HOMESTEADING
2.0 WORKSHOPS
Ready to Build on Your Skills?
We will provide hands-on intensive workshops to up level your homesteading skills. There are plenty of events and YouTube videos to help you establish a base foundation but what about building upon these skills? At the Homesteaders United Jamboree, you have the opportunity to learn from subject matter experts and get involved. Check out some of the workshops below.View on desktop for the full details of each workshop.
Join Mike for a hands-on workshop on butchering chickens and ducks. Whether you prefer to observe or actively participate, this workshop offers the chance to learn essential butchering skills step-by-step. Learn the entire process so that you can confidently harvest your own in the future.
Ducks & Chickens Processing
w/ Mike Dickson
Harvesting Ruminants the Biblical Way
w/ Stacy Carr & Joshua Hooford
Farm Foundations Consulting
JEH Construction
Stacy Carr and Joshua Hoofard form a dynamic team passionate about restoring faith, health, and stewardship through hands-on, practical teaching. They bring over 40 years of combined experience in agriculture, craftsmanship, fabrication, and biblical living. Together, Stacy and Joshua teach agricultural practices, woodland and homesteading skills, meat processing, knife sharpening, and the biblical foundations of stewardship in a way that is approachable and easy for everyday people to understand. Their mission is to equip others to live more self-sufficiently, more faithfully, and more connected to the land and the Creator who designed it.
Join Stacy and Joshua as they teach how to harvest sheep the biblical way, providing instruction on sharpening your knives and harvesting multiple ways while staying safe. They will also teach you how to skin and make the cuts while keeping everything sanitary using both the homestead and traditional methods. There will be multiple sheep with plenty of hands-on opportunity. The lamb meat and organs will be used for the meals at the event. Children and teenagers are welcome to participate under adult supervision as these workshops are meant to equip our next generation.
Homestead Security
w/ Tim Eng
Farm Foundations Consulting
JEH Construction
Tim Eng is a West Point graduate and Army combat veteran who served over 14 years as a combat engineer, including an 18-month deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. There, he led soldiers in building defensive outposts and fortifying life-support systems in austere environments—experience he now applies directly to helping modern homesteaders secure their land, resources, and families. Known as The Homesteading Agent, Tim combines tactical expertise with real-life homesteading on 40 acres in East Tennessee, where he and his family raise dairy and beef cattle, sheep, ducks, and chickens. Through his SAFE Method—Situational Awareness, Access Control, Fortifications, and Everyday Readiness—Tim equips homesteaders with practical strategies rooted in military doctrine and adapted for resilient rural living.
The Homesteading Agent
The Call to Farms Podcast
Herbal First Aid
w/ Lacie Dickson
Learn how to create a powerful, natural first aid kit using simple herbs and ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen or garden. In this hands-on class, we'll cover the most common minor injuries and illnesses—like cuts, burns, bug bites, colds, and stomach issues—and how to treat them using time-tested herbal remedies. You’ll walk away with practical recipes, preparation tips, and the confidence to start replacing over-the-counter meds with safe, effective, homemade alternatives. Perfect for families, homesteaders, and anyone who wants to be more self-reliant in caring for their health.
Nourishing Bone Broth
w/ Sophia Eng
Join bestselling author and Weston A. Price chapter leader Sophia Eng for a hands-on demonstration of her family’s beloved bone broth recipe, featured in The Nourishing Asian Kitchen (Chelsea Green Publishing). Using fresh chicken bones harvested the day before during the Homesteaders United Jamboree, Sophie will walk you through the time-honored techniques and traditions behind this healing, nutrient-dense food. Learn how to create rich, flavorful broth that supports gut health, immunity, and overall wellness—just like generations before us. Whether you're new to broth-making or looking to refine your method, this demo will inspire and empower you to bring nourishing food back to your kitchen.
Sprinkle with Soil
Join Mike (the Fit Farmer) —for a hands-on workshop where we roll up our sleeves and dig into fall gardening the real way. Mike will walk you through how he preps garden beds for the cooler months, how to transplant with confidence, and how to use low tunnels and other simple season extension tools to keep those harvests coming. He'll also dive into some timeless biblical principles that have guided growers since the beginning. Whether you're just getting started or want to fine-tune your fall setup, you'll leave this class with real skills you can put to work right away.
Fall Farming
w/ Mike Dickson
Cooking Organ Meats
w/ Maureen Diaz
Discover the lost art—and incredible nourishment—of cooking with organ meats in this engaging demo led by Maureen Diaz, longtime Weston A. Price Foundation chapter leader, educator, and co-founder of God’s Good Table. With her signature warmth and wisdom, Maureen will teach you how to prepare nutrient-dense dishes using liver, heart, and other often-overlooked cuts, turning them into meals your family will actually enjoy. Learn practical tips, traditional methods, and why organ meats have been prized in every ancestral diet. If you’ve ever been curious (or squeamish), this class will leave you confident, equipped, and inspired to use the whole animal.
Weston A. Price Foundation
God's Good Table
