Join us in building more sustainable homesteads & communities by learning to grow, raise, process, and preserve your own food.
Step into two full days of education, hands-on learning, community, and homesteading inspiration at the 2026 American Farmstead Convention.
Free admission for kids under 18.
Learn From Leading Experts
You can look forward to expert talks covering regenerative farming, growing food in the South, beekeeping, raising and butchering animals, herbalism, and so much more. Jill Ragan from The Whispering Willow Farm, Kaylee Richardson from The Honeystead, Ryan & Kelli from Seed the Stars, and Man in Overalls will be here teaching about growing food in the South. You can also learn from other experts like Charlie from Charley’s Chicks, Mark Bailey, Tiffiny Sanders from Sanders Heritage Farms, and Sam from Scrubland Farmz. For a full list of speakers, head on over to our speaker page!
Live Homesteading Skill Demonstrations
Immerse yourself in two full days of homesteading skill demonstrations so you can have a more productive homestead. You’ll see practical, time tested skills like the cows & goats being milked, chicken, rabbit, and quail harvesting, baking sourdough, food preservation and fermentation demos, plant propagation, growing microgreens, grain milling, seed starting, hog & lamb harvesting, and off-grid solar to name a few. Bring all your questions for these local experts. You can buy your tickets here!
Intensive Workshops
Throughout the weekend, you’ll find hands on workshops, where you can get your hands dirty and learn skills you can take home. Intensive breakout sessions like dairy goat milking, chicken, pig, and quail butchering, making herbal remedies, and soap making. Come learn some traditional skills to take your homestead to the next level. Tickets are sold separately for hands-on workshops. For a full list of hands-on workshops, head on over to our Intensive workshop page!
Shop the Nursery for All Your Food Forest Plants
You’ll find the best locally adapted plants for your garden and food forest in our market. You can also shop seeds that are proven stars in Florida. Don’t worry about carrying your plants around all day. We’ll have a plant holding area for you.
Shop the Farmers Market
A vibrant farmers market, full of farm fresh goods like sourdough, produce, jams, jellies, microgreens, grass fed beef & lamb, fresh pork, pastured poultry, honey, locally adapted seeds, soaps, herbal remedies, aprons, western apparel, and so much more! Shop the farmers market to make connections with your local farmers. For a full list of vendors, head on over to our vendor page!
Fun for the Kids at the Kids Corral
Join Emily with the Crafty Taxi at the Kids Corral for farm arts and crafts, and games.
Enjoy the Food Trucks & Live Music
Blossomin’ Bone will be playing live music on Saturday night. Grab a cup of coffee, a cold lemonade, and lunch from one of the many food trucks. Enjoy your lunch at the picnic tables in the covered arena in the shade.
Be Encouraged by Like-Minded Homesteaders
Come be encouraged by a community of homesteaders who get it—the wins, the messes, and everything in between. You’ll leave inspired, supported, and reminded that you don’t have to do this homestead life alone.
Have the opportunity to win a sweet Nigerian Dwarf doe, and add dairy to your backyard homestead! Tickets are $10 and may only be purchased at the convention. Join us Sunday at 3:00 to draw the winner.
A Great Big Thank You to the Sponsors of the 2026 American Farmstead Convention!
I anticipate this event will be like jumping into an active compost pile.”
Nathan, Man In Overalls, 2024 AFSC