SPONSORS
Prestige Subaru - Title Sponsor
Prestige has been family owned and operated in Asheville, NC since 1967, and could not imagine a better place to do business. Asheville boasts an active community aimed at achieving the best for its residents, and we are proud to support many of the conscientious organizations that make Asheville so grand. Prestige is dedicated to treating each and every customer like family, and ensuring satisfaction throughout the many years your Subaru is on the road.
The Ploughshare Institute - Title Sponsor
The Ploughshare Institute has been teaching
sustainable agriculture, traditional crafts, and kitchen
skills at its campus in central Texas for two decades.
Their intensive hands-on workshops and seminars
are praised by their students for giving practical
information that is easy to understand and ready to
take home and put into practice. They offer more
than 150 classes that cover blacksmithing, organic
gardening, horse farming, cheesemaking, beekeeping,
and much more.
Yanmar - Title Sponsor
Yanmar, started in 1912, has from its very beginning
been dedicated to the small farmer. Their mission has
always been to support and make the daily life of the
rural farmer working in his fields easier. Today, Yanmar
is known for several product lines, including diesel
engines, but their agricultural equipment is known as
being among the best in the world. Yanmar tractors
harness immense power with great efficiency, making
the daily routine of working on the land not only more
manageable, but also more enjoyable.
www.YanmarTractor.com
Beepods - Contributing Sponsor
At Beepods, we work closely with clients and customers all over the world to implement creative solutions that will help us see a future where pollinators thrive. Our philosophy of “Beekeeping for the Bees” provides beekeepers a clear directive to focus their work on being a part of the pollinator disappearance solution. Beepods provides a complete set of educational beekeeping supplies that allows our beekeepers to do this important work. We combine equipment, training, individual beekeeper support, outreach tools, data collection, and analysis tools to create what we believe is a sustainable solution to the decline of pollinators.
Gold Star Honeybees - Contributing Sponsor
The most important thing about a top bar beehive is
what goes on inside*! For 10 years we have been helping
folks get started in sustainable green beekeeping with
Top Bar Hive kits, Weekend Intensive classes, treatment-free
honeybees, and the Thinking Beekeeper books.
Gold Star Honeybees specializes in the finest quality top
bar hives. We are proud to be a part of the beekeeping
journey. See why we say: * “It’s All About the Wax!”
Lehman’s - Contributing Sponsor
What started as a small hardware store serving the local Amish in Kidron, Ohio, grew into something much bigger than founder Jay Lehman ever dreamed. Gathering four pre-Civil War era buildings under one soaring roof, the store today is a place to embrace the past: from old-fashioned treats and sodas to practical, nonelectric goods that help you live a simpler life.
Mann Lake - Contributing Sponsor
Mann Lake is the industry's leading manufacturer of beekeeping supplies. They have everything to meet your beekeeping needs! No matter if you're a commercial beekeeper or backyard hobbyist, Mann Lake has you covered!
Mountain Rose Herbs - Contributing Sponsor
Mountain Rose Herbs is one of the nation’s largest bulk suppliers of organic herbs, spices, teas, essential oils, and botanical goods for the home apothecary. Since 1987, Mountain Rose Herbs has been known for an uncompromising commitment to organic agriculture, sustainable business practices, and high-quality herbal products.
Premier 1 Supplies - Contributing Sponsor
For over 40 years, Premier 1 has been providing electric fence and netting; sheep, goat, and poultry supplies; as well as expert advice! Speak with one of their consultants at their booth and pick up their informational poultry, equipment, and fencing catalogs.
The Bread Beckers - Contributing Sponsor
At Bread Beckers, education is our passion. We believe eating whole grains and real bread can change your health. Our mission is to show you how easy real bread is to make and how delicious it is to eat. Bread making is only the beginning of what we do. We offer cooking classes, quality kitchen equipment, grain mills, and a complete line of grains, beans, and other natural foods. Visit us at our booth #2310
Wise Women Botanicals - Contributing Sponsor
Wise Women Botanicals aims to bring health and wellness to all people through therapeutic-grade essential oils and creams, medical-grade cannabidiol (CBD) products, natural skin care products, herbal tinctures, and much more from nature's bounty. Let them help you and your family choose wellness affordably and knowledgeably. Established in 2010, they provide wholesale and retail sales from the heart of the nation. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for specials. Booths #2408 & 2409
84 Lumber - Associate Sponsor
Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, 84 Lumber Company is the nation’s leading privately held building materials supplier. The company launched a Tiny Living program in 2016 to accommodate those who prefer a more simplistic lifestyle. Since its inception, the program has introduced four tiny house models of varying styles. More than 20,000 people have visited the tiny houses at events and outings across the country.
