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 to you at your arrival to conference). Schedule is subject to change.
| 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 Hollenback – 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 10:00 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 | 4:30 to 5:30 pm |
| Arena | Welcome, Announcements, & Blessing | 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 Species (Mob Grazing) – How to Increase Soil Fertility & Profit | Community Meet & Greet | |
| School of Traditional Skills Tent | Shawn & Beth Doughtery – Homesteading on a Budget | Sally Fallon Morell – Traditional Foods Diet | Starts at 1 pm Noah Sanders – Sustainable Soil Solutions: Mastering Homestead-Scale Compost Production (Demo) | 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 Hollenback – Sheep Hoof Trimming – Demo | Bevin Cohen- Best Varieties for Seed Saving Nuts & Seeds for Home Oil Pressing | Michele 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 – 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) | ||||||
| Building 22 | AJ Richards – How to Earn an Income From Your Homestead with Farm to Table |