Vendor booths will open at 7 am for shopping both days! For full class descriptions please visit this page (note a printed program will be handed to you at your arrival to conference). Schedule is subject to change.
| Friday June 27th, 2025 | 8:30 to 8:45 am | 9:00 to 10:00 am | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | 12:00 to 1:00 pm Lunch | 1:00 to 2:00 pm | 2:00 to 3:00 pm | 3:30 to 4:30 pm | 5:00 to 6:00 pm |
| Arena | Opening Ceremonies | Ruthann Zimmerman – Seasonal & Regional Eating | Dr. Patrick Jones- Disease Management on the Homestead: Herbal Interventions for Viral and Bacterial Infections | Community Meet & Greet | John Chester – The Opposing Forces Of Nature That Saved A Little Farm | Lisa Bass- Master the Art of Sourdough: Expert Tips and Hands-On Guidance (Demo) | KEYNOTE Will Harris – Turning Dirt Into Soil, Jobs Into Careers, and Farms Into Ecosystems | |
| VIP/HH Tent | VIP Lunch & Special Chat with Will Harris &Blake Alexandre | Natural Medicine Q&A – Ask The Experts! Panel: Dr. Patrick Jones, Dr. Jed Adamson, LoriAnn Jones, Lucianne Walker, Jenni-Leigh Rose, Dr. Brandon Rose, PhD | ||||||
| Building 25 | Dr. Ken Berry – The Principles of a Proper Human Diet | Daniel Salatin – Livestock Moving Hacks: How to Load Animals Without Losing Your Voice (or Your Sanity!) | Blake & Stephanie Alexandre- Homesteading With a Family Milk Cow(s) | Special Viewing of The Little Biggest Farm with Host John Chester (Full viewing will go to 5:30 pm) | ||||
| Building 1 | Don Tipping – Completing the Circle: Basic Seed Saving for Greater Garden Resilience | Robyn Jackson – Aging Cheese- The oldest form of preserving milk | Emily Morrow – Wellness Without the Worry | Trevor Hollenback – Sheep Shearing (Demo) | ||||
| Building 3 | Shawn and Beth Dougherty – Beating the Feed Bill Blues | Missy Irish- Raising Dairy Goats 101 | Tim Eng – The Secure Homestead: Building Defensible into your Property Plans | Bevin Cohen – Grow Great Vegetables | ||||
| Jacklin Square | Tim & Sophia Eng – Beyond Acreage: Identifying the Ideal Property for Your Homestead | Karson Rippstein – Nature’s Oldest Remedies for Thriving Land, Animals, and People | James Barry – Unlocking the Nutritional Power of Organ Meats: Debunking Myths and Embracing Health | Karson Rippstein-Putting Bentonite Clay to Use in Your Natural Medicine Cabinet | ||||
| Park | Kevin Trosclair & Michelle Rowe – From Side to Freezer: Breaking Down a Beef (Demo) Part 1 | Kevin Trosclair & Michelle Rowe – From Side to Freezer: Breaking Down a Beef (Demo) Part 2 | Matt Richards – Hide Tanning on the Homestead | |||||
| Building 22 | Seth Smith – Bee Smart: Affordable, Sustainable Beekeeping for Beginners | Daniel Salatin – How to Butcher a Chicken (Demo) |
| Saturday June 28th, 2025 | 8:30 to 8:45 am | 9:00 to 10:00 am | 10:30 am to 12:00 pm | 12:00 to 1:30 pm Lunch | 1:30 to 2:30 pm | 3:00 to 4:30 pm | |
| Arena | Welcome, Announcements, & Blessing | Dr. Ken Berry – Ranchers are Better Than Doctors | Melissa K. Norris – Stocking the Pantry: Creating Shelf-stable Meat w/ Pressure Canning (Demo) | Will Harris – Rural Revival | Q&A Homestead Panel: Will Harris, Dr. Ken Berry, Ruthann Zimmerman, Daniel Salatin, Melissa K. Norris, and Lisa Bass. | ||
| VIP/HH Tent | Jenni-Leigh Rose and Lucianne Walker- How To Grow an Herbalist | Dr. Patrick Jones & Dr. Brandon Rose- Eat Your Weeds – Life Changing Nutrition Where You Least Expect It | Dr. Jed Adamson- Auricular Therapy: Relieve Pain and Other Issues Without the Use of Drugs or Chemicals | LoriAnn Jones- Herbs and Natural Supports for A Healthy Pregnancy, Birth and Post-partum Experience | |||
| Building 25 | Daniel Salatin – Multi Specie (Mob Grazing) – How to Increase Soil Fertility & Profit | Shawn and Beth Dougherty – Multi-Generational Homesteading: Passing on the Passion | Ruthann Zimmerman- From-Scratch Mennonite Heritage Cooking | Dr. Patrick Jones- Live Pain Free! Life-Changing Herbal Solutions | |||
| Building 1 | Lisa Bass – Fermenting for Health & Home: Easy Gut-Healing Probiotics and Food Preservation (Demo) | Don Tipping – Plant Breeding Techniques to Help Your Garden Adapt to Your Microclimate | Emily Morrow – Exhausted But Victorious | Trevor Hollenback – Sheep Hoof Trimming – (Demo) | |||
| Building 3 | Bevin Cohen – Create Renewable Food Production with Perennials | Tom Watkins – Chickens, Ducks, and Turkeys: Building a Thriving Poultry System | Blake & Stephanie Alexandre – Regenerative Farming | Robyn Jackson – Save Time & Money with Clabber (Demo) | |||
| Jacklin Square | Sophia Eng – East Meets Weston A. Price: Nourishing Asian Cuisine Re-imagined- Reclaiming Authentic Flavors Free from MSG & Excitotoxins | James Barry – From Offal to Delicious: Mastering Beef Liver and Organ Meats (Demo) | Tim & Sophia Eng – Roots and Routines: Integrating Homesteading with Family Life | ||||
| Park | Kevin Trosclair & Michelle Rowe – Mastering Meat Processing: From Food Safety to Sausage Making (Demo) Part 1 | Kevin Trosclair & Michelle Rowe – Mastering Meat Processing: From Food Safety to Sausage Making (Demo) Part 2 | Matt Richards – Leather and Buckskin Hide Tanning (Demo) | ||||
| Building 22 | Missy Irish- Holistic Goat Care: Using Natural Remedies to Treat Common Health Issues | Seth Smith – From Hobby to Income: How to Produce Affordable Quality Queens | Daniel Salatin- Butchering Rabbits (Demo) |