Absorbent Products - Associate Sponsor
At Absorbent Products Ltd., organic, earth-friendly products comprise much of what we produce. With a focus on OMRI Listed products for home, garden and farm, we have natural solutions for backyard chickens and other backyard birds, stall absorbents for equine and barn animals, and various pet litters. We let our products speak for themselves in helping you create a healthy life for your family and animals. Booth #2808
Central Boiler - Associate Sponsor
Central Boiler is privately owned, and located in northern Minnesota. It is North America's largest manufacturer of outdoor furnaces and provides a clean, safe, efficient way to heat with renewable energy and coal. Based on a desire to create the most efficient heating products, the company’s designs and patents have established it as a leader in the industry. For more information visit CentralBoiler.com.
Diamond Pet Foods - Associate Sponsor
At Diamond, they believe every pet, from purebred show animal to shelter puppy or kitten, is worthy of the best nutrition. They also believe every pet owner deserves a great value. When you buy Diamond, you can be confident you are getting premium nutrition without the premium price.
Franny’s Farmacy - Associate Sponsor
Here at Franny’s Farmacy we are a communal family made up of farmers, friends, movers and shakers. We are dedicated to bringing quality hemp and CBD products from seed to sale. At Franny’s we are proud to advocate for the revitalization our agricultural community and aspire to serve as an example of innovative teamwork. Hemp used in our Franny’s Farmacy products is grown, sown, processed and packaged locally in Western North Carolina.
Free State Oils - Associate Sponsor
Free State Oils offers superior Full Spectrum CBD products with Zero THC for humans, household pets, and farm animals. Our CBD is derived from Certified Organic Hemp grown in the USA. Free State Oils is committed to public education and awareness in this new and expanding market. Please stop by our booth and learn how CBD may help you, your loved ones, and your pets! CBD - A natural solution to life's aches and pains.
LogOX - Associate Sponsor
LogOX patented and sells the American-made LogOX 3-in-1 Forestry MultiTool, WoodOX Sling, a growing list of related accessories, and other featured American brands. The 3-in-1 Forestry MultiTool combines three essential forestry tools (a back-saving log hauler, cant hook, and timberjack) into a compact and versatile forestry tool. In keeping with making your work faster, safer, and easier, the WoodOX Sling is a revolutionary ergonomic firewood carrier you have to see to believe.
Manna Pro - Associate Sponsor
For over 175 years, Manna Pro has been making feeds and supplements that help animals of all ages grow healthy and strong. Like you, they are dedicated to the care and nurturing of animals, and they're proud to be a part of your community. Flock Party Non-GMO poultry feeds and delectable poultry treats are now available exclusively at Tractor Supply Co.
Omlet - Associate Sponsor
Omlet reimagines the way you live with and look
after your pets to bring you closer together. The
world-famous Eglu chicken coops keep your chickens
safe, their rabbit hutches allow bunnies to express
their natural behavior, and the new Fido dog crate is
the world’s first doghouse with a fitted wardrobe. By
designing all of their products to be quick and easy to
clean, they create homes your pets will love living in
and you’ll love using.
Sierra Nevada - Associate Sponsor
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is one of America’s premier craft
breweries. They’ve been family-owned since starting in
1980.
Square Foot Gardening Foundation - Associate Sponsor
Square Foot Gardening creator Mel Bartholomew started the Square Foot Gardening Foundation in 1996 “To help end world hunger One Square Foot at a time.” The Foundation continues to teach gardeners by partnering with other nonprofits whose missions encourage plant-based living, self-sufficiency, and low-impact food production. The Foundation’s latest book “All New SFG 3rd Edition, newsletter and gardening email tips provide information on how to grow fresh produce without waste. For more information visit www.squarefootgardening.org
Superior Sleep - Associate Sponsor
Superior Sleep Experience is committed to providing you with the best comfort and best sleep experience possible—at the guaranteed lowest price! Superior Sleep Experience does something different that NO ONE else is doing: High quality beds at a discounted price — a price we guarantee won’t be beat or we will give you the difference.
