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Joel Salatin calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer. Others who like him call him the most famous farmer in the world, the high priest of the pasture, and the most eclectic thinker from Virginia since Thomas Jefferson. He co-owns, with his family, Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia. Featured in th
Joel Salatin calls himself a Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer. Others who like him call him the most famous farmer in the world, the high priest of the pasture, and the most eclectic thinker from Virginia since Thomas Jefferson. He co-owns, with his family, Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia. Featured in the New York Times bestseller Omnivore’s Dilemma and award-winning documentary Food Inc., the farm services more than 5,000 families, 50 restaurants, 10 retail outlets, and a farmers’ market with salad bar beef, pigaerator pork, pastured poultry, and forestry products. Salatin is the editor of The Stockman Grass Farmer, granddaddy catalyst for the grass farming movemen and is the author of many books including POLYFACE MICRO – Success with Livestock on a Homestead Scale Follow Joel at www.polyfacefarms.com
Shawn and Beth Dougherty have been farming together since the 1980’s, for the last twenty years in eastern Ohio, where they manage 90 acres, much of it designated by the state as ‘not suitable for agriculture’. Using intensive grazing as the primary source of food energy, they raise dairy and beef cows, sheep, farm-fed hogs, and a variet
Shawn and Beth Dougherty have been farming together since the 1980’s, for the last twenty years in eastern Ohio, where they manage 90 acres, much of it designated by the state as ‘not suitable for agriculture’. Using intensive grazing as the primary source of food energy, they raise dairy and beef cows, sheep, farm-fed hogs, and a variety of poultry, producing most of the food, feed and fertility for humans and animals, on the farm. Concerned that farming is so often dependent upon multiple off-farm resources, from feed, fuel and fertilizer to water and electricity, their ongoing project is to identify and test the means by which farming was done for centuries with a minimum of off-farm inputs. Their research has led them to identify grass conversion, especially the daily conversion of grass into milk by dairy ruminants, as a key to whole-farm sustainability, combined with the integrated nutrient feed-backs that are possible with a community of diverse animal and plant species, domestic and native. They are the authors of The Independent Farmstead,
Brandon will demonstrate the art of butchery and make it look and sound like poetry. Farmstead Meatsmith is the only abattoir, butchery and educational operation of our kind in the country. Brandon says: meatsmithery appeals particularly to small farmers, homesteaders, their interns and anyone enthused by localized agrarianism, which inc
Brandon will demonstrate the art of butchery and make it look and sound like poetry. Farmstead Meatsmith is the only abattoir, butchery and educational operation of our kind in the country. Brandon says: meatsmithery appeals particularly to small farmers, homesteaders, their interns and anyone enthused by localized agrarianism, which includes urbanites with zero agricultural experience and even vegetarians who object not to meat, but tormented livestock
Learn from Brandon as he dispatches, scalds and scrapes a butcher hog and then demonstrates various old world curing processes.
Kevin and Sarah left their jobs in the corporate world and left their urban homestead in Arizona and moved to the Ozarks in 2016. They became debt free work full-time from their homestead. They share their journey and all of the homesteading skills they have learned through the years on their popular YouTube channel with over 800k subscribers.
Lisa has a blog showcasing everyday life in the farmhouse; food from scratch, natural living and a handmade home. She grew up in the country on an elk farm in Missouri. After spending one year in St. Louis for college, she returned to rural Missouri convinced that urban life wasn't for her. You can also find her on YouTube. She will be teaching on all things sourdough
David Stelzer is an organic food and healthy soil pioneer. His family has farmed in the Pacific Northwest for more than 100 years, and he is the founder and CEO of Azure Farm and Azure Standard, a leading producer and nationwide distributor of natural, organic, and non-GMO food.
Bo Brown is the Owner of First Earth Wilderness School, and Author of Foraging the Ozarks and Foraging the Central Plains. Bo has been teaching outdoor skills for decades.. He is a songbird field biologist and field research technician. He conducts programs for Stone Age wilderness survival skills, and Natural Education at his schools pr
Bo Brown is the Owner of First Earth Wilderness School, and Author of Foraging the Ozarks and Foraging the Central Plains. Bo has been teaching outdoor skills for decades.. He is a songbird field biologist and field research technician. He conducts programs for Stone Age wilderness survival skills, and Natural Education at his schools property along the Niangua River. He also leads weekly primitive skills and foraging demonstrations at Dogwood Canyon Nature Park, a Johnny Morris Property.
