Two of our board members, Elizabeth Hernandez (WV – Trillium Family Farms) and Crystal Criswell (OH – Melwood Farm) attended the Homesteading-ish Conference in Charleston, WV on September 13 and 14. The pair set up a table and spoke to participants about St. Croix sheep and how to become members of our organization.
Homesteading-ish was sponsored by the Natural Resources Conservation Service with over 300 people in attendance. Speakers included several social media influencers and authors, such as Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms, Shawn & Beth Dougherty of The Sow’s Ear, Josh Draper the Stoney Ridge Farmer, Nathan Elliott from Out of the Woods, Troy McClung of Red Tool House, and Chuck Lewis from Sheraton Park Farms. The sessions focused on topics such as land preparation and management, Appalachia-specific production issues, food and financial security, organic homesteading, and the urban homestead.
