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  • Home Page
  • About Homeplace
    • A Working Farm
    • Our Story: A History of Homeplace >
      • Log pen barn progression photos
    • Our Blog
    • 2019 Review News letter
  • Rent Homeplace
    • Weddings
    • Parties
    • Local Event Services
  • Festivals & Events
    • Events Calendar
    • Trail Events
    • Fall Heritage Festival
    • Spring Plow Day >
      • 2019 Plow Day Spring Fest Photos.
    • Homesteading Conference >
      • Register for 2022 Homesteading Conference
      • Guest Speakers and Classes
      • Vendor Only Registration for Homesteading conference
    • Fourth Friday Jams
    • Vendor Information
    • Theater in the Barn
    • Campus Map
  • Contact Us
    • Hours and Contact
    • Board of Directors
    • HGR Applications
  • Education Programs
    • Student field days
  • Support Us
    • Friends of Homeplace
    • Event Sponsorship
    • Our Partners
  • Hiking Trail

Meet the 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.
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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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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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.

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Richard Cleveland

Class: TBA

Richard Cleveland is a Naturalist and the Founder of Earth School
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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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​Gary Murphy

​Class: Introduction to Tree Identification and Medicinal Trees
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Gary Murphy is a master arborist from Louisville.

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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!