Chelsea Green Food and Farming Convergence
Polyface Farms – Swoope, Virginia
September 25-26, 2026
Chelsea Green Publishing is excited to announce our first ever in-person event September 25-26, 2026 at Polyface Farms in Swoope, Virginia.
We’re inviting our community of readers and practitioners to join Chelsea Green bestselling authors for two days of in-depth presentations and discussions themed to food systems, homesteading, soil restoration, regenerative agriculture, and community building.
Official announcement coming January 2026 – Save the Dates!
Featured Speakers*
Christopher Parker
The Mycelial Healer: A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation and Traditional Uses of Medicinal Mushrooms
Michael Carter, Jr.
Africulture: How the Principles, Practices, Plants, and People of African Descent Have Shaped American Agriculture
Franco Fubini
In Search of the Perfect Peach: Why flavour holds the answer to fixing our food system
Event Highlights
- Talks and Panel Discussions featuring Chelsea Green authors
- Question and Answer periods during presentations
- Access to our authors throughout both days
- Polyface Farms tour included with registration
- Chelsea Green on-site bookstore during the event
- Two-days of dialogue and friendship-building with the greater Chelsea Green community
*Featured speakers have committed to dates, but the final line-up is subject to change as speaker’s schedules evolve.
Recommended Reads: The Chelsea Green Bookshelf
Since 1984, Chelsea Green has been the leading publisher of books about organic farming, gardening, homesteading, integrative health, natural building, sustainable living, socially responsible business, and more.
Here you’ll find books by the featured speakers at The Chelsea Green Food and Farming Convergence!
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One-Cow Revolution
Achieving Food Independence with a Grass-Fed Family Cow
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Radiance of the Ordinary
Essays on Life, Death, and the Sinews that Bind
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The Mycelial Healer
A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation and Traditional Uses of Medicinal Mushrooms
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Dirt to Soil
One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture
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The Independent Farmstead
Growing Soil, Biodiversity, and Nutrient-Dense Food with Grassfed Animals and Intensive Pasture Management
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Africulture
How the Principles, Practices, Plants, and People of African Descent Have Shaped American Agriculture
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The Nourishing Asian Kitchen
Nutrient-Dense Recipes for Health and Healing
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In Search of the Perfect Peach
Why flavour holds the answer to fixing our food system
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Pitchfork Pulpit
Wisdom and Practice in a Self-Reliant Life
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Polyface Micro
Success with Livestock on a Homestead Scale
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Homestead Tsunami
Good for Country, Critters, and Kids
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Polyface Designs
A Comprehensive Construction Guide for Scalable Farming Infrastructure
