Creative Retreats

Craft Your Own Experience

Ryder Farm is a haven for creatives of all kinds. With a combination of communal gathering spaces, private recesses, and access to fields, flowers, and forests, come find the respite you need to take the next steps in your work - with the people who inspire you the most. Our fully customizable Creative Retreats are designed to fit a range of needs and budgets. 

  • Gather Your Group - Leadership team, Creative Partners, Commissioned Playwrights, etc.

  • Select Your Dates - Openings now through the end of 2024, accepting Interest Forms for 2025

  • Choose Your Amenities 

  • Let Us Do The Rest

Details

Rate: $600/night —includes all five bedrooms (maximum occupancy 10 people) and light breakfast

Minimum stay—three nights.

Every booking includes

Five bedrooms with— (explore rooms)

  • One bed, double occupancy permitted

  • Workspace with a writing desk, desk chair, and desk lamp

  • Multiple outlets with USB and USB-C charging ports

  • Bedside lamp

  • Mini refrigerator for medication, skin care (available upon request)

  • All bedrooms can be locked from the inside

Additionally spaces/services—

  • Two shared bathrooms - one with stand-up shower, one with bathtub 

  • Light breakfast - cereal, yogurt, oatmeal, toast, etc. 

  • Use of the kitchen, well stocked with pantry items (oils, spices, baking supplies, etc.) 

  • Access to indoor and outdoor dining areas, living room, sprawling grounds, and outdoor workspaces

  • Shuttle service to and from the Brewster train station

Add On Experiences/Services

  • Refrigerator stocked with organic vegetables picked fresh from the farm (available seasonally) — $10/per person/day

  • Private Chef - Enjoy world class meals prepared twice daily (lunch and dinner) by extraordinary chefs who can meet all of your dietary preferences and restrictions. These vegetable forward, locally sourced meals are fuel for the body and solace for the soul. — $500/day — can be booked for one or more days of your stay.

    • For groups over 5 guests there is an additional charge of $50/day for each person over the five—($550/day for a group of 6, $600/for a group of 7, etc).

  • Campfire - Gathering around a crackling fire for stories and s’mores —$50

Workshops & Experiences— $150 for entire group

  • Apothecary Workshop - Learn the principles of tincture-making from Ryder Farm’s resident herbalist. Take home your own blend to support your artistic practice made from medicinal plants grown on the property. 

  • Foraging Walk - Enjoy a guided walk around the grounds of the farm, fields, and forests learning about and gathering edible and medicinal plants. 

  • Garden Walk - Wander the grounds with our Farmer and ask all your garden questions. Whether it is real or aspirational, a whole backyard or on your fire escape, you’ll take home valuable information to help your garden grow.