Volunteer Application — Vegan Wellness Retreats 2027
Volunteer applications are open Join 350+ guests already registered for the 2027 retreats — one shift a day = 50% off 0% interest payment plans — Texas over 4 months, Michigan over 6 Apply to volunteer →
Texas 2027 Michigan 2027 Desserts Experience What's Included Rooms Kids Club Schedule FAQ Volunteer Vendors Airport Bus
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Kip Andersen ★ 2027 HeadlinerCowspiracy filmmaker Kip AndersenWhat the Health & Seaspiracy — is speaking at both 2027 retreats Watch his message → Dr. Michael Greger ★ Just AnnouncedNutritionFacts.org founder Dr. Michael GregerHow Not to Die & How Not to Age — joins us live in Texas Meet Dr. Greger →

America's Largest Vegan Wellness Retreats

2027 Volunteer Application

Want to be part of the magic from the inside? Volunteer at America's largest vegan wellness retreat and join hundreds of like-minded guests for five days on the ranch. In exchange for one 4–5 hour shift a day, approved volunteers receive 50% off both General Admission and their volunteer dorm (men's, women's, or a couples dorm), subject to availability — and outside your shift, the whole retreat is yours, just like every other guest: the food, the speakers, the lake, all of it.

Apply to volunteer → One 4–5 hr shift a day = 50% off your ticket and dorm

Applying is free — and once you register, you're covered: full refund (less a $50 fee) up to 90 days before your retreat, even on a monthly plan. See the policy →

Your volunteer rate

Limited time · 50% off
Retreat ticket General Admission
$945$473
Volunteer dorm bed men's, women's, or couples · from
$545$273
Your total to volunteer from ≈ $750

Your exact dorm rate depends on which volunteer dorms are still open when you register.

Or split it into 0% interest monthly payments — as low as ~$94/mo · no credit check

Texas splits over 4 monthly payments, Michigan over 6.

See exactly where you'll be

Two venues, one all-inclusive experience. As a volunteer you'll live on-site in a real bed the whole retreat — no tents, no commute.

Aerial view of LoneHollow Ranch, its lake and grounds in the Texas Hill Country Texas
LoneHollow Ranch · Hill Country

3,000 acres of Texas Hill Country

March 18–22, 2027 · Utopia, TX

Texas shared dorm with wood bunk beds
Where you'll sleepOn-site dorm bed — fresh linens & bedding included
Aerial view of Timber Wolf Lake, its beach and grounds in northern Michigan Michigan
Timber Wolf Lake · Lakeside

900 acres on a private lake

September 7–11, 2027 · Lake City, MI

Michigan bunk room with wood beds
Where you'll sleepOn-site dorm bed — fresh linens & bedding included

Applications open

Start your application

Takes about 2 minutes. If you're approved and we still have availability, we'll email your volunteer code and the next steps to secure your 50%-off rate.

Volunteer dorms are split into men's and women's — we use this to place you. Registering as a couple? You'll pick a couples dorm at checkout.

💳 Prefer to split the cost into equal monthly payments? We have a no-interest monthly payment plan you can select at checkout.

You're approved for the volunteer rate 🌿

Your 50% off ticket plus a volunteer dorm bed is approved. No shift is held until you register — shifts are first come, first served, and you'll choose from the ones still open when you check out.

Your code is applied automatically. We've also emailed it to you, so you can finish later — but the shift you picked can go to someone else in the meantime. (Don't see the email? Check spam/promotions.)

Volunteer spots are full 🌿

Volunteer capacity has now been reached for both 2027 retreats — thank you so much for wanting to be part of it.

We'd still love to have you there, though — guest spots are still open. Come as a guest and soak up all five days: the food, the speakers, the lake, the whole community.

Attend Texas as a guest Attend Michigan as a guest

Rather just enjoy the whole retreat?

No shifts, no schedule to keep — come as a guest and soak up all five days. Same food, same speakers, same lake, same community.

Register for Texas Register for Michigan

What you'll be part of

A Vegan Wellness Retreat is five days of gourmet plant-based food, movement, and workshops with world-class plant-based doctors, authors & athletes — plus silent discos, spa & sauna, lake days, the Vegan Olympics, and Sal the Fruit Hunter's rarest tropical fruit. As a volunteer you're on the team making it happen, and you're right in it alongside our guests.

A guest holding a colorful plant-based platter at a Vegan Wellness Retreat
Gourmet plant-based foodOil-free WFPB by Chef Mario
The vast timber-beam 20,000 sq ft dining hall at LoneHollow Ranch, set with round tables
Community mealsRoom for 500+ in one 20,000 sq ft hall
Colorful fresh smoothies at the VWR Triple Bar
The famous Triple BarJuices, smoothies & nice cream, all day
A yoga class on the pool deck at a Vegan Wellness Retreat
Movement & mindfulnessYoga, breathwork & meditation
Guests relaxing lakeside in Adirondack chairs on the beach
Waterfront & lake daysKayak, swim & unwind by the water
A competitor on the pull-up bar as the crowd cheers at the Vegan Olympics
The Vegan OlympicsField games & friendly competition
A full hall of guests seated for Speed Dating night
Speed DatingA plant-based tradition since 2024
Sal, the Fruit Hunter, holding a fresh-cut stalk of bananas in his grove
Sal, the Fruit HunterRare tropical fruit you've never tried
A child with a plate of plant-based food at the VWR Kids Club
Kids Club, all dayBackground-checked · in the ticket
2027 Headliner
Kip Andersen
★ Just announced · Texas & Michigan 2027

Kip Andersen is joining us.

The filmmaker behind Cowspiracy, What the Health & Seaspiracy — three documentaries that moved millions of people toward plant-based living — live on stage at both 2027 retreats.

Texas · Mar 2027
  • Live keynote + audience Q&A
  • Exclusive screenings of What the Health & Seaspiracy — introduced by Kip, with behind-the-scenes stories & discussion afterward
Michigan · Sep 2027
  • World PremiereKip’s brand-new documentary — first public screening anywhere
  • Live keynote + audience Q&A
  • Plus a bonus screening of another acclaimed film with live commentary
Just Announced
Dr. Michael Greger with VWR founders Sarah and Chase Beatty
★ Just announced · Texas 2027

Dr. Michael Greger is coming to Texas.

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.

Why he matters
  • A live session from the founder of NutritionFacts.org, in person
  • Four New York Times bestsellers — decades of nutrition science made practical
  • A giant in the plant-based space — and a wealth of knowledge, live and in person
Read Dr. Greger’s full bio → Visit NutritionFacts.org ↗