Sariann Lehrer

@choppedginger

I’m Sariann, a travel-loving cookbook author/ex-restaurateur obsessed with food culture. My husband David and I recently closed up our wee restaurant, trading late nights and never-ending dishwashing for quiet early mornings pottering in our garden in the bonny green hills of southern Scotland. As often as we can manage, we travel the world, get inspired, and experience new foodways.

Through Raw Milk Retreats I want to share experiences, connections, food, and drink in communities around the world. My post-graduate gastronomy studies at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh showed me how food is part of nearly everything in the human experience, how cultures and communities and families are formed and function is inter-dependent on their foodways. Join me on my next retreat to experience food and drink and a new destination in a heartfelt, authentic, and meaningful way.

Kayla DeVito

@amidstthealders

Kayla will be teaching painting in South Tyrol, Italy.

I grew up always yearning for something I couldn’t quite put my finger on, as if there was a melody I knew by heart but could never seem to remember the lyrics. I knew I wanted to paint, but never had the courage to really try. My beautiful coastal home in the lowlands of South Carolina eased me into it; I knew I had to try and capture what I was lucky enough to witness on a daily basis, because despite being a nationally-published photographer, I could never quite capture the emotions and beauty that sprawled before me like dense fog kissing the top of every wave on its way out.

When I did finally begin painting, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I knew I was stepping into what I was meant to do.

I am a self-taught artist with years of relevant experience in photography and design. Vast, moody landscapes drenched in history are my ultimate muse, and I am positively thrilled to be teaching a workshop in such a place as the Cotswolds. My teachings rely heavily on emotion and capturing an essence rather than a scene, and I hope I can help others find solace in a newly-discovered passion for the arts.

Aidan Lehrer

@aidan_lehrer

Aidan will be guiding fly fishing excursions in South Tyrol, Italy.

Having spent my childhood exploring and canoeing through the Connecticut Valley, my passion caught fire in high school, growing into a lifelong love for exploration, conservation, and beautiful fish. Fifteen years into my fly fishing career, I’ve explored fisheries throughout New England, Montana, California, and the British Isles. I’ve found my place in more excursionary trout fishing trips, most recently trekking through the Sierra Nevada mountain range in search for the famed California Golden Trout. 

On excursions into the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts and the Green Mountains of Vermont, I found the answer to an age old question – size does not, in fact, matter. My fishing trips typically involve multi-day backpacking excursions to find hidden gems, moving away from catching big fish to catching beautiful fish. Lines cast several miles deep in Shenandoah and Kings Canyon National Parks drove home the fact that beautiful trout live in beautiful locations. I’ve gained a love for the holistic experience that is being an outdoorsman…I’m just lucky enough to know how to cast a fly rod.