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  • About Homeplace
    • About Homeplace
    • Our Blog
    • Our Buildings and barns
    • A Working Farm
    • Our Story: A History of Homeplace >
      • 2019 Review News letter
      • Log pen barn progression photos
  • Rent Homeplace
    • Rent Homeplace
    • Weddings
    • Local Event Services
    • Pay Rental Fees Online
  • Events
    • Livestock Swap and Sell
    • Events Calendar
    • Fairies on the Farm
    • Fall Heritage Festival 2024
    • Vendor Information >
      • Fall Heritage 2025 Vendor Information
    • Campus Map
  • Education Programs
    • Education Programs
    • Summer Camps 2025 >
      • Camp Roam '25 - 1st grade - 6th grade
    • Student field days
  • Visit Us!
    • Hiking Trail
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
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2022 Speakers​

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Suzanne Shires

Classes:
Medicinal herbs for every homestead & Get Your Wild Food on!

​Suzanne Shires 
is a North Carolina native herbalist, author, educator, and homesteader. She learned to tend gardens and preserve food naturally from ‘mountain folk’ grandparents.  Granny-women and country doctors were just a part of life, with old ways to heal from the plants and remedies of Appalachia.

Her homestead now is a happy little mix of herb gardens, fruit orchards, and vegetable beds, all designed to make the most of simple, thriving home.  This sustainable lifestyle led her to a serious education in herbalism and nutrition.

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Lauren Celentano

Classes:
Animal Husbandry Goats & Raising Milk Goats with milking demo


Soap Making Class 

​Animal Husbandry Rabbits including processing
 

Lauren Celentano of Till the Rooster Crows Ranch, is a Homesteader located in Bradfordsville  Kentucky.  Lauren  teaches sustainability & self-reliance, utilizing organic practices & raising pastured poultry, pork, goats, rabbits, and more.


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Brian Neudorff 

Classes TBD

Brian Neudorff Meteorologist with The National Weather Service out of Louisville Kentucky.
SkyWarn Weather Spotter Class


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Rick Wells Farrier

Class: Hoof Health with a Farrier
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Graduated from the Kentucky horseshoeing school in 2015, and has been shoeing horses for the last 7.5 years. Rick is also a combat engineer from u.s. army, combat veteran Iraq 09-10. BS Construction engineering Morehead State University 04. Currently, he works as an instructor for the Kentucky horseshoeing school.

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Chris Palmer

Class: Introduction to Bee Keeping
 
Palmer Brothers Bee farm is a full-service beekeeping farm, that offers all products from the hive. They specialize in nucleus colonies, queen bees (mated & virgin), queen cells, all the necessary woodenware, tools, consultation, and swarm removal.

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Jon Anderson

Classes: Wildlife Health & Habitat Management


Jon Anderson is an Environmental Scientist in the Private Land Management Program with The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife.    He earned his BS degree at Eastern Kentucky University and has been with the Kentucky Department Fish and Wildlife since 2012.
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Mike and Christine Stokley

Class: ​Introduction to Beef Cows and Horse Handling on the Homestead 

Big Creek Livestock LLC, is a diverse business that originated as a cow-calf operation. Their care and management include rotational grazing, a balanced mineral regimen, a few vaccinations, and a low-stress weaning process.  Mike has earned his bachelor's degree in science, his associate's degree in beef cattle management, as well a bachelor's degree in animal science. 

Their other main stay is a lesson and training program where they teach the fundamentals of horsemanship, enlightening people about the nuances of relationships, and how to maintain trust and respect while working toward equestrian goals.

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Shiloh Seal

Class:
Equipping parents to translate school to homesteading

Shiloh Seal
 is passionate about building a living and learning environment for her nine children. Her goal is to encourage children to find their passions and to build an atmosphere that nurtures their pursuit of those passions. Shiloh and her family embrace many aspects of homesteading, including gardening, food preparation, raising animals, and basic survival. 

To read Shiloh's full bio and class description click the file link below
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Denny & Jennifer Dillman
The Homesteading Pastor

Classes: Denny -Gorilla Homesteading:A guide on urban homesteading
Denny, known as The Homesteading Pastor is the Pastor at Henryville Community Church in Indiana and Dr. Jennifer Dillman (Dr. Jen) is a Traditional Doctor of Naturopathy and a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner who coaches a wide variety of clients to achieve better health. She’s passionate about helping clients finally get results after years of searching for relief.​

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Jacilyn Harness 

Class: “Homestead Family Rhythms:  Managing a Productive & Prepared Household”

The founder of ​​Steader Life which is a rural alliance of believers sharing knowledge to forge sustainable homesteads, resilient families, and intentional communities through faith, support, and skill-based training.

To read Jacilyn's full bio and class description click the file link below

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Nancy Curry
Blooming Abilities

Class: Water bath canning without electricity and a class on normal water bath canning via stove top.

Our homestead was started because I adopted two daughters both with special needs. Both have autism at different levels on the spectrum and other disorders that complicate things for them. We moved to the country to allow the girls to blossom.

​​To read Nancy Burton's full bio and class description click the file link below
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​Kara Back

Classes: Vegetable Gardening and Introduction to Fruit

Kara Back is the 

​Taylor County Extension Agent for Horticulture Education


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Tyler Moyer

Class: Introduction to Blacksmithing


Tyler Moyer a Blacksmith from Illinois.


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Caleb & Chelsea Bland

Class: Introduction to Alpacas and One on processing and uses if Alpaca wool

​Farms and faith often go hand-in-hand, and Wooly Wonderland Ranch is no exception. We are a first generation independent farm in Central Kentucky, owned by Caleb and Chelsea Bland, and operated by us and our six young children. Our main focus is raising AOA registered alpacas. We have other plain 'ol farm animals as well, from beef-cross cattle, to dairy goats, chickens, and Angora rabbits. Our animals pitch in however they can, providing both companionship and products. Our fiber mill can process wool from the shearing stage to the spinning wheel, but we know there's more to leaving a legacy IN the kids than to leaving a legacy FOR the kids. We're excited to share both what we've learned, and also learn from you!

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Heidi Huston

Class: Introduction to alpaca farming and wool processing

Heidi​ Huston and her husband own a small homesteading farm in Central Kentucky called Thistle and Clover Farm.  since childhood, Heidi has had a passion for fiber arts and in the past few years she has. taken that passion to the next level; raising her own alpacas and harvesting their wool to produce yarns and fiber materials from start to finish. 
To read Heidi Huston's full bio and class description click the file link below
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Chris Mason

Classes: Wildlife Health & Habitat Management

Chris Mason earned his BS degree at Murray State University with an emphasis in wildlife management and a MS degree studying wildlife management at the University of Wyoming. He began working with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources in 1994 as a Forest Stewardship Biologist and transitioned to a Private Lands Biologist in 1998.  He is currently a Regional Wildlife Biologist with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources covering seven counties in south central Kentucky.

Location

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5807 New Columbia Rd. 
Campbellsville, Ky 42718
Office:270.308.2309 
Monday-Friday 9-5 Eastern 

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