Zigbone Farm Retreat Center

07/28/2026

Tomatoes are finally on the march!

07/22/2026

It's been 10 years or so since our last natural building with strawbales workshop. And we're at it again! 22 intrepid souls are on site, learning the trade from world-renowned natural building expert Sigi Koko, Sigi Koko, and helping to build the latest ZigBone project.

Upcoming workshops:
Exterior Lime Plasters, Aug 25-27
Interior Clay Plasters, Sept. 15-17

Link in bio

07/12/2026

This is ZigBone.

06/07/2026

05/22/2026

Calling all natural builders and the natural building curious! In partnership with our long-time architect, world-renowned natural building designer and educator Sigi Koko, ZigBone is holding three workshops:
- Building with Strawbale (sold out :-)
- Plastering with Lime (Aug. 25-27)
- Plastering with Clay (Sept. 15-17)

You don't need plastering experience!

What better way to spend a few summer days than with hands in wet clay smearing it over our strawbale walls, or slaking lime for luscious English cottage-like exteriors. You'll learn plaster recipes, application technique, pigments, and much more - and have fun.

You can stay in our grand, artistic lodge (built with Sigi Koko workshops 15 years ago) or camp nearby. Light breakfast and lunch provided.

https://www.zigbonefarmretreat.com/natural-building-workshops.html

OR visit buildnaturally.com and look under Workshops.
Build Naturally with Sigi Koko

04/02/2026

Some scenes from our winter writing and book club retreats - from our annual winter creative writing retreat led by Diana Friedman, to our first-ever Cozy Book Club Retreat, to the You Write, We Cook Getaway, to our Alum and New Directions Retreats. Whew, it was cold outside but all the creative energy made it warm and cozy inside.

Coming up, we have our:
Summer Novel Writing with Tammy Greenwood, July 16-21

Inspired Writing with Eugenia Kim, Sept. 20-25

Poetry Writing and Yoga with Ann Quinn, Oct 12-16.

Contact dena@ zigbonefarmretreat.com. Or visit www.zigbonefarmretreat.com/retreats.

03/31/2026

Writing a novel or memoir? Spinning your wheels, or just don't have the time and space to write?

Join Tammy Greenwood, author of 16 novels and veteran writing coach, at ZigBone Farm Retreat for a five-night writing retreat in Maryland's scenic Catoctin Mountains.

Via craft and generative sessions, one-on-one consultation with Tammy, and input from other writers, you'll advance your plot, deepen your characters, keep the plot tension going, tackle revisions, and much more.

And you'll have plenty of time to write and roam our 100 hillside acres to say hello to our sheep, goats, and ponies,

And guests rave about our food - healthy, delicious, made from local produce, including from the ZigBone garden.

Link in bio, or write dena@zigbonefarmretreat. com for more information