Los Angeles
Natural Building Ojai Camp Retreat
Return To The Land
Join us for a three-day, two-night immersive retreat at East End Eden—a 10-acre permaculture farm in Ojai where ancestral ways meet the emergent future through hands-on workshops and daily practice.
For one weekend, 15 guests will unplug and step into a living experience of how to be with the land—not just exist on it. This is an invitation into rhythm, into process, into participation.
Whether you’re drawn by sustainability, homesteading, or simply a desire to step away from the modern pace, this retreat offers more than knowledge—it offers perspective. A return to something slower, deeper, and more essential.
This is not a certification or a conventional workshop. It’s a place-based, relational learning experience—one that values curiosity over perfection, process over outcome, and connection as the foundation of all meaningful work.
ticket type
When
05/22 - 05/24
Nights
02
Intensity
Itinerary
We arrive at East End Eden and cross into a slower world, setting up camp, sharing a first meal, and letting the land begin to work on us. Our opening circle brings everyone together — a moment to arrive fully, set intentions, and step out of the external pace of life. From there, we begin the work: learning the foundations of wattle and daub and structural framing, hands in earth, building something real together from the ground up. As the light fades, we gather for dinner, then move into the night around the fire — music, movement, and the early formation of community.
What's Included
Enjoy full access to the East End Eden property, including a personally reserved camping area, ensuring your stay is as comfortable and immersive as possible.
All participants will have access to our fully equipped REI basecamp setup. If you prefer, you’re also welcome to bring your own camping gear or car camp on site.
- REI Basecamp 4 Tent
- The North Face Trail Lite Down 20 Sleeping Bag
To reserve a camp setup, please email bookings@usalproject.com.
About
Sage Stoneman is a multidisciplinary artist, natural builder and designer, co-counselor, and student of advaita vedanta (an ancient Hindu philosophy of non-dualism). He believes that learning how to build a home with local and natural materials is a fundamental step towards liberation for all people.
After studying with the legendary Sun Ray Kelley, he has traveled the country designing and building sculptural cob homes and teaching workshops. he refers to his work as HOMB (womb-home, or housing/healing opportunities making beauty) and believes that the art of building a home for oneself is a therapeutic practice of returning to our source.
After studying with the legendary Sun Ray Kelley, he has traveled the country designing and building sculptural cob homes and teaching workshops. he refers to his work as HOMB (womb-home, or housing/healing opportunities making beauty) and believes that the art of building a home for oneself is a therapeutic practice of returning to our source.
