2025 Event Schedule
Day 1: Friday, June 20th
Southfork Homestead Tent | Azure Tent | Krieger Wholesale Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Gates Open | ||
| 9:00 am | OPENING SESSION | ||
| Jill Ragan Whispering Willow Farm Garden Inspiration | Clyde MaJerus Clyde Garden Planner Fall Garden Timing | Mark & Peter Krieger Krieger's Nursery Starting a U-Pick Farm | |
| 10:30 am | Zach Bauer An American Homestead An Organic Homestead | Mary Liz Wright University of Illinois Extension Office Cottage Food Laws | Rachel Hester |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch/Food Vendors | ||
| 1:00 pm | Cora Bowe A Pinch of Patience Stop Trying to Do Everything | Randy Grahm Curtis Orchard Everything Apple Trees | Jim & Joelee From Scratch Homestead Soap Making |
| 2:00 pm | Darryl Patton Herbalist Health & Herbs | Dayton Bournique Modern Survival Instructor Preparedness & Tactical Awareness | Zach Bauer An American Homestead Fermentation |
| 3:00 pm | David Dhom Beekeeper Everything Honeybees | Malerie Knop | Joel Salatin Polyface Farms Book Signing |
| 4:00 pm | Mark & Peter Krieger Krieger's Nursery Growing Berries on the Homestead | Pappa Hank | |
| 5:00 pm | |||
| 5:30 pm | MUSIC | ||
Simon Wood & (Miss Edgar County Queen) Aubrey Lawson | |||
| 6:30 pm | Coal Creek | ||
| 7:30 pm | Dakota Danielle | ||
| 8:30 pm | MAIN ACT | ||
Genavieve Linkowski | |||
Day 2: Saturday, June 21st
Southfork Homestead Tent | Azure Tent | Krieger Wholesale Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Gates Open | ||
| 9:00 am | OPENING SESSION | ||
| Joel Salatin Polyface Farms Caring for Creation | Darryl Patton Herbalist Wild Herbs | Rachel Berry IL Hemp Association Hemp: Why, When & How | |
| 10:00 am | Keene & Cindy Keene Garlic How to Grow Garlic Successfully | Jill Ragan Whispering Willow Farms Sourdough | |
| 11:00 am | Dr. Temple Grandin Animal Behaviouralist Homestead Livestock | Clyde MaJerus Clyde Garden Planner Helpful Gardening Ideas | Darryl Patton Herbalist Herbal Walk on the Homestead (meet at the pavilion) |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch/Food Vendors | ||
| 1:00 pm | Jim & Jollee From Scratch Homestead The 5 Acre Homestead | Malorie Knop Barefoot Microgreens Growing Microgreens for Profit | Cora Bowe A Pinch of Patience Salt Curing Meat |
| 2:00 pm | David Stelzer Azure Founder & CEO Farm Soil & Health | Dr. Temple Grandin Animal Behavioralist Autism Q&A | Mary Liz Wright University of Illinois Extension Office Canning Your Harvest |
| 3:00 pm | Rachel Hester Whoopsy Daisy Farm Intro to Dairy Sheep | Joel Salatin Polyface Farms Chicken Processing | |
| 4:00 pm | Book Signing and Speaker Meet & Greet (located at the Speakers' Tent) | ||