REUSE RETREAT 2026 - Orleans, VT
Reuse Retreat #2!
Orleans, VT
Saturday & Sunday July 11-12, 2026
“Escape To The Woods and Escape The Waste”
Hosted by Derek “Deek” Diedricksen and Alex Eaves, reuse edutainers and creators of The REUSE! Box Truck Tiny House and The Box Truck Film
Limited to Only 20 Spots
Ages: 18+ alone, 12+ with parent
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Want to live a more sustainable life?
Want to learn ways to save the planet?
Want to have some fun in the woods of Vermont?
Join us at the Reuse Retreat for your most edutaining summer experience.
LEARN BY DOING!
This isn’t just listening to a speaker, watching a video, or pinning a photo. YOU will be cutting, hammering, painting, and CREATING! This is hands-on learning.
• Dozens of ways to involve reuse in your daily life to save money and resources
• Live Demos
• Upcycling, Repurposing, and Repairing techniques
• Guest Speakers - usually 4-6 hosts on site to help you and instruct via demos
• Participate in a live collaborative art/painting project
• Numerous Art Projects to keep and bring home
• Play our 9 hole reuse disc golf course
• Movie in the woods with popcorn
• Pot Luck Dinner
• Network with fellow reusers and like-minded sustainable folks
• Tour over a dozen unique cabins and tree houses made with salvaged materials
Beyond reuse and sustainability, we’ll get into:
• Art
• Business and the Circular Economy
• Creativity
• Saving Money
• Following Your Passion
SCHEDULE
• Full days Saturday July 11th and Sunday July 12th
• You can also arrive to hang, set-up and build on FRIDAY July 10th. So, if able, it's a actually a THREE day event.
• If you miss Friday, we'll get you caught up-don't worry!
• You're also welcome to camp out until Monday too, as we know some of you travel from far away.
ACCOMODATIONS
You’re welcome to camp out on our land to save money (FREE), or you can stay in a local motel on your own in the Barton/Orleans, VT area. Simply google that region for motel and cabin rentals to see your options. You can also stay in one of the unique structures on site for a small additional fee.
COST
• The 2/3 day workshop - fully hands-on, with a slew of instructors is $399.00.
LIMITED SPOTS & TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
• Please make sure you can attend this and don't have any conflicts before you sign up. It’s too much of hassle to refill your spots if you cancel.
• In the event that you can’t make it or have to cancel, We WILL give you credit to another workshop though.
• It'll be fun. Our camps always are. And it’s all off grid in beautiful, billboard-free Vermont!
QUESTIONS?
Please email kidcedar@gmail.com