Katie Carrico
Katie is an ex-high school English teacher turned shepherdess and homesteading mama. Alongside her husband and three little boys, she raises sheep hair, flower farms, and gardens on their quiet Kentucky farm.
Eryn Whalen
Eryn is a homesteading wife, mom, and lifestyle blogger living on 100 acres in West Tennessee, where she has built a life centered around gardening, animal husbandry, and from-scratch cooking.
Brandelyn Tafoya
Brandelyn is a modern homesteader educating & inspiring others to live a healthier and more self-reliant lifestyle from her farm. She shares cooking demos and recipes, along with how she and her little family have pivoted from shopping daily to growing and raising 80% of what they eat at home!
Beth Declercq
Beth, along with her husband Tommy, and their eight children live on a 10-acre family homestead in Michigan. She is passionate about inspiring people to live a hands-on, homegrown life.
John Moody
John and Jessica have been married for 20 years, spent 15 years homesteading, and raised six kids. As authors and speakers, they inspire others to build fulfilling lives and productive households that work for them.
Milli Twitchell
Milli is a homesteader, home-cook, and mother of four, living on a homestead in rural Utah. Growing up on a beef cattle ranch, she developed a deep appreciation for self-sufficiency, homegrown food, and traditional skills.
Dr. Brigid McCrea
Dr. Brigid McCrea is an Extension Specialist at Auburn University working with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Avian Science are from the University of California at Davis, and Ph.D. in Poultry Science is from Auburn University. She specializes in small flocks; niche market poultry products; and both pre– and post-harvest food safety.
Cheryl Franklin
Cheryl is the organizer of the Ozarks Homesteading Expo. She worked in print media her entire adult life so she could finance her secret obsession with dairy goats, pigs, chickens, sheep, turkeys, gardening and teaching 4-H and living history. She is addicted to volunteering, which she admits but is not seeking counsel to overcome.
Cyndi Ball
Cyndi is an avid homesteader whether she’s living the lifestyle on 7 acres in GA, in a 200 sq foot log cabin in the Rockies of Montana or in a suburban neighborhood in the bedroom community of Philadelphia. Building homestead communities for women is her passion, which she has been actively participating in since 2011.