Zac with ach left his job in the big city to start an off-grid homestead and has educated thousands through the years on his popular YouTube Channel, An American Homestead. If you live off-grid or think you want to live off-grid you won't want to miss listening to Zacs sharing his experience and acquired wisdom.
Ann is the face behind the brand, A Farm Girl in the Making, and the author of, The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest. If there were one thing you'd need to know about Ann, it is her passion for achieving and teaching others to achieve food freedom. Ann and her family farm in middle Tennessee and offer hands-on workshops for tho
Ann is the face behind the brand, A Farm Girl in the Making, and the author of, The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest. If there were one thing you'd need to know about Ann, it is her passion for achieving and teaching others to achieve food freedom. Ann and her family farm in middle Tennessee and offer hands-on workshops for those seeking to learn traditional skills such as food preservation, fermentation, livestock processing, herbal remedies, and farmhouse sourdough.
Rachael West is the Owner, Lead Instructor and Founder of Eating the Ozarks. She is an Expert Forager, Wild Foods Chef, Certified Herbalist and Author of Wild Foraged an educational culinary cookbook. She's taught wild foods in the Ozarks for the past decade working with KOLR-10 (biweekly Wednesday's), the Missouri Master Gardeners, Vario
Rachael West is the Owner, Lead Instructor and Founder of Eating the Ozarks. She is an Expert Forager, Wild Foods Chef, Certified Herbalist and Author of Wild Foraged an educational culinary cookbook. She's taught wild foods in the Ozarks for the past decade working with KOLR-10 (biweekly Wednesday's), the Missouri Master Gardeners, Various Herbalist Societies, Homeschool Groups, Private Land Owners, Local Library's, Springfield Community Gardens, Springfield Art Museum and more.
Dewayne is a national speaker on all things homesteading from wildcrafting to animal husbandry. He has studied microbiology and has a degree in agriculture. Dewayne is a Cherokee citizen and as a child he spent much of his time in the Dine and Navajo Indian reservations. Dewayne can teach on so many topics from meat goats to herbalism to
Dewayne is a national speaker on all things homesteading from wildcrafting to animal husbandry. He has studied microbiology and has a degree in agriculture. Dewayne is a Cherokee citizen and as a child he spent much of his time in the Dine and Navajo Indian reservations. Dewayne can teach on so many topics from meat goats to herbalism to emergency preparedness, rainwater collection and so much more but we will have to pin him down to one or two.
Mike Snyder is a myco-educator who has been studying and foraging for mushrooms for over a decade and loves nothing more than to share what he has learned with anyone who will listen. He and his wife Cara are the owners of WildWise Botanicals. They built a straw bale house, are a homeschooling family, and grow a variety of herbs and mushr
Mike Snyder is a myco-educator who has been studying and foraging for mushrooms for over a decade and loves nothing more than to share what he has learned with anyone who will listen. He and his wife Cara are the owners of WildWise Botanicals. They built a straw bale house, are a homeschooling family, and grow a variety of herbs and mushrooms on their South-Central Missouri homestead. He is on the Board of the Missouri Mycological Society and heads up both the Speaking Engagement and the Research committees for that organization. He is a certified mushroom identification expert in three states and serves on the Cultivation Committee of the North American Mycological Association. He stays busy with speaking engagements, forays, workshops and classes he provides around the region and has been fortunate enough to teach a large number of people about foraging and cultivating mushrooms in recent years.
Karson’s passion for agriculture started at a young age. As a boy, he would spend every possible moment helping his grandpa on the family ranch. He also spent his teenage years working for a local hay farmer. Karson has over 9 years of experience helping agriculture producers, and has worked in both the feed and agronomy industries. Karso
Karson’s passion for agriculture started at a young age. As a boy, he would spend every possible moment helping his grandpa on the family ranch. He also spent his teenage years working for a local hay farmer. Karson has over 9 years of experience helping agriculture producers, and has worked in both the feed and agronomy industries. Karson’s real passion is beef cows. He and his family have a small ranch where you can find them running their cows in Utah's high desert. Recently, they got involved with raising purebred Angus bulls. Karson loves working with producers to help them simplify their mineral program and improve the health of their soil and livestock.
