About the Conference

The Southwest Indiana Homesteading Conference will help current, beginning, and prospective small  farmers in the Tri-State area improve and diversify their small farm and homestead operations.  Conference participants will receive information on production methods and processes from a variety of experts to plan for new ventures, improve current production and profitability, and diversify current operations. The event  will also feature vendor booths with products and services geared towards small farm and homestead  operations.

March 8-9, 2024 

Friedman Park Event Center

2700 Park Blvd

Newburgh, IN  47630

Conference Quick Links

 

 

Agenda

Time(CST)

Lakeside Ballroom

Fireside Ballroom

7:50 am

Welcome 

Amanda Mosiman

 

8:00am-8:50am

Intensive vegetable production

Sarah Brackney, Purdue Extension-Daviess County

Cover cropping

Holly McCutcheon-Warrick County Soil and Water Conservation District

9:00am-9:50am

Tree fruit-production and storage

Amanda Mosiman, Purdue Extension-Warrick County

Indiana Small Business Development Center

Danielle Powell, ISBDC

Sara Dzimianski, Purdue Extension-Perry County

10:00am-10:50am

Beekeeping

Gina Anderson, Purdue Extension-Floyd County

Storage crops: post-harvest handling and storage techniques

Amanda Bradshaw-Burks, Purdue Extension-Vanderburgh County

11:00am-noon

Lunch

Lunch

12:00pm-12:50pm

Rainwater collection and storage

Megan Ritterskamp, Posey County Soil and Water Conservation District

Organic gardening

Amy Rhodes, Purdue Extension-Posey County

1:00pm-1:50pm

Backyard chickens

Amanda Mosiman, Purdue Extension-Warrick County

Growing gourmet mushrooms for food and profit

Sarah Brackney, Purdue Extension-Daviess County

2:00pm-2:50pm

 

Soil health and composting

Amanda Bradshaw-Burks, Purdue Extension-Vanderburgh County

Small Fruit Crops – Brambles, etc

Nick Held, Purdue Extension-Spencer County

 

Download Agenda (PDF)

Friedman Park Event Center

2700 Park Blvd

Newburgh, IN  47630

 

Presentations and supplemental materials from conference sessions will be posted here as they become available.

Intensive Vegetable Production - Sarah Brackney

     Slides (PDF)

cover Cropping - HOlly McCutchan

     Cover Crop References & Resources (PDF)   

Tree Fruit Production and storage - Amanda Mosiman

     Slides (PDF)

Indiana Small Business Development Center-Agribusiness Initiative - Dominic Poggi & Sara Dzimianski

     Slides (PDF)

Beekeeping - Gina Anderson

     Slides (PDF)

     Recommended Indiana-native Plants for Attracting Pollinators

Storage Crops: Post-Harvest Handling and Storage Techniques - Amanda Bradshaw-Burks

     Slides (PDF)

Organic Gardening - Amy Rhodes

     Slides (PDF)

     Home Vegetable Gardening in Kentucky, ID-128 (PDF)

     Indiana Home Gardeners' Guide, HO-32 (PDF)

Backyard Chickens - Amanda Mosiman

     Slides (PDF)

Growing Gourmet Mushrooms for Food and Profit - Sarah Brackney

     Slides (PDF)

Soil Health and Composting - Amanda Bradshaw-Burks

     Slides-Backyard Composting (PDF)

     Slides-Soil Health (PDF)

     Composting with Black Soldier Flies (PDF)

     Black Soldier Fly Composting Recruitment Poster (PDF)

Small Fruit Crops - Nicholas Held

     Slides (PDF)