Take control of your food and health with homesteading at the
Modern Homesteading Conference
held in Coeur D'alene, ID June 28 & 29th, 2024
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The Event
The annual Modern Homesteading Conference is a two-day event held in the picturesque Pacific Northwest bringing together the art of simple living and traditional skills where you'll be educated and inspired like never before.
Presentations and lectures from experienced homesteaders, with tracts for those new to homesteading as well as topics for those who have been on the path longer.
Bypass years of mistakes by learning from our expert speakers to create a productive homestead and find your kind of people all at the same place, if you've ever felt alone on this journey you need to attend!
June 28/29th
2024
Grow Your Homestead
action plans. inspiration. community
Actional Plan
The Modern Homesteading Conference is 2 full days of actionable, strategic, and time-tested presentations from experienced experts that have been where you are and created thriving homesteads.
Everything you hear at the conference is from people who have been using these techniques for years (usually decades) in the gardens, fields, and kitchens of their homes. You'll also experience live demonstrations!
You'll leave the conference with confidence, answers, and a notebook of strategies to implement immediately.
Inspiration
It's one thing to dream of a homestead and watch YouTube videos about it. It's another to truly commit and do it.
That's why we're bringing you speakers who aren't spouting theory, they've lived this lifestyle for decades. Speakers who also understand a northern climate with short warm-weather growing seasons, long winters, and then two months of no rain in July and August. Speakers who feed their family year-round from their homestead and provide not only for themselves, but many of them offer sustainable and pasture-raised livestock to others.
You'll leave the Modern Homesteading Conference inspired to take your homestead to the next level, with a PLAN, from growing more food, using herbs for yourself and your animals, implementing livestock, and preserving it for year-round eating.
Community
Find others who have been in your boots, faced the same challenges, and found how to overcome them.
Homesteading can be lonely and while it lessens our dependency on a larger system it shouldn't be done alone. Homesteaders should be community-sufficiency, where we have those in our corner who help us when we need them, share ideas, and support one another.
You'll leave the conference with new relationships with the speakers, sponsors, vendors, and most importantly- other attendees who are just like you.
Book Your Seats
Learn from experienced homesteaders and find your community all at the same LIVE event June 28th & 29th, 2024 in Idaho!
General Admission
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VIP Admission
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Our 2024 Speakers
Jerry Miller
Amish
Daaron Hamilton
Hamiltons UNL inc (Cattle Hoof Trimming)
Deanne Converse
Converse Star Ranch
Here's What's Included
2024 Schedule & Topics
Vendor booths will open at 7 am for shopping both days! For a full class descriptions please visit this page (note a printed program will be handed you to at your arrival to conference)
Friday June 28th, 2024 | 8:30 to 8:45 am | 9:00 to 10:30 am | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | 12:00 to 2:00 pm Lunch | 2:00 to 3:00 pm | 3:30 to 4:30 pm | 4:30 to 5:30 pm | 5:30 to 7:00 pm |
Arena | Opening Ceremonies | Carolyn Thomas Preserving on the Fly: Efficient Preservation for Real Life (Demo) | Joel Salatin Building a Homestead Legacy | Dinner Break | Evening w/ Temple Grandin | |||
VIP Tent | Lunch with Temple Grandin & Speakers | |||||||
Building 25 | Lisa Steele – How to Raise Your Chickens Naturally | Jessica Sowards – Choosing the Right Livestock & Garden for the Space You Have | Josh Thomas – Successful Livestock in Winter | Q&A Round Table : Joel & Daniel Salatin, Jessica Sowards, Robyn Jackson, Dr. Patrick Jones, Lisa Steele & Melissa K. Norris | ||||