Jill is a farmer and shop owner with her husband at Whispering Willow Farms nestled in the hill country of Central Arkansas where they grown their own food and livestock. She is the author of the Tiny But Mighty Farm, and through her speaking engagements, her popular YouTube Channel and online courses she teaches others how to plan and steward their own farms and dreams.
Uncle Mud (aka Chris McClellan) raises free-range, organic children in suburban Ohio. He has been using natural building as his soapbox to preach self-reliance and community empowerment, since 2004. Building houses, pizza ovens, and woodstoves with mud and junk is his way of sharing the Can-Do spirit. He writes, teaches workshops and host
Uncle Mud (aka Chris McClellan) raises free-range, organic children in suburban Ohio. He has been using natural building as his soapbox to preach self-reliance and community empowerment, since 2004. Building houses, pizza ovens, and woodstoves with mud and junk is his way of sharing the Can-Do spirit. He writes, teaches workshops and hosts a mud pit and DIY building demonstrations at Fairs across the US.
Dr. Patrick Jones is a practicing veterinarian, clinical herbalist, traditional naturopath and sought-after author and lecturer. He is the founder of the HomeGrown Herbalist School of Botanical Medicine. His lecture style has been described as a cross between deep information and standup comedy. When you leave his class, your brain will b
Dr. Patrick Jones is a practicing veterinarian, clinical herbalist, traditional naturopath and sought-after author and lecturer. He is the founder of the HomeGrown Herbalist School of Botanical Medicine. His lecture style has been described as a cross between deep information and standup comedy. When you leave his class, your brain will be full and your sides will be sore from laughing. His engaging and down-to-Earth style will leave you feeling truly excited and empowered to use these wonderful plants.
Because of his veterinary credentials, Dr. Jones has had the opportunity to use herbs on all sorts of cases that would not typically be addressed by herbalists. Rattlesnake bites, gunshot wounds, serious infections and systemic illnesses of all kinds make up his daily herbal practice for man and beast. Because of the miracles he's seen over the years, Dr. Jones has an evangelical zeal to teach others about herbal medicine. His book The HomeGrown Herbalist and his school emphasize self-reliant herbalism and being plant-based rather than product based. Dr. Jones and his wife LoriAnn are the parents of 15 (mostly adopted) children. They live in Filer, Idaho.
Rachel Hester lives with her husband and son in Central Kentucky and steward WhoopsyDaisy Farm. Rachel first discovered sheep could be used for dairy while volunteering on the Mission Field in Eastern Europe. It is now her passion to make sheep milk accessible to all who want it and to spread joy through her love of all things sheep. She
Rachel Hester lives with her husband and son in Central Kentucky and steward WhoopsyDaisy Farm. Rachel first discovered sheep could be used for dairy while volunteering on the Mission Field in Eastern Europe. It is now her passion to make sheep milk accessible to all who want it and to spread joy through her love of all things sheep. She is the author of ‘The Guide to Homestead Dairy Sheep,’ currently the only book
in-print on the topic.
Lana Stenner is an author of the Grace Filled Homestead and the Grace Filled Cookbook, Grace Filled Grit podcast host, college professor, and backyard farmer. Twenty years ago, Lana and her husband, CJ, decided to ditch their fast-paced hustle for the simple life. They found a small farm on the edge of town, moved their four little childr
Lana Stenner is an author of the Grace Filled Homestead and the Grace Filled Cookbook, Grace Filled Grit podcast host, college professor, and backyard farmer. Twenty years ago, Lana and her husband, CJ, decided to ditch their fast-paced hustle for the simple life. They found a small farm on the edge of town, moved their four little children into a 100-year-old fixer-upper, and began to focus on God, goats, and gardens at the Grace-Filled Homestead.
