America’s Largest Vegan Wellness Retreat
Peace. Renewal. Connection.
5 days, all-inclusive: every WFPB meal, class & talk, plus bloodwork included · $945 ticket
Kip Andersen (Cowspiracy) & Dr. Michael Greger — both in person in Texas →
Texas 2027
$945 per adult · Mar 18–22, 2027 · Utopia, TX Or split it with Affirm or Afterpay at checkout, subject to eligibility. Book today. Plans change? Full refund until Dec 18, less a $50 fee.
Every WFPB meal includedOil-free, cooked fresh, desserts too, plus the Smoothie + Banana Nice Cream Bar →
24 leaders in TexasKip Andersen, Dr. Greger, Dr. Goldhamer & more →
★ 2027 HeadlinerCowspiracy filmmaker Kip Andersen — What the Health & Seaspiracy — is speaking at both 2027 retreats
Watch his message →
★ Just AnnouncedNutritionFacts.org founder Dr. Michael Greger — How Not to Die & How Not to Age — joins us in person in Texas
Meet Dr. Greger →
Real guests · our 2026 group
I made friendships that I know will last for years.Remi, VWR guest
The speakers were phenomenal.Eric, VWR guest
It was worth every penny.Leslie, VWR guest
This is not your typical retreat
Set on breathtaking Texas Hill Country at LoneHollow Ranch — just 90 minutes from San Antonio airport — this is where wellness, connection, adventure, and abundance all come together. We book the entire ranch, so for five days the whole property is ours — no other guests, no crowds. Whether you're whole-food plant-based, plant-curious, or just exploring, you'll feel right at home.
The game room
A two-level timber lodge with pool tables, ping-pong, foosball and shuffleboard, lounges for catching your breath, and a loft lined with long farmhouse tables. The easiest place on the ranch to turn new faces into friends.
Where you’ll stay
Private rooms are sold out for 2027. Dorms are open, with real beds, fresh linens, and heat & A/C.
Shared dorms at LoneHollow
A shared dorm puts you right in the middle of the retreat: the walk to breakfast together, the conversations that keep going after the evening keynote, the bunkmate who becomes your workout partner for the week. It’s the easiest way to come solo and go home with friends, at the best price of any room on site. It’s also where most of our 2027 guests are staying.
The filmmaker behind Cowspiracy, What the Health & Seaspiracy — three documentaries that moved millions toward plant-based living — live on the Texas main stage.
The physician and New York Times bestselling author behind How Not to Die, How Not to Diet & How Not to Age — founder of NutritionFacts.org, the internet’s largest free library of evidence-based nutrition research — joins us live in Utopia. We’ve known Dr. Greger for years; we couldn’t be more excited to finally welcome him to our own retreat.
Texas 2027 · Speaker Spotlight
Every session at VWR is grounded in peer-reviewed research — no fads, no guesswork. Just evidence-based information that actually moves the needle on your health.
Texas 2027 · Your Faculty
Doctors, athletes, chefs, filmmakers and guides — the people you’ll actually learn from, move with, and eat with all five days.
Kip AndersenFilmmaker
Dr. GregerNutritionFacts.org
Dr. GoldhamerFasting DC
Chuck CarrollWeight-Loss Champion
Dr. KhambattaMastering Diabetes
Kylie BucknerNurse & Health Coach
Doug EvansPlant-Powered Food
Scott BurnhardPlant-Based Strength
Joey BilotichTraining & Performance
Chef MarioExecutive Chef
Stacey LynnYoga & Breathwork
Erin McIntoshActivities & Socials
Matt BennettSound Bath
Neil DumraCeremonial Cacao
Angel ArditoAdvocacy
Kameron WatersFilmmaker, Animal Advocate
SalFruit Hunter
Grant CampbellUltramarathon Runner
Harvey LewisUltramarathon Champion
Renee King-SonnenRowdy Girl Sanctuary
Adam SudFood & Addiction Recovery
Martie NightingaleWomen’s Health & Lifestyle Medicine
Eduardo CorassaFood Demos
CF GAinzYour HostMeet all our speakers & faculty →
Evidence-based, always. Every VWR speaker is vetted for scientific rigor. Our education programming draws exclusively on peer-reviewed research — not trends, not opinions, not anecdote. That's the VWR standard.
