Join us for workshops on homesteading, farming and faith at the 4th Annual National Catholic Land Movement Conference - hosted by Edelweiss House in Greensburg, Indiana.
Housing: Camping on site is the primary option. RVs and campers are welcome but no hook ups available. For hotels, Batesville and Greensburg are the nearest towns.
Enjoy delicious food, great company and a nightly bonfire!
Schedule
Friday – August 29
12:00 pm – Registration opens
2:00–5:00 pm – Live Hog Butchering Workshop
3:00–5:00 pm – Confessions
5:00–5:30 pm – Vespers
5:30–7:00 pm – Supper
5:30–8:00 pm – Welcome to the Conference & Supper Presentations
Stewards of the Soil, Architects of the Soul: How Land-Loving Catholics are Cultivating a New Civilization – Fr. Slattery
Modernity’s Failure & Why We Are Here – Commander John Sharpe
6:30–8:00 pm – Play: King Wenceslas
8:00 pm – Rosary
8:30 pm – Bonfire
10:00 pm – Lights Out
Saturday – August 30
7:00 am – Lauds
8:00–9:00 am – Registration
8:15–9:00 am – Breakfast
9:30–10:45 am – Workshop Group A
The Family – Seedbed for Religious Vocations (for parents and young men/women) – Fr. Mike Keucher
Soil Health, Human Health, and How They Connect to Catholic Culture – Leron Giesting
Catholic Land Movement: A Key Battlefront for Rebuilding Christendom – John Sharpe
Warrior Ethos and Weapon Familiarization – Austin Bohenek
The Family Cow, the Key to Every Homestead – Curtis & Rose Weisenburger
Farming Without the Bank – Tim Ehlen
Top Ten Reasons You Should Be Homesteading (That You Might Not Have Thought Of) – Ken Zalewski
11:00 am–12:15 pm – Workshop Group B
Young Ladies Activity (12 and up)
Kids Activity (all children)
Milling Your Own Wood – From Log to Finished Product in a Day – Matt Natale
Incremental Crushing – A New Way of Processing Grains While Retaining the Complete Nutritional Profile – Chris Bihn
Bread Making – Austin Kundig
Homestead Business – Profitable and Scalable – Mathew Winters
Harmonious Health: Theory & Practice – Ellie Sodergren
Subsistence Farming: Peace, Productivity, and Polity – Nathan Calvino
Chickens 101 for New Chicken Keepers – Chris Horan
12:30–1:15 pm – Angelus and Lunch
Working Lunch: How to Set Up and Organize a Local Catholic Land Movement Chapter – Mike Thomas
1:30–2:45 pm – Workshop Group C
Kids Activity for Young Men (10 and up)
The Benedict and Boniface Options: Building Up, Tactical Defense, Sanctification, and Offense of the Domestic Church – Benjamin Becker
Blacksmithing – Luke Racanelli
Debate: Special Creation vs. Evolution – Hugh Owen vs. Doug Darnowski (Moderator: Mike Church)
Home Education on the Homestead – Nick Curtis
Catholic Land Movement Bookshelf – John Sharpe
Building a Catholic Agrarian Community – Tim Ehlen
3:00–4:15 pm – Workshops
Kids Activity for All
The Road to Carmel: The Garden of God – Evolutionary Mythology, Agriculture and Catholic Doctrine – Hugh Owen
Orchards and Vineyards – Curtis & Rose Weisenburger
Finding Food in Unusual Places – Doug Darnowski
Start a Catholic Business – Break Free from Your Corporate Job – Mark Wilson
Grazing Dairy Cattle – Joe Hammon
Wisdom and Technology: Speculative and Practical – Brendon Miller Boldt
4:30–5:00 pm – Vespers
5:30–7:00 pm – Supper
Music: Licking River String Band – Irish Folk Music
6:00–8:00 pm – Keeping a Spiritual Focus in Homesteading – Dr. Cuddeback
8:00–9:00 pm – Bonfire & Rosary
Sunday – August 31
7:30–8:00 am – Lauds
9:30–10:30 am – Breakfast
10:30–11:00 am – Next Steps and Discussion
11:30 am – Farewell and Thank You
12:00–2:00 pm – Break Camp and Clean Up