Bob Rider, has over 15 years of experience in Aquaponics, he is excited to share his knowledge with you.Olive Branch believes that our aquaponics system is the beating heart of our farm, generating beneficial “byproducts” that are used in place of store-bought options. Join Bob and his team as they unveil how these byproducts, such as fer
Bob Rider, has over 15 years of experience in Aquaponics, he is excited to share his knowledge with you.Olive Branch believes that our aquaponics system is the beating heart of our farm, generating beneficial “byproducts” that are used in place of store-bought options. Join Bob and his team as they unveil how these byproducts, such as fertilizer, pesticides, fungicides, and soil amendments, are repurposed to enhance every aspect of our farm's ecosystem. Discover how we close the loop.
Sean Pessarra is the owner of Mindful Farmer, a family-owned farm and garden supply company located in Central Arkansas. Mindful Farmer designs and manufactures high tunnels and tools for growers in addition to providing organic potting mixes and fertilizers. Mindful Farmer also provides high tunnel and greenhouse construction services.
Monty is an organic gardener and natural beekeeper, turning his suburban backyard from lawn to an oasis for food production. He keeps honey bees, using natural, treatment-free methods, primarily in Layens hives and makes and sells hives. He shares his progress and lessons learned with the world via YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
Lissa lives in far Southwest Missouri and owns the Vintage Tomato and Busy Bee where she also lovingly houses a seed bank, caring, sharing and preserving seed from all over the world. She has great stories to tell about starting a seed bank and how you can be involved in preserving heirloom seed that could have been lost forever. She will
Lissa lives in far Southwest Missouri and owns the Vintage Tomato and Busy Bee where she also lovingly houses a seed bank, caring, sharing and preserving seed from all over the world. She has great stories to tell about starting a seed bank and how you can be involved in preserving heirloom seed that could have been lost forever. She will share her knowledge of best practices of saving your own seed and storing it. If you have some rare varieties or heirloom seed passed down from your family bring it with you and maybe you can do some swapping with her or others. .
Joyce and her husband Gene are a home school family of eleven, with six boys and three girls and they share their life and expertise with home preservation and much more on their YouTube Channel Morris Patch of Heaven Homestead. They have been living in an RV for the past year while they renovated an abandoned farmhouse and building their own barndominium on their new homestead.
Victoria and her husband are a young couple living off-grid in a tiny home conversion on a small acreage here in the Ozarks. They raise rabbits for various reasons, one being meat security, as well as pigs, poultry and dairy goats. She loves gardening and tries to apply organic permaculture practices in all they do. She will be teaching
Victoria and her husband are a young couple living off-grid in a tiny home conversion on a small acreage here in the Ozarks. They raise rabbits for various reasons, one being meat security, as well as pigs, poultry and dairy goats. She loves gardening and tries to apply organic permaculture practices in all they do. She will be teaching on raising rabbits for meat, how to choose a breed, housing, care, feeding and processing.
Kody is a wife of a veteran, mother of 6, homesteader, and homeschooler, that has devoted her life to agriculture and embracing rural living. She created and authored the Homestead Education series of homeschool curricula that includes homestead science. She is the host of The Homestead Education Podcast, which is rapidly growing in popul
Kody is a wife of a veteran, mother of 6, homesteader, and homeschooler, that has devoted her life to agriculture and embracing rural living. She created and authored the Homestead Education series of homeschool curricula that includes homestead science. She is the host of The Homestead Education Podcast, which is rapidly growing in popularity where she chats candidly about homesteading, homeschooling, and personal growth. She enjoys teaching many topics as well as bringing in some of the greatest thinkers in her field to teach her audience as well. Her teaching topic will be Teaching Homesteading for Lifelong Self-Sufficiency
Allen “horntagger” Morris - “Worst thing you can do for wildlife is the failure to manage it!”
Allen Morris from North American Wildlife and Habitat will be giving a presentation on predator management, predator populations, predator history and the renewable, sustainable, eco-friendly resource of fur. – Allen is an Outdoor Writer, Autho
Allen “horntagger” Morris - “Worst thing you can do for wildlife is the failure to manage it!”