We've partnered with Casa de Luz East — one of Austin's most beloved organic, whole-food, plant-based, oil-free kitchens, an institution people drive across Texas for. This isn't catering. We're bringing their kitchen, their chefs, and their standards to the retreat — cooking for every guest, at every meal.
Our head chef, Mario Fabbri, leads the kitchen — with Gabby Martinez, owner of Casa de Luz East, as his sous chef — together cooking five unforgettable days of food for every guest.
Every WFPB meal, every day — included with your ticket. Organic, oil-free, refined-sugar-free, 100% whole-food plant-based. Come hungry.
He grew up working in his father’s sausage factory. He is now one of the most-followed plant-based chefs anywhere — more than 800,000 followers across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook — and he is cooking every meal at both 2027 retreats, with Gabby Martinez of Casa de Luz East as his sous chef.
Hired as food stylist for season 17, episode 4. He worked with the show’s culinary director and prepared every dish on the episode — a sprout smoothie, a super sprout salad and sprout protein balls.
Oatly hired him to cook a private dinner for their top grocery buyers — fourteen courses, every one infused with oat milk, each served with a one-minute story.
He led a team of four cooks serving lunch and dinner to every attendee across a three-day conference for environmental activists.
His TEDx talk on eating more plants and wasting less food tells the story of how he got from one to the other.
Between a morning workout and an afternoon talk, there’s always somewhere to refuel. The Triple Bar™ runs twelve hours a day — fresh-pressed juice, vacuum-blended smoothies and, new for 2027, scoopable banana ice cream. All of it is included with your ticket.
Michigan 2026Organic fruit and vegetables, slow-pressed fresh throughout the day — bright greens, citrus, beet and whatever’s at its peak.
Michigan 2026Whole fruit blended under vacuum for a smoother, brighter, fresher-tasting smoothie. Grab one after a workout or between sessions.
New for 2027Homemade from frozen bananas and scooped like a real parlour — not soft-serve. Out all day, no waiting for dessert.
Rythm Health is bringing its mobile lab to LoneHollow Ranch this March, and 25+ biomarker bloodwork is included with every adult ticket. It’s the first vegan retreat Rythm has ever pulled up to.
It’s totally optional. But it’s free and painless, so why not get a baseline — then track your results from retreat to retreat? Know your numbers: test, don’t guess.
Photos: Rythm Mobile Lab at a recent event · @rythm
Separate men’s and women’s panels. Processed by a CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited lab. For guests 18+. Sign-up details come closer to the retreat.
A DEXA scan is what hospitals and research labs use to measure body composition: lean muscle, bone density, visceral fat and body fat, region by region, in about ten minutes. Dexa Body, our official mobile scanning partner, brings its unit right onto the grounds at both 2027 retreats.
More than 75 guests scanned at Michigan 2026 · $75 early-booking price · HSA/FSA accepted
See how the scans work →Texas 2027 Itinerary
We've built the full day-by-day plan for LoneHollow Ranch — every keynote, workout, meal, and late-night. Two or three things run at once, so you pick your own pace and nothing is mandatory.
A taste of the five days — the full plan has it hour by hour.
Meet other plant-based singles face to face, in one relaxed evening. No apps, no small talk about why you don’t eat meat.
Dr. Alan Goldhamer has guided more than 25,000 water-only fasts. In Texas, he steps onto the court to go head-to-head with guests in two contests named in his honor.
Real guests · real transformation
"I was amazed at how much was included. Delicious meals, fitness classes, cooking demonstrations, outdoor activities, incredible lectures, and plenty of time to relax and connect with others. It was worth every penny."
"What stood out most to me was the people. Everyone was welcoming, encouraging, and genuinely excited to be there. I made friendships that I know will last for years, and it reminded me how powerful a community can be."
"The speakers were phenomenal. I walked away with practical information that I could immediately apply to my health and my family's lifestyle. Every presentation was engaging, evidence-based, and incredibly motivating."
General Admission
Full access to all 5 days of speakers, workshops, fitness, cooking demos, community events, outdoor adventures, and LoneHollow Ranch amenities.
Book today — if plans change, full refund until December 18 (less a $50 fee)
Prefer to split it? Use Affirm or Afterpay at checkout. Subject to eligibility.
On-site rooms from $545 — see the rooms below ↓
Book with confidence
Cancel on or before Dec 18, 2026 for a full refund, less a $50 nonrefundable cancellation fee.
Get an immediate confirmation email with your official 2027 Texas VWR tickets the moment you register.