Building 1 | Anne of All Trades – Creating a Sustainable Homestead Business | Robyn Jackson Caring for Your Cow throughout Her Lactation | Dr. Patrick Jones – Turn Your Garden into a Pharmacy With Ten Must-Have Medicinal Plants | Dr. Corinne Allen – How to Safeguard Life in Our Modern EMF Saturated World | ||||
Building 3 | Mary Shrader – Top 10 Foods to Stock in Your Pantry | Lisa Bass – How to Get From-Scratch Meals on the Table 3 Times a Day W/out Losing Your Sanity | Esther Munroe -From Bush To Bottle: Elderberry Syrup (Demo) | Bevin Cohen – How to Make Oil at Home: Nut and Seed Oil Pressing (Demo) | ||||
Jacklin Square | Tammy Merril – How to Make Homemade Soap (Demo) | Trevor Hollenbach – Sheep Shearing (Demo) | Kristen Stinson- Bake Sourdough Like a Pro: Troubleshooting and Tips for a Perfect Loaf | Melody Haege -Field to Table: The Art of Sustainable Hunting | ||||
Park | Kevin Trosclair – How to Butcher/Bone out Small Game (Demo) | Kevin Trosclair – How to Butcher/Bone out Small Game (Demo) same class as previous | Jerry Miller (Amish) – How to Build Community like the Amish | Crystal McDonough – Essential Legal Tools & What You Can't Afford to Ignore | ||||
Outdoor Round Pen | Daaren Hamilton – How to Trim Cow Hooves –(Demo) | |||||||
Building 22 | Daniel Salatin – How to Butcher a Chicken (Demo) | Daniel Salatin – How to Butcher a Chicken (Demo) Same as morning class |
Saturday June 29th, 2024 | 8:30 to 8:45 am | 9:00 to 10:30 am | 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | 12:00 to 2:00 pm Lunch | 2:00 to 3:00 pm | 3:30 to 4:30 pm | 4:30 to 5:30 pm |
Arena | Welcome & Announcements | Jessica Sowards – Advanced Succession Planting for Year Round Bounty | Melissa K. Norris – Stocking the Pantry: Creating Healthy Meals with Pressure Canning (Demo) | Joel Salatin -From Billionaires to Bunkers: Lessons on True Prosperity | Daniel Salatin – Multi Specie (Mob Grazing) – How to Increase Soil Fertility & Profit | Community Meet & Greet | |
School of Traditional Skills Tent | Noah Sanders – Sustainable Soil Solutions: Mastering Homestead-Scale Compost Production (Demo) | Noah Sanders Composting continued | Sally Fallon Morell – Traditional Foods Diet | Shawn & Beth Doughtery – Homesteading on a Budget | Q&A Round Table : Joel Salatin, Sally Fallon Morell, Shawn & Beth Dougherty, Josh & Carolyn Thomas, Anne Briggs, & Mary Shrader | ||
Building 25 | Dr. Shanon Brooks- Natural Beekeeping: Let the Bees Lead | Lisa Steele Raising Poultry in Cold Climates | Robyn Jackson- How to Make Cheese – (Demo) | Lisa Bass -Cultivating Health: Exploring Fermented Foods | |||
Building 1 | Dr. Patrick Jones- Herbal First Aid For Man & Beast | Anne of All Trades – How to Produce a Ton of Food in the Garden In Less Time | Mary Shrader – Tips from the Great Depression for Your Homestead | Anna Sakawsky – Homesteading on a Suburban Lot – Growing in Small Spaces | |||
Building 3 | Trevor Hollenbach – Sheep Hoof Trimming – Demo | Bevin Cohen- Best Varieties for Seed Saving Nuts & Seeds for Home Oil Pressing | Michelle Pryse- Advanced Heirloom Seed Saving | Ivan Keim- Creating Infrastructure with Minimal input | |||
Jacklin Square | Jessica Burhenn/Grainmaker – Getting Started with Fresh Ground Flour & Baking for Better Nutrition – (Demo) | CeAnne Kosel- D.I.Y. Kombucha at Home – Capture the Fizz for Pennies – (Demo) | Kay & Jordyn Clark- Planning & Planting Your First Vegetable Garden | Rachel Costenbader- Homestead Preparedness – How to Thrive No Matter What Comes | |||
Park | Melody Haege- Finding Your Aim: Exploring Hunting Methods and Equipment Selection | Kevin Trosclair & Dr. Phil Bass – Kevin Trosclair & Dr. Phil Bass – Unveiling the Truth: Navigating the Maze of Meat Misconceptions | Nikki Conley – How to Prune Fruit Trees | DeAnne Converse – Sustainable Feed Alternatives | |||
Outdoor Round Pen | Daaren Hamilton – How to Trim Cow Hooves –(Demo) |
Location
Kootenai County Fairgrounds
The second annual Modern Homesteading Conference 2024 is taking at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds in Coeur d’Alene, ID. These beautiful grounds are spacious and provide plenty of room!
Coeur d'Alene is known for its gorgeous lake, mountains, ranches, and hiking trails. Perfect for exploring before or after the conference or extending your stay for some rest and relaxation or an adventure!
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