Allen Morris from North American Wildlife and Habitat will be giving a presentation on predator management, predator populations, predator history and the renewable, sustainable, eco-friendly resource of fur. – Allen is an Outdoor Writer, Author, Photographer, and Inventor who has certificates in Predator Management, Master Wildlifer, Deer Steward 1, Deer Steward 2 and the first in the State of Missouri with Deer Steward 3.
James Brochtrup lives with his wife and two children on a small farm in Sainte Genevieve County. Two Oaks Farms produces beef, chicken, wine, lumber, and maple syrup. He uses 200-250 taps on 5/16 tubing with low vacuum 12DC pump. During his upcoming seventh season, he is excited expand his operation to include produce a small 15 gallon
James Brochtrup lives with his wife and two children on a small farm in Sainte Genevieve County. Two Oaks Farms produces beef, chicken, wine, lumber, and maple syrup. He uses 200-250 taps on 5/16 tubing with low vacuum 12DC pump. During his upcoming seventh season, he is excited expand his operation to include produce a small 15 gallon batch of Missouri Bourbon Barrel aged maple syrup.
James founded the Missouri Maple Syrup Facebook group and has partnered with the Missouri Maple Syrup Intuitive, MU Extension Office, MU Agroforestry Department, and area county libraries to teach making tree syrups in the Saint Louis area.
Jordan Chell is Farm Manager at Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Farming is in his DNA. He is a third-generation farmer born and raised in southern California, where his great-grandfather, an Indian immigrant, built a very successful family farming business in the southern California desert. When his father began contract farming vegetables,
Jordan Chell is Farm Manager at Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Farming is in his DNA. He is a third-generation farmer born and raised in southern California, where his great-grandfather, an Indian immigrant, built a very successful family farming business in the southern California desert. When his father began contract farming vegetables, and later table grapes and strawberries, in the Bakersfield and Oxnard plains, Jordan was right by his side. He has a wealth of experience in large-scale, hydroponic, and organic farming, including working as grower for Driscoll’s genetic breeding and research program and as the head organic grower for Hollandia Produce, the West Coast’s largest producer of hydroponic butter and cut-leaf lettuce. He also founded a company that helped commercial berry growers humanely control Australian crows, a major nuisance. Jordan has implemented many innovative growing systems at Baker Creek and managed a major expansion of the company’s greenhouses and gardens. He is currently stalling a 1/2 acre garden going from cedar forest to a production vegetable system and will be sharing the successes of that project.
Patrick Byers is a Commercial Horticulture Field Specialist with University of Missouri
Extension, serving 9 counties in southwest Missouri. His educational background includes horticulture degrees from the Universities of Nebraska, Missouri, and Arkansas.
Patrick Byers is a Commercial Horticulture Field Specialist with University of Missouri
Extension, serving 9 counties in southwest Missouri. His educational background includes horticulture degrees from the Universities of Nebraska, Missouri, and Arkansas.
Patrick’s 33-year career has touched all aspects of horticulture, and his current job
focuses on advisement to fruit and vegetable farmers with the goal of supporting sustainability and profitability. His passions include berries (especially elderberry),garlic, native fruits and nuts, hops and orchids. He will be speaking on growing berries for both home use and commercial production.
Ryan Mihalik is a professional cheesemaker with nearly a decade of professional experience working on dairies across the US, Europe, and Australia. Born and raised here is the Ozarks, he got his first milking and cheesemaking experience at a local dairy and made cheese at home for several years before deciding to pursue it as a full-time
Ryan Mihalik is a professional cheesemaker with nearly a decade of professional experience working on dairies across the US, Europe, and Australia. Born and raised here is the Ozarks, he got his first milking and cheesemaking experience at a local dairy and made cheese at home for several years before deciding to pursue it as a full-time career. He spent 6 years as head cheesemaker at a sheep dairy on the central coast of California making high end cheeses and yogurt for farmers markets, stores and restaurants in the San Fransisco Bay area. His passion the craft has taken him to dairies around the world, apprenticing with expert cheesemakers in France, Italy, Austria, Tasmania, and beyond. This wealth of experience gives him unique insight into translating professional methods and precautions onto the home cheesemaking scale.
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