Echo Valley is open for visits every day of the week.
cost per night: $50.00 in the main house;
$75.00 in the cabin.

Classes at Echo Valley Farm generally run from midday Friday through Sunday afternoon. Cost of classes includes accommodations. Scholarships may be available. Vernon County and surrounding counties can deduct $100/weekend.

We reserve the right to cancel a class or to change dates; please keep up to date with schedules posted on this website's calendar.



Time to Remember (Medicine Path)
This is a four part series based on traditional healing. Each weekend we will engage in ceremony and the healing that comes from simplicity, gratitude and acceptance. You will spend time outdoors, and you will have time for solitude. Principals of traditional healing will be shared.
cost: $295.00
limited to 3 participants

Navajo Weaving
Long ago, Spiderwoman taught the Navajo to weave. Come, see how the Grandmothers preserved their stories, weaving prayer and beauty into cloth. This is an art form and a healing discipline. Let your hands remember.
cost: supplies


Despacho
The Despacho is a ceremony of harmony, from the Andean people. Come and celebrate.


Rites of Passage for Young Men and Boys
We will host rites of passage for young men and boys who have prepared to be honored in this way. Learning to listen to the silence of the heart, finding self discipline, courage, and inner strength, honoring the sanctity of all of Life - these are the ways of manhood.


Celebrating Changing Woman:
Rites Of Passage For Girls And Women
We will draw on the wisdom of the Navajo Kinalda (puberty ceremony), and we will honor the elders. Women of all ages welcome.

Cob And Green Building
The word cob comes from Old English and refers to a lump or round mass...and to the material it comprises: sand, straw and clay. The ancient art of building with cob is making a revival throughout the world. Inexpensive and durable, warm and cozy, and environmentally sound. We will be cob building and exploring other styles of "green building," such as cordwood and straw bale...as we work on garden walls, greenhouse, and outdoor oven. Lots of fun and kids love it!
Children participate for free.


Learning From The Land
Our commitment to the land continues in these seasonal gatherings. We learn from the land, and from each other, techniques of conservation and restoration.
Children participate for free. Discounted rates for Vernon County and surrounding county residents.


Special Guests:
Annie Kahn is a traditional healer, weaver and Peace Keeper among her people, the Navajo. A Grandmother, Annie has spent her life honoring the traditions of her people and caring for others. A gifted teacher, Annie generously shares her passion for Life with humor and kindness. She created a charitable nonprofit "Daughters of Navajo Weavers" dedicated to helping the people on the Navajo Reservation most in need. The effort of the nonprofit is to help keep traditional ways of sheep herding, weaving, herbal medicine, and farming alive and flourishing there. Annie 's lifelong work has been a great source of inspiration to the efforts of Echo Valley and we look forward to her second visit.

Looking Ahead
We will continue to learn from medicine people and traditional healers. We will continue to honor these traditions and bring to you whatever integrity and clarity allow.