2024 Speakers
Bill Stormfeather is a former US Marine and current U.S Army Soldier with a background in private security contracting. Bill has over 30 years of military experience which he uses to consult popular survival television series. As a lifelong prepper and survivalist he enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience with others.
His talk, "The First 30 Days" (including a Q&A) will be held:
Friday @ 10:00am & 2:00pm
Saturday @ 10:00am & 2:00pm
Sunday @ 10:00am & 2:00pm
Bill Stormfeather - Current U.S Army
Charlie Johnston is the founder and leader of the Corps of Renewal and Charity(CORAC Corps of Renewal and Charity (corac.co)), a nationwide grassroots organization dedicated to defending the traditional values of faith, family and freedom. Membership is free and open to all people of good will, without regard to ethnicity, creed, or political affiliation. Our members share the belief in the dignity and sanctity of all human life defined by natural law and the God- given liberties, guaranteed by the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
In his professional life, Charlie has been a radio show host, newspaper editor and a political consultant. He currently writes the popular blog, A Sign of Hope.
In 2011, while in his mid-fifties, Charlie began a 3,200 mile walk across the United States. For eighteen months, he slept in the rough, connecting with people and praying as he made his way across the country. He carried a backpack with only the basic necessities. Charlie learned quickly what was important in navigating day-to-day life without modern conveniences.
In early 2020, Charlie saw the need to prepare for great crisis, stating that this was “the hour of the ordinary man” – and that, working together, we could surmount these problems. This was the impetus to found CORAC (Corps of Renewal and Charity). We can all see the storm that is already here and is increasing in intensity. This is what we are and have been preparing for. What comes after could be worse than the collapse. Society could degrade into roving bands of rival warlords, ever battling for supremacy.
We must be prepared not just to survive but to rebuild the institutions that have been destroyed and forfeited all confidence. Charlie has a plan in written form for just this possibility. How to form new functional communities and rebuild society from the ashes including new forms of currency. A roadmap of reconstruction after the destruction of our institutions, CORAC is an integral part of that process as much as it is a part of preparing for it. With electronic, hard copy, and human resources in health and wellness, communications, sustainability, education, and faith. Charlie embraces the cooperative model of doing business, rather than the top down bureaucratic model. In CORAC, many ways of working toward the same goal are welcomed. CORAC is building a nationwide network of people, with HAM radios, backyard gardens, natural remedies, and other innovative solutions. While the government may shut down the means of production, people are learning to build more self-sufficient communities, and connect with others doing the same across the country.
Charlie believes that CORAC is a preview of what the world can - and indeed - will be in the future: safe and prosperous communities of ordinary people living together in faith and real charity – not entitlement. “Acknowledging God, taking the next right step, and being a sign of hope to all.”
Rory Scoles - Serious Prepper
Rory Scoles moved out onto a remote 40-acre parcel in Northeast Minnesota 18 years ago with his then young family and began to homestead like the apocalypse had already happened. His experiences include building remote cabins with hand tools only and minimum imported materials, becoming proficient at traditional calorie rich food skills such as sugar making, Wild ricing and processing, practical small-scale farming and animal husbandry, hunting, trapping, unassisted homebirths, wilderness travel and traversing and more.
His Talk: Beyond Collapse & Calamity. What 18 years of remote, off grid living has illuminated for me and my family. Tools and tips on how to analyze your current living situation for life after SHTF, how to start transitioning to a more independent, land-based way of life and how doing so will enrich your life, feed your soul, and make you resilient and healthy. Q&A and 15-minute skill share at the end.
Charlie Johnston
"Surviving Womanhood: Essential Skills for the
Post-Apocalyptic Era"
Step into the high-stakes world of prehospital obstetric emergencies with Jessica, The Combat Midwife, in this dynamic all-day workshop designed for women's preparedness in austere, grid-down, SHTF environments.