On-site lodging
Whoever you’re coming as — solo, a couple, or a family — there’s a bed with your name on it. Heat & A/C in every room, and fresh linens included. Every Texas private room and RV site is sold out for 2027. Shared dorms and family rooms are still open.
Last private roomThe premier stay at LoneHollow
Our largest, most luxurious suite on site: a whole private cabin with a kitchenette and a laundry area with your own washer and dryer.
Heat & A/C in every room · fresh linens included · availability updates live as rooms book.
Getting there
LoneHollow Ranch sits in the hills near Utopia, west of San Antonio. The retreat shuttle runs from San Antonio International (SAT), about a 90-minute ride. Here’s how the rest of Texas lines up.
Round-trip airport bus
A full-size motorcoach with A/C, WiFi and luggage storage runs between San Antonio Airport (SAT) and LoneHollow Ranch, so you won’t need a rental car. $99 per seat, round trip.
To the retreatThu, Mar 18
Back to the airportMon, Mar 22
Add a seat when you register, or anytime after. The bus leaves on time and closes once it’s full. Driving in? Directions are in the VWR app.
Distances are driving miles to the ranch; times are approximate and assume normal traffic.
Not ready to book?
Join the free VWR email list for new Texas speaker announcements, retreat news, and a heads-up before prices change.
Oil-free, refined-sugar-free, 100% whole-food plant-based — every bite included with your ticket. Four of the five dinners are theme nights, cooked from scratch by Casa de Luz East.
Pastas — whole-wheat spaghetti, gluten-free penne, zoodles
Sauces — oil-free marinara, pesto & alfredo
Mains — baked Italian lentil “meatballs,” balsamic bruschetta with garlic bread, steamed broccoli
Tropical fruit — in season, at peak ripeness
Brown rice, BBQ tofu, edamame, pickled onions & beets, steamed greens, sweet-potato hash — with Casa de Luz green sauce
Tropical fruit — in season, at peak ripeness
Heirloom corn tortillas pressed on site, BBQ tofu, fajita veggies, guacamole, cashew queso, seasoned pinto beans, cilantro rice
Tropical fruit — in season, at peak ripeness
Tofu sandwich bar, gluten-free mac & cheese with peas, baked BBQ cauliflower wings
Tropical fruit — in season, at peak ripeness
Whole-food plant-based baked burgers on Ezekiel buns or wrapped in greens — pasta salad, potato salad, corn on the cob
Tropical fruit — in season, at peak ripeness
Gabby’s tamales with cranberry sauce, brown rice with mixed veggies, black beans
Tropical fruit — in season, at peak ripeness
Plant-Strong pizza crust with toppings & house-made cheese
Tropical fruit — in season, at peak ripeness
Sal hand-delivers thousands of pounds of just-picked exotic fruit to LoneHollow Ranch, chosen in season at peak ripeness. Expect fruit you may never have tried before.
See the Texas fruit lineup →
LoneHollow has a full organic coffee & tea bar right on site, with its own cozy seating area. Lattes, cappuccinos, chai & organic teas alongside organic coffee — made with organic plant milks and natural sweeteners and served all retreat long. Grab your favorite drink, charge up between sessions and hang out with new friends.
Vacuum-blended smoothies, fresh-pressed juices, and scoopable banana ice cream — new for 2027, out all day long.
Native Mexican heirloom corn — nixtamalized, stone-ground and pressed into tortillas in front of you. Four varieties, four regions.
Three cookies at every lunch; brownies, berry-filled cupcakes, strawberry cake & apple pie at dinner — all gluten-free.
90%+ certified organic, always. Mario & Gabby are still tasting their way through the final lineup, so a dish or two may change before March — oil-free, whole-food and included never do.
Owner of Casa de Luz East, joining our kitchens at both 2027 retreats as sous chef to head chef Mario Fabbri — cooking for every guest, every day.
Moments from the retreat
Food, friendship, movement, and the kind of days you don't forget. Tap any photo to explore.
VWR Texas · March 18–22, 2027
VWR 2026 sold out more than a month before it began. 225+ guests have already secured their spot for Texas 2027, and Texas rooms are going the same way. Once tickets are sold, we never expand capacity.
Book today. Plans change? Full refund until Dec 18, less a $50 fee.
Questions? Call or text (231) 409-0002 · info@veganwellnessretreats.com
