Hear ye, hear ye! We are quite thrilled to announce Backyard Revolution’s debut appearance at one of the all time greatest music festivals in the land, FloydFest 9! Join the entire Backyard Revolution cast for a variety of workshops, lessons, and more, including
- Luke Ramsey & Adrienne Young-Ramsey
- Olin Bare — traditional hunter & fletcher (arrowsmith) extraordinaire
- Ben & Karly Coleman of Mountain Run Farms — featuring their star Jersey cow, Primrose
- Rachel & John Deddens — perhaps the Virginias’ finest teachers of historical cooking
- Gerald Boggs — demonstrating his blacksmithing trade
- Soren Mitchel — leading our firestarting & hide-tanning workshops
- Melanie Joice — leading our Young Pioneers workshops
- The Boggess brothers Colin & Matt — leading medicinal & edible plant walks
- Lynn Szarabajka — offering her expertise in raising sheep & spinning wool
- Dawn Story — demonstrating the art of natural food preservation (fermentation)
- Mindy & Calin Farley of PME Compost — demonstrating at-home composting
- And more!
There will also be a Sunday afternoon concert featuring BYR participants on the Global Village Stage. Be sure to stop by and spend some time with us in good conversation about our past, present, and future. Let us know if you’re going to be there; we’ll save you a spot!
For time, location, and other details, please follow this event on Facebook or check out the FloydFest website.
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Can’t wait! Glad the BYR at Floyfest is finally mentioned on here! It might also help to have it listed under the “events” section of this site (just a thought). :)
I feel the event was very organized. Nice meeting everyone. Had a wonderful time, Looking forward to next year!