ROOTED
America's 250th Couples Retreat
Crafting a Family Life Rooted
in Home, Health & Heritage
April 13-17, 2026
You're invited to A 4 night Retreat
Spaces are LImited & tickets non-refundable
*ROOMS BOOKED SEPARATELY following Retreat ticket purchase
Rooted
Dear friends,
Rooted is a four-night immersive retreat for couples at the historic Mayhurst Estate—an invitation to step out of hurry and back into the life-giving patterns that once shaped strong homes, healthy families, and enduring marriages.
Here, you will slow down together.
You’ll learn the old ways—baking bread with freshly milled grains, milking goats and making fresh butter and cheese. Husbands will get a chance to blacksmith while wives learn how to forage the woodlands.
You will walk the gardens of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello finding inspiration to use for your own kitchen garden planning.
You will gather at the table with other couples in a similar season, and share meaningful conversations, adventures, and unhurried meals—sacred moments alone with your spouse woven into each day.
You will be mentored through hands-on learning and gentle teaching. And you will leave not only rested—but re-rooted in purpose, partnership, and peace.
This is not a retreat to escape your life.
It is a retreat to return to it—clearer, steadier, and more aligned with the way God designed home to be.
We cannot wait to welcome you into this intentional, beautiful slowing of time—
to walk the gardens, light the hearth, break bread together, and step into this sacred space with you.
Come, let's be rooted—together.
an early american heritage retreat
for the girls…..
an early american heritage retreat
for the guys…..
A Retreat for
Health & Heritage
Monday
3:00- Check in
4:00- Tour of Mayhurst
4:30- Afternoon Tea & Refreshments
Free Time
6:00- Elegant Candlelight Dinner at Mayhurst
7:30- Dessert & Bonfire
Tuesday
9am- Breakfast at Mayhurst
9:30am- Goat Milking Session
11:00am- Cheese Making Class in 1800's Summer Kitchen
12:30- Lunch- Sandwiches, Salad, Cheese, & Fruit (GF options available)
1:30- Gardening Workshop with Jess: “Intensive Planting Garden Design”
3:00-Free Time
**4:00- Optional Horseback Riding Adventure ($80 add-on-notify Jess for booking)
6:00pm- Group Dinner Out
8:00pm- Outdoor Movie Night with Homemade Desserts and Refreshments
Wednesday
9am- Breakfast at Mayhurst
9:30am- Leave for Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
11:00- Monticello Home & Garden Tour
1:30- Lunch at Monticello & Visit the Shop
3:30- Pick Your Adventure:
* Carter's Mountain Orchard- Enjoy panoramic Views, Homemade Apple Cider & Apple Cider Donuts
* Lakeside Frisbee Golf Course
* Trump Winery Tasting Room
DINNER OUT
8:30- Q&A with the Kellys & the Cashells by the Fireside Under the Twinkling Lights of the Mayhurst Garden and Enjoy Desserts & Tea
Thursday
8:30am- Breakfast at Mayhurst
9:30am- Sourdough & Fresh Milled Flour Bread Making Class
1:00- Grab Your Picnic Basket & Enjoy a Charcuterie with our Freshly Made Breads & Cheeses- soak in a Romantic afternoon in the Gardens of Mayhurst with your spouse
2:30pm
*Girls: Herb & Edible Plants Foraging Adventure & Class
*Guys- Blacksmithing Workshop
6:30- Family Style Dinner w/ our Freshly Made Focaccia Bread
Evening: Game Night! Enjoy Games by the Fireside Along with Dessert & Tea
*Checkout on Friday, after breakfast by 11:00am
The Experience
Mayhurst Estate is located in historic Orange, Virginia. This majestic, Italianate, Victorian estate sits on 37 private acres in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The old world beauty of Mayhurst inspires the creative soul, replenishes the spirit, and provides a private atmosphere to invest in one of the most important relationships of your life.
Jessica Kelly
Retreat Host
Jessica Kelly is the founder of The Kitchen Gardens, an online educational platform helping families reclaim their health through scratch cooking, land stewardship, and intentional living—rooted in faith, simplicity, and the wisdom of the old ways.
A devoted follower of Jesus, homeschool mama, and experienced nurse & health educator, Jessica believes true wellness begins at home. Not in fads or fear, but around the kitchen table—through nourishing food, shared work, and skills that strengthen both body and soul.
Her teaching centers on deep scratch cooking, traditional baking, and using the homestead as a living classroom where children learn responsibility, resilience, and reverence for the land. Through everyday rhythms—baking bread, tending animals, growing food—Jessica equips families to live healthier, more connected lives while passing down practical skills that endure.
Through The Kitchen Gardens, Jessica invites families to slow down, return to what is time-tested, and rediscover the joy, dignity, and healing found in doing life the old way—together.
Casey & Jason Cashell
Retreat Host
Like many people today, Jason & Casey once felt the tension of modern life pulling us away from the rhythms that make humans flourish: nourishing food, meaningful work, time outdoors, and intentional community. As we began restoring Mayhurst Estate and learning the heritage practices that sustained generations before us, we discovered something beautiful—health isn’t only found in a doctor’s office or a supplement bottle. It’s cultivated in the rhythms of everyday life.
Today, our family welcomes guests from around the world to Mayhurst Estate, where history, hospitality, and heritage living come together. Through our gardens, animals, artisan skills, and shared meals, we’ve seen how reconnecting with traditional wisdom can restore both vitality and joy.
This retreat was created for those who feel the quiet longing for a healthier, more grounded way of life—people who want to care well for their families, steward their health, and rediscover the timeless practices that helped previous generations thrive.
That’s why we’re opening the doors of Mayhurst for this intimate gathering—so we can slow down together, share what we’ve learned, and invite you into the rhythms of heritage living in one of the most beautiful seasons of the year.
The Retreat is Purchased here First.
* tickets are per couple & non-refundable
*early-bird pricing
$950
per couple
Then Book Your Room…
Your Room is Booked Separately Following Checkout.
IMPORTANT NOTES BELOW:
faq
Do I have to stay at Mayhurst to attend the retreat?
Yes, attendees will be staying at Mayhurst. This is a key part of the Old World Immersion Experience . There are 9 Rooms available at Mayhurst.
How many meals are covered?
Meal Plans are noted in the Itinerary above. If you have allergies or aversions please notify our team ahead of time at [email protected]
What are the closest airports and how do I get to Mayhurst from the Airport?
Do I need to rent a car?
Yes, each attendee is responsible for their own transportation. Ubers and Lyfts are not easily found.
What are some things to do in the area?
You are welcome to come early or stay later to enjoy Virginia's epically beautiful countryside! Mayhurst is located in the heart of early American History (Montpelier, Monticello, & Mount Vernon), wine country, horse country, & the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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