The 2025 Festival Speakers
Our instructors/teachers/demonstrators have mastered their craft and created a blueprint that you can glean from. Their expertise is founded in years of experience. From failures to victories they will guide you on a journey of sustainability and forge a path with you to resilience. Each instructor is hand picked by our team and thoroughly vetted to insure you will receive accurate information to create a harmonious homestead. Click the picture to learn more about each one.
Equipping the Next Generation with Sustainable Skills Takes Grit
David Stelzer
FounderAzure Standard
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
We invite you to join a movement that is as much about regaining the past as it is forging a sustainable future. Our mission is to weave a tapestry of resilience and abundance through the revival of time-honored skills. The nurturing of a vibrant community that unites under one goal: sustainability. In every heirloom seed and every hand-crafted tool, and every age old farming practice there lies a story of innovation, resilience and harmony with nature. We are dedicated to unearthing and sharing this knowledge, not just as a testament to our history, but as a vital blueprint of our sustainable living practices. Wether you are just learning to grow that tomato or are a homestead expert, we are here to guide you. We invite you to lean into the immersive weekend with our community, our expert teachers, and our shared meals. With the amount of knowledge you will gain you can confidently go back to your homestead and thrive.
Embracing Heritage Skills
Cultivating Community
Equipping the Next Generation
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Without the generous help of our sponsors this event would not be happening. It's because of their support that we can offer lower ticket prices, better presenters, on site hands on workshops, kids zone, and more. We appreciate and are honored that they support this mission of equipping the next generation. Be sure to click on each logo to support their business.
2025 Sponsors
Sponsors of the 2025 east tennessee homestead alliance festival
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Mark your calendars for the highlight of the East Tennessee homesteading year – the ETHA Annual Harvest Festival, held every September as summer's bounty reaches its peak. This vibrant two-day celebration brings together homesteaders, farmers, artisans, and sustainability enthusiasts from across the region for a weekend of learning, sharing, and community building. Set against the backdrop of the stunning Smoky Mountains, the festival grounds come alive with hands-on workshops, engaging talks, lively demonstrations, and a bustling marketplace showcasing the best of local produce and crafts. Join us September 12-13, 2025!
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