands-on, workshop-style classes. Come learn an array...
Full Moon Haven Play Date
September 5 - 7, 2025 with Renée Silvus $150 Single $100 Shared $50 Camping The September Full Moon falls on an early weekend, which by all means requires a play date. This weekend is entirely about relaxing and enjoying late summer. The garden will be at its height...
August Abundant Forest Workshop
with Angela Wyant August 23 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time $100 each Come learn how to ethnically harvest and make your own tinctures, syrups, tea, and salves. Class includes all materials plus lunch and a handout covering how to prepare and use the...
June Abundant Forest Herbal Workshop
with Angela Wyant June 28 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time $100 each Come learn how to ethnically harvest and make your own tinctures, syrups, tea, and salves. Class includes all materials plus lunch and a handout covering how to prepare and use the medicinal...
Green Walnut Extravaganza
Nocino, Pickles, Preserves and Ketchup June 20 - 22, 2025 With Darcy Williamson $400 Single $650 Couple Walnut trees were famous for being sacred to witches due to their self-sufficient hermaphrodite qualities and their ability to weather the harshest elements,...
A Welcomed Arrival
June 12 - 15, 2025 with Ashaya Nova, Bridget Zvirin, and Carolyn Anne $750 Do you feel like you had a difficult time as a child “arriving” fully, roots down deep into the earth? Do you sometimes feel like parts of you still haven’t landed? Our personal experience has...
Caring for the Wild Feminine
A retreat for women supporting connection to Earth, Story, and Spirit May 30 - June 2, 2025 With Tracey Kindall $600 Have you lost your way? Forgotten who you are at the roots of your being? Feeling called by a mysterious voice at the edge of your awareness? Haunted...
Don’t Bark Up the Wrong Tree
May 16 - 18, 2025 with Darcy Williamson $435/ Event is Full. Email Darcy to be placed on wait list. The sap is rising! Medicinal bark is best gathered between April and May, as sap rises. We will travel to several elevations gathering medicinal bark from a wide...
Spring Yoga and Meditation Retreat
May 2 - 4, 2025 with Renée Silvus Cuisine by Brandy Henson Pay what you can. Suggested $450 private, $400 shared Spring in Lucile will be well under way. The river will be high, rushing just below the Labyrinth. Bring yourself to the river canyon for a weekend of...
Project Focus Focus
April 18 - 21, 2025 Guided by Renée Silvus Meals by Darcy Williamson $495 FULL Email us to be placed on wait list. Receive an entire weekend—three nights and two days—of dedicated time for your current project. We’ll hold the space while you write, craft, scrapbook,...
Valentine Weekend Escape
February 14 ~ 16, 2025 Cuisine by Darcy Williamson Facilitated by Renée Silvus $350 per couple Enjoy Valentine’s Weekend with a getaway on the Salmon River. We’ll pamper you all weekend with a blend of special Haven treats. Featuring Elegant gourmet dinner Friday...
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McCall Farmer’s Market
Come see us Wednesdays at the Market. Brent Davy will be selling products from Mavens' Haven and Darcy's From the Forest line of mushroom products. Sharing the canopy is Angela Wyant with her product line Abundant Forest. Those brown beverage bottles hold mushroom...
Earthship Experience Retreat
Sept 27 - 29, 2024 Fri 10:00 am - Sun 11:00 am Mountain Standard Time with Ashaya Charlotte and Team Investment options $375-$525 Unpeel the layers and the masks and dive into your deepest self. Connect with the oneness that Creation holds as we travel into central...
Fall Equinox Herbal Weekend
Knowledge and Relaxation Postponed Thanks to a motivated team of herbalist mavens led by Angela Wyant, this popular event is back in a new format. The weekend will feature EIGHT hands-on, workshop-style classes. Come learn an array of skills and go home with products...
Plant Spirit Healing
August 17, 2024 9:00 am - 5:00 pm MST with Kelley Riviere $85 Plants are highly intelligent and have a spirit which is their strongest medicine. Spirit can heal the deepest reaches of the heart and soul. Plants not only affect the physical body but respond to human...
2024 One-Day Retreats with Tracey Kindall
In Search of Lost Stories: Seeking the Wisdom of the Ancestors Friday, November 1 Read more here and Register at Earth•Story•Spirit. Spend Friday and/or Saturday night at Mavens Haven for a reduced rate of $65 per accommodation. Reserve your bed here at Mavens' Haven....
Abundant Forest Herbal Workshop
with Angela Wyant June 22, 2024 9:00 am — 5:00 pm Mountain Standard Time $80 each Come learn how to ethnically harvest and make your own tinctures, syrups, tea, and salves. Class includes all materials plus lunch and a handout covering how to prepare and use the...
Personal Retreat or Overnight
We are taking reservations for overnights and longer. Immerse yourself in peace and quiet on the Salmon River. Give yourself some rest and recovery on the beautiful grounds of Mavens’ Haven. Stay a few days or several. You're welcome to prepare meals in the main...
“For the Love of Guinea” by Darcy Williamson
Available now at Mavens' Haven, in Darcy's McCall studio, or here on Amazon. When Darcy left McCall in 1980 for adventures in an African diamond mining camp, her going-away party was held at Foresters. Over forty years later, she's mined her own journals and memory to...
It’s Not What You Seek That Counts, It’s What You Find
October 18 - 20, 2024 with Darcy Williamson $435 limited to 10 participants FULL--email fromtheforest@hotmail.com to be placed on the waitlist. For nearly 30 years From the Forest’s motto has been “It’s Not What You Seek That Counts, It’s What You Find.” The botanical...
It’s Not What You Seek That Counts, It’s What You Find
June 14 - 16, 2024 with Darcy Williamson $435 limited to 10 participants FULL--email fromtheforest@hotmail.com to be placed on the waitlist. For nearly 30 years From the Forest’s motto has been, “It’s Not What You Seek That Counts, It’s What You Find.” The botanical...
Spring Yoga Retreat
May 17 - 19, 2024 with Renée Silvus $450 private $400 shared Mid-May is the height of spring in Lucile. Every tree and shrub is showing off, including the Locust trees with their fragrant blossoms. The river will be high, rushing just below the labyrinth. It’s the...
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Directions
From Riggins, Lucile is a few miles north on Highway 95. After the Lucile Boat ramp, drive another 1/2 mile and turn left at the sign. Take the RIGHT FORK at the split. Continue past the Pickleball Court and GO STRAIGHT instead of up the hill to Route 95. Pull in and park in any open space.
Contact us
General Inquiries contact Renée at renee@reneesilvus.com.
To directly contact the property, call or text Lyndon Hope at 208 597 4220.