OCTOBER 2025 Agenda

October 4–5, 2025 | Birdsong Marina, Camden, TN
(Draft agenda – sessions and order subject to change. Come ready to learn, connect, and dive in!)

Gates open at 8am Saturday. First session is 9am and we go through 5pm before the evening activities. There is a separate list of demos that are happening throughout the event!

Please note that the schedules are subject to change up until the Festival starts!

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Saturday

Sessions and Demonstrations

9:00am Festival Kickoff with Spags & Nicole Sauce
9:15am Brooke Whipple — Raw Land to Rural Freedom: Building a Homestead Life One Frugal Step at a Time
10:00am Ryan Steva — Direct Solar Demonstration
10:30am Ken Berry — The Proper Human Diet
11:30am Imanee Mamalution & River Richardson – Hempcrete Demonstration
12:30pm Connections Session and Lunch
1:30pm Joel Ryals — Fortress Mindset: Real-World Family Defense
2:15pm Angela & Garren Allard – Cheese Making Demo
2:45pm Caroline Blackwell — Demand Health: Opt Out of the Pharmaceutical System
3:30pm Joel Ryals – Defense Dog Demo
4:00pm Shawn Mills — The Impact of Tariffs on Solar

Evening & Community

4:30pm Scott Armstrong — Live broadcast from SRF broadcast (or recorded, if the Internet breaks)
5:00pm Festival Wrap-up & Giveaways
5:00pm Unjected Singles Meetup
7:00pm Movie Night, Red Dawn
Campfires and fun

Sunday

Sunday, October 5

Morning Kickoff & Sessions

9:00am Festival Kickoff
9:15am Sonny Puzikas — Like Father, Like Son: Homeschool Your Boys
10:30am Sean (Off Grid and Growing) — Living Off Grid and Monetizing It
11:15am Jessica Arno (Combat Midwife) — Prepping for the Women in Your Life
Demonstrations: 10:15am Chainsaw Safety & Knot Tying (Chris Watkins), 10:15am Starting a Food Forest (Matt & Gabby Hundley)

Midday Connection

12:00pm Lunch & Connections Session
12:30pm Tag (Life Done Free) — The System Is Lying to You: What Real Freedom Actually Looks Like

Afternoon Sessions & Demos

1:45pm John Pugliano — Trade With Other Tribes
2:15pm Chuck Peoples — Dispelling the Myths of Medical Preparedness
3:15pm Nicole Sauce — Revenue Streams from Your Homestead
Demonstrations: 1:15pm Bees (Will Reburn), 2:45pm Animal First Aid (Brenda Snyder)

Wrap-Up

4:00pm Closing Remarks & Giveaways with Nicole Sauce & Spags

ONGOING BOTH DAYS

KIDS PROGRAMS

SRF Kids — Saturday 10:00am – 12:00pm, 1:30pm – 3:30pm; Sunday 10:00am – 12:00pm
SRF Youth & Teens — Led by Alan Booker & Opalyn Brenger — Saturday 9:30am-5:00pm; Sunday 9:30am-4:00pm

ROTATING DEMONSTRATIONS

Available at various times throughout the weekend:

Valerie Tongette — Churning Butter the Old Way — Sunday 1:15pm
Bruce DeVries — Biochar — Saturday 10:00am
Eileen Wurzig — Weaving and Spinning— All Day Saturday
Chris Watkins — Knot Tying — Saturday 2:15pm
John Pugliano – HF Radio Demonstration — Saturday 3:30pm

FOOD AND VENDORS

Local food trucks on site all weekend
Artisan vendors & gear marketplace