Presented by Old Salt Co-op, the 2nd annual Old Salt Festival is a food & music celebration of Montana land stewardship. We’re bringing together wood-fired cooking, Americana musicians, Montana ranchers, and Western makers to celebrate in high Montana style on the Mannix Family Ranch in Helmville, Montana.
12 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge – Chris Mehus, Andrew Anderson, Sarah Red-Laird and Erik Kalsta
Ranchers are some of the most creative people on earth when it comes to sharing space and creating habitat for wildlife. Come learn what people are doing to live and work alongside of, and benefit from, creatures big and small. Plus, take home some knowledge about what you can do in your own backyard to make room for wildlife.
Soil Works! with USDA’s Rainfall Simulator
1:30 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge – Keela Deaton, USDA
Join us, and bring the kids, for a fun demonstration of why healthy soil rules. See first-hand the important role that soil health plays in water absorption on healthy landscapes!
Butchery Demo
1:30 pm @ the Cookfire Stage – Kent Schoberle, Old Salt Co-op
Brennan Greene
2 pm @ the Main Stage – Brennan Scott Greene
The Water Underground
2 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge – Bart Morris, Wendy Weaver, Wendy Pabich and PhD Danika Holmes
The more we study underground water sources, aka aquifers, the more we learn how much our actions on the surface affect these massive hidden reservoirs. Join us to explore the fascinating connections between surface water, land management and our aquifers.
Small Bites from Chef Eduardo Garcia
2 pm – 6pm @ the Cookfire Stage – Chef Eduardo Garcia, Montana Mex
Join us, and bring the kids, for a fun demonstration of why healthy soil rules. See first-hand the important role that soil health plays in water absorption on healthy landscapes!
Nutrient Cycles for People and Planet
10:30 am @ the Land Talk Lounge – Linda Poole, Fred Provenza, Nicole Masters and Kate Geagan
Join leading practitioners from soil to plate as they discuss their key observations and what they mean for the roles we all can play to support healthy lives for all beings.
Mule Packing Demo
11 am @ the Packing Demo Area – Chris Eyer, Muledragger
Producer’s Post
11:45 am @ the Land Talk Lounge
Meet other aggies, field practitioners, and dirty fingernail friends. Come introduce yourself, support one another, and nerd out! Hosted by Hope Rock.
Soil Works! With USDA Rainfall Simulator
12 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge – Keela Deaton, USDA
Join us for a variety of interactive soil demonstrations, involving slake, slump and silly string!
Christian Wallowing Bull
12:30 pm @ the Main Stage – Christian Wallowing Bull
More than Meat: Collaborative Relationships for a Holistic Regenerative Supply Chain
12:30 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge – Claire Everson, Sara Andrews, Spencer Williams and Cate Havstad-Casad
The industrialization of agriculture turned a lot of useful farm products into “waste streams,” from animal hides and wool to manure and crop residues. Regenerative ag is working to reverse this and build more resilient rural economies. Come learn how you can participate, delightfully, in eliminating waste on America’s farms and ranches!
Keynote Speaker: Fred Provenza
1:30 pm @ the Cookfire Stage – Fred Provenza
Soil Works! With USDA Rainfall Simulator
1:45 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge – Keela Deaton, USDA
Join us, and bring the kids, for a fun demonstration of why healthy soil rules. See first-hand the important role that soil health plays in water absorption on healthy landscapes!
Mallory Eagle
2 pm @ the Main Stage – Mallory Eagle
Small Bites from Tournant
2 pm – 6 pm @ the Cookfire Stage – Chefs Mona and Jaret, Tournant
Butchery Demo
2:30 pm @ the Cookfire Stage – Kent Schoberle – Old Salt Co-op
Chef Talk
3 pm @ the Cookfire Stage – Tournant
Mountain & Prairie Podcast
3:30 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge – Ed Roberson with Betsy Gaines Quammen
Noeline Hoffman
4:30 pm @ the Main Stage – Noeline Hoffman
Anvil Launch
4:30 pm @ the Main Stage – Cooper Hibbard and Tyrrell Hibbard
The Timber Rattlers
5 pm @ the Main Stage – The Timber Rattlers
Keynote Speaker: Lesli Allison
6 pm @ the Main Stage – Lesli Allison, Executive Director of Western Landowners Alliance
8:15 am @ Eagle’s Point – Christian Wallowing Bull
Poetry Reading
8:45 am @ Eagle’s Point – Allen Morris Jones
Low Stress Livestock Handling
9:30 am @ the Live Stock Area – Dawn Hnatow
Indigenous Stewardship of the Range
10:30 am @ the Land Talk Lounge – Shane Doyle, Latrice Tatsey and Lailani Upham
North America’s original caretakers are still here, raising food and caring for wildlife. How are they shaping the future of the West, and how can you help?
Mule Packing Demo
11 am @ the Packing Demo Area – Chris Eyer, Muledragger
Zach Aaron
10:30 am @ the Main Stage – Zach Aaron
Small Bites from Woodberry Kitchen
11 am – 3 pm @ the Cookfire – Chef Spike Gjerde with Damian Mosley, Denzel Mitchell and Gardner Douglas
Grazing Together: The Importance of Collaboration and the Rest on the Land
12 pm @ at The Land Talk Lounge – Cooper Hibbard, Russ Bloom, Lauren Smith, Latrice Tatsey
Grazer, grass, and soil have evolved together for millennia and are dependent on one another to remain viable. Hear from some of the most innovative graziers and conservation groups about how they view grazing through this holistic lens and work with nature to restore those symbiotic relationships and prioritize rest to ensure resilient, thriving landscapes.
Zia Blue
12:30 pm @ the Main Stage – Zia Blue
Festival Reflections Open Mic
12:30 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge
Chef Talk
1:30 pm @ the Cookfire Stage – Chef Spike Gjerde with Damian Mosley, Denzel Mitchell and Gardner Douglas, Woodberry Kitchen
Rob Wolf
2 pm @ the Main Stage – Rob Wolf
Reading at the Cookfire
3 pm @ the Cookfire Stage – Debra Magpie Earling
Mountain & Prairie Podcast: Storytellers as Changemakers
3:30 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge – Ed Roberson and guests
Panel discussion.
Tony Furtado
3:30 pm @ the Main Stage – Tony Furtado
Mike Foote & Juanita Vero in Conversation with Ed Roberson
4:30 pm @ the Land Talk Lounge – Ed Roberson, Mike Foote and Juanita Vero