Texas Natural Feeds - Associate Sponsor
Texas Natural Feeds strives to create
the finest quality non-soy, non-GMO
feed available on the market. Their
ELITE line of feeds combines great
products like Fertrell’s Nutribalancer
and Redmond Natural Salt with
organic alfalfa and yummy peanut meal
to make tasty and nutritious poultry
feeds. With hundreds of locations, their feeds are available to everyone. Texas Natural Feeds is the
proud sponsor of the Poultry Pavilion.
www.texasnaturalfeeds.com
Booth #2611
Wild Bill’s Olde Fashioned Soda Pop - Associate Sponsor
#GetYourMugOn with Wild Bill’s premium stainless-steel mugs and unlimited daily refills of their delicious Olde-Fashioned Soda Pop flavors. Experience a taste of the wild side!
Fitzgerald’s Heavy Timber - Associate Sponsor
Fitzgerald's Heavy Timber Construction is a full-service timber framing specialist producing elegant, cost-effective building solutions by combining traditional craftsmanship and technical innovation. Using modern equipment alongside vintage machinery, our dedicated timber framers faithfully reproduce the craftsmanship that makes your investment last for generations to come. We furnish complete design, general contracting, and sheet metal roofing services - a comprehensive approach that brings efficiency to the design and production of custom timberframe structures.
Chelsea Green Publishing - Supporting Partner
Chelsea Green Publishing is recognized as a leading publisher of books on the politics and practice of sustainable living, publishing authors who bring in-depth, practical knowledge to life, and give readers hands-on information related to organic farming and gardening, ecology and the environment, healthy food, sustainable economics, progressive politics, and, most recently, integrative health and wellness.
Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance - Supporting Partner
Get the latest information about the laws affecting sustainable farming and local food. The Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (FARFA) works to support family farmers and promote common-sense policies for local, diversified agricultural systems.
Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund - Supporting Partner
The Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund defends the rights and freedoms of farmers, homesteaders, producers, and consumers to grow, obtain, share, exchange, and sell nutrient-dense, local, and artisanal foods.
French Broad Co-Op - Supporting Partner
The French Broad Co-Op has been the only community-owned grocer in Asheville, North Carolina, since 1975. Their produce is 100 percent organic, and they sell more than 1,000 local items and more than 1,000 bulk products.
Livestock Conservancy - Supporting Partner
The Livestock Conservancy works to save nearly 200 heritage breeds of livestock and poultry from extinction. Modern agriculture favors only a handful of highly specialized breeds at the expense of biodiversity. The Conservancy protects breeds that are wonderful choices for today’s small-scale, sustainable farms and homesteads.
National Ladies Homestead Gathering - Supporting Partner
Ladies Homestead Gathering is a non-profit, active in bringing like-minded women together in local community; giving opportunity for doing life together while learning all aspects of homesteading.
School of Permaculture - Supporting Partner
The School of Permaculture is a nonprofit that educates people about permaculture by combining sustainable ancient wisdom with appropriate technology and sharing it through courses, consultations and aid work.
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange - Supporting Partner
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange offers more than 700 heirloom, organic, and open-pollinated vegetable, herb, and flower varieties, plus garlic, perennial onions, and seed saving supplies. Their mission is to ensure that people retain control of their food supply and conserve genetic resources, and they offer gardeners the option of saving their own seeds.
Texas Organic Research Center - Supporting Partner
The mission of TORC is to provide research and information to homeowners, farmers, ranchers and other decision makers with the goal of helping stop the broad scale use of toxic chemical pesticides and fertilizers which are currently being sold and used in the futile attempt to grow crops and control insect pests and diseases.
Unincluded Club - Supporting Partner
The Un-Included Club encourages youth to be un-included from negativity, obesity and illiteracy. They are growing super foods and using them to grow healthier bodies and communities