Volunteer Application — Vegan Wellness Retreats 2027
Volunteer applications are open • 🔥 Nov 1: Adult GA rises to $995 — lock in $945 → • 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 →
Secure Texas tickets Secure Michigan tickets
Kip Andersen ★ 2027 HeadlinerCowspiracy filmmaker Kip Andersen — What the Health & Seaspiracy — is speaking at both 2027 retreats Watch his message → Dr. Michael Greger ★ Just AnnouncedNutritionFacts.org founder Dr. Michael Greger — How 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.

⚡ Less than 15 volunteer spots remain — claim yours before they're gone.

Your code is applied automatically.

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
📱 The VWR app · Available now

Your whole retreat,
in your pocket.

We built a dedicated companion app for 2027 and it's live on the App Store right now as a completely free download. Volunteers get the same full access — your shift schedule, community chat, venue maps, and announcements, all in one place.

  • Full five-day schedule — star sessions, build your agenda, get nudged before each one
  • Community chat — meet fellow guests and volunteers, plan meetups, share rides
  • Tickets & payments — update your card on file, see what's paid, pull any receipt
  • Venue map, menus, speakers & more — everything in one place
Download on theApp Store GET IT ONGoogle Play

Free for everyone — registered guests and volunteers sign in for full access.

VWR app home screen showing the retreat countdown, faculty lineup, and guest demographics
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 ↗
📱 Available now

Your retreat, in your pocket.

The Vegan Wellness Retreats app is live — your schedule, your tickets, community chat, speakers, menus, and more. Free download, sign in with your registration email.

Download on theApp Store GET IT ONGoogle Play