Friday, Oct. 155 p.m. - 8 p.m.Meet and greet farm-to-table potluck and live music @ NaCoMe Camp & Retreat Center
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Saturday, Oct. 168:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.Speakers and demonstrations @ NaCoMe Camp & Retreat Center
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Sunday, Oct. 178:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.Community service project @ Nunnelly United Methodist Church
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Billy, Perma Pastures FarmBilly hosts the Perma Pastures YouTube channel with more than 16K subscribers. He has lived many lives including as an Airborne Sapper for the U.S. Army, an IBEW electrician, a part-time radio talk show host, and butcher. He has a permaculture design certificate and has designed several homesteads in several states.
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William, Perma Pastures FarmWilliam not only has a permaculture design certificate, but he has also completed the Earthship Internship and Academy in Taos New Mexico and learned directly from Geoff Lawton at Zaytuna Farm in Australia. In addition to permaculture, William enjoys metal and leather working and learning new skills.
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Nicole Sauce, Living Free in TennesseeIn 2016, Nicole Sauce founded the Living Free in Tennessee podcast, which blossomed into a strong community of independent individuals who provide mutual support. Nicole has always been keenly involved in food independence. She founded a coffee roasting company, Holler Roast, starting with a cast-iron skillet and growing to a commercial operation. She also helps people learn hands-on skills such as animal processing, cheese-making, canning, and gardening.
Gabrielle Reed, Finding CountryGabrielle Reed is a writer who specializes in covering unique stories of overcoming adversity and getting back to the fundamentals of living. She has interviewed Ironman competitors, reptile sanctuary owners, septuagenarian ultramarathoners, and former drug addicts. As managing editor of Finding Country, she shares her perspective of simple living, self-sufficiency, and doing meaningful work. Gabrielle is an Indiana native who is in the process of building a debt-free homestead in Middle Tennessee. She also specializes in content and direct-to-consumer marketing and offers marketing consulting.
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Matt Hundley, Sovereign Village ProjectMatt is a country musician and farmer who experiments with a hands-off and low-cost approach to homesteading and gardening. With a passion for regenerative agriculture and alternative media, he launched The Sovereign Village Project to promote a more rooted, organic lifestyle and to advocate for freedom, self-sufficiency, and community-building.
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Pig butchery class & farm-to-table potluck dinnerBilly Bond from Perma Pastures Farm will show you how to butcher a pig and then we will all gather as a community to eat it on Friday night to kick-off the 3-day Back to the Land Festival.
Breakout demonstrationsWatch complex processes you can typically only see on YouTube in real-time as our experts demonstrate some of the most crucial skills any person seeking a self-sufficient lifestyle should have.
Activities for the kidsParents will be able to enjoy some kid-free learning and networking time while camp counselors at NaCoMe guide their kids through fun summer camp games and activities including archery!
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Live musicThis isn't your average homesteading conference! We called this a festival for a reason. Gather around to listen to live roots, bluegrass, and country music by musicians from nearby Nashville, Tennessee!
Hands-on service projectAt the end of the weekend, gather with new friends as we give back to the community that is hosting us through a hands-on service project.
Quality time with your favorite YouTube creatorsThis event is the brainchild of some of the most knowledgeable and innovative YouTube creators in the homesteading, gardening, and self-sufficiency space. Meet and chat with them one-on-one at the festival!
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