September 29th - October 1st  2023
​@ Homeplace on Green River
5807 New Columbia Rd. ~ Campbellsville, Ky 42718

Registration is Open!

Click HERE

Friday Guide:

Homeplace on Green River is Proud to Partner with The Homestead Education Program, to host and support Central Kentucky's 2nd annual Homesteading Conference.  Join us for a weekend of fellowship and knowledge at The Heartland Homesteading Conference.  Immerse yourself in hands-on workshops and lectures about a huge variety of great topics from highly experienced and dedicated individuals.  Enjoy the beautiful scenic surroundings at the historic Farm while you make new friends and develop your skill base.  Classes at this family-friendly conference will include deep dives into topics like animal husbandry, gardening, orchard care, butchering, and food preservation. Learn to defend your family against hard times with something no amount of inflation can take away: KNOWLEDGE!

Join a great group of people to learn about a wide variety of topics including:

• Canning (pressure canning, and water bath canning)
• Intro to blacksmithing
• Intro to permaculture - planning for the next generation
• Beginning carpentry (chicken tractor building demo)
• Beekeeping
• Processing chickens, rabbits, and other livestock
• Raising chickens and ducks
• Tanning
• Pet care for when the vets not there

• Making cold process goat's milk soap
• Finding and financing your homestead
• Firearm safety
• Making your farm fun & profitable
• Soil Health and going organic
• Self defense with NON-lethal weapons
• Homeschooling on the Homestead
• Raising goats
• And more to come!

CLICK HERE to
​Meet the Speakers!

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Pricing

Our conference is designed to bring people together.  Our rates are primarily designed for families. However groups of adult friends are encouraged to take advantage of the family rate as well as long as they arrive together. The registrant must be at least 18 years old and all children must be accompanied by a legal adult guardian. The base rate for registration (either Early Bird, Advanced, or Open depending on the date you register) covers two adults and accompanying children 14 and younger.  Additional adults or kids ages 15 to 17 require an additional $30 each for the weekend.  Individuals attending alone may pre-register using the family/group rate as well.  

Full Schedule of Classes as of 9.26.23 

Subject to additions and changes

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Primitive Tent Camping Space available 

​$30 for the whole weekend

Camping Options​

Attendees are invited to reserve a space for their family's tent or RV.  The spaces are on open grass, next two cropland.  Tent spaces are not well defined, and there is plenty of room to spread out.  Tent spaces will be a minimum of 15 feet x 15 feet.  Individual fire pits are not allowed, but there is a communal fire pit.  Campers are welcome to scavenge wood from the nearby hiking trail. Portable toilets will be available as well as indoor restrooms. Yard hydrant spigots are also accessible 24-7. 

RV Space available, no Hook-Ups, Boondocking style only

​$45 for the whole weekend

Vendors

$25 for
Conference Attendees 

$50 for
​Non-Attendees

Vendor Market 

Open to the Public from 3:00-6:00 on Friday September 29th

​We welcome vendors of homemade/handmade or homestead related products.  Items must be made by vendor, no resale items.  We ask our vendors to make sure to arrange their weekend so that their booths are attended during all market hours which are:
3:00-6:00pm Friday and 11:00am-5:00pm Saturday.
Vendors can keep booths open beyond these times, but are not required to.

​The vendor space will be open to the public (non-attendants) on Friday from 3-6 for a Conference "Open House" where people who are not registered may enter and look around to see if they want to attend Saturday/Sunday, or just to give them access to Vendors. 

Registered with Kentucky Proud? Use promo code KYPROUD at checkout for $5.00 off

Limited covered spaces are available in the tobacco barn and each space 11’x11’.  Spaces with electricity are also available in the feedlot, which has a ceiling but no walls. Please be advised that the feedlot is not level and the ground in at a roughly 1.5-degree pitch.  Vendors will need to come prepared with blocks or bricks to level their displays. Open-air lawn space is also available in 11’x11’ spaces.  For those who need more space, a second adjoining space may be reserved for an additional $25.

CLICK HERE for an aerial map of the campus to give you an idea of the spaces.

Questions?  Email director@homeplacefarmky.org

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Meals

Meals will be available for purchase at food trucks with the exception of a reduced Sunday Breakfast offered by the organizers (pancakes, eggs, and sausage) in the metal building from 8:00am to 10:00am

Attendees may also bring their own meals, or leave to visit a local restaurant.

Bathrooms

The Metal Building has indoor men and women's restrooms with multiple toilet stalls and sinks.  There are NO SHOWERS on the premise, however there are are spigots (yard hydrant style) to which a hose may be attached and used for washing needs.  We will also have portable restrooms available.

Conference Rules and Policies

• Campsites and Vendor booths must be reserved in advance, no "at the gate" camp registrations.
• Refunds will not be given for cancellations except at the discretion of the Program Director for Homeplace on Green River.  Please reach out to Lyn Stanton director@homeplacefarmky.org. 
• All children under 12 must be with their guardian at all times
• No Illegal Drugs or Alcohol
• No firearms except for law enforcement and security.
• No fireworks or explosives of any kind are permitted.
• Any participant who is deemed disruptive or who violates the rules and policies of Homeplace or the conference may be asked to leave by the staff without a refund.

Additional Information about the Conference and Venue

Homeplace on Green River is a Historic Farm.  The conference will be on the 12 acre campus which has several barns and other buildings that will be used for classes, lectures and workshops. There is a beautiful hiking trail which is open during daylight hours. In the evenings, the "bank barn" will be open and participants may gather to socialize or even play music if people would like to bring instruments.  There are several places where personal electronic devices like phones and tablets may be charged. 

Camping Rules

• Camping is restricted to designated areas only
• The hiking trail is closed after dark
• Primitive tent camping and boon docking RV only.  No electrical or septic hookups.  
  • Please note there is a lovely RV park about 5 miles away with hookups and wifi.  Last we checked, they charge just $35.00 per day, in case you wanted to set up your RV there and take a second vehicle to the conference daily.  Check out their website HERE.

• Campers may bring their own gas powered, charcoal, or electric stoves, but may not make fires at their campsite. (There is a communal fire pit that may be enjoyed by all during the evenings)