In the first segment, explore the enigmatic world of women's health with "Lady Curiosities," a gripping course that delves into the complexities of menstrual cycles, sexual assault, and the myriad challenges women face in grid-down scenarios. From combating pesky infections like yeast, UTIs, and bacterial vaginosis, to navigating misbehaving uteri and addressing sensitive issues like female sexual assault and birth control in a post-apocalyptic environment, this class equips participants with the knowledge to thrive in any scenario. Join Jessica as she empowers you to confront curious lady challenges and emergencies with confidence and resilience, preparing you for the unpredictable world beyond.
Next, prepare to confidently handle pre-hospital uncomplicated field deliveries in a comprehensive class led by Jessica. Learn essential protocols and techniques for assisting mothers during childbirth, from delivery to postpartum care. Get answers to common questions about hand placement, physiological transitions of babies, and placenta management. Jessica covers all these topics and more, ensuring participants are ready to “catch” in any situation.
Finally, Jessica delves into the most daunting scenarios encountered during birth, covering breech births, limb presentations, cord complications, shoulder dystocia, and postpartum hemorrhage. Through case studies, practical insights, and evidence-based strategies, participants will gain a deeper understanding of SHTF OB emergencies, emerging better prepared to deliver effective care when every second counts. Join us for an engaging and informative session that empowers you to face these "When the $*!# Hits the Fan!" emergencies head-on, ensuring the best possible outcomes for both mother and baby.
Jessica Arno - Combat Midwife
BACKGROUND
Jessica has been affectionately dubbed: “The Combat Midwife” by the over 50,000 US Army combat medics, flight medics and SOF medics she has taught. She’s a Midwife, Paramedic, & EMS educator who has a passion for Ob-Gyn and pediatric emergencies. Jessica has been instructing classes for Midwives, EMS and the Military and she has written for EMS World Magazine regarding Ob-Gyn emergencies on how to navigate the out of hospital birth transfer. Get ready for some tips and tricks for reducing anxiety and setting yourself and your patients up for success during out of hospital births and transfers!
* You will be sent to ask@combatmidwife.com email
I am a retired Boilermaker who did a lot of welding and fabricating over the years both on and off the job. I bought a forge maybe 20 years before I set it up and that would be about 10 years ago.
I do what I would classify as both traditional and modern blacksmithing with a large interest in learning more about the older traditional methods. I have gone to classes, demos, and belong to some blacksmithing groups. As I write this I am working on getting a level 2 certification from ABANA (Artist
Blacksmiths Association of North America) that should be all done before the Expo.
I will be doing a 1 1/2 hr intro to blacksmithing course each day of the Expo. And I will also demonstrate basic forging techniques with a coal forge and hand tools through out the three days.
Intro to Blacksmithing Course Topics:
➢ Basic tools to get started: Types of Forges, Anvils, and Hammers.
➢ A little metallurgy: types of steel and their uses.
➢ Heat treating: annealing, normalizing, hardening and tempering.
➢ Junk yard steel, identifying unknown metals.
➢ How to make the most of your efforts.
➢ We will address how to work safely.
➢ And try to answer your questions.
Doug LaBorde - Signature Blacksmithing LLC
Marcail Parker - Herbal Scientist
Marcail Parkers is the founder and owner of Dorothy Cox Tinctures, with website: TheCure.Quest. He has been practicing herbal science for the past 30+ years. His company is named in honor of his grandma Dorothy who inspired him at a very early age and taught him to use what God provides from the earth, the plants, the herbs, the organic fruits and vegetables for maintaining our wellness, healing, and bringing our bodies back into balance for optimal health.
Marcail will speak both Friday and Saturday at the Prepper’s Expo about the incredible health promoting constituents of herbs and will tell us about a few of the most requested tinctures that he has uniquely formulated from years of researching plant medicine for maintaining your overall health, for boosting your immune system and to assist your body's own natural healing of some of the most common ills and pernicious conditions such as viral & respiratory illnesses, Covid, men’s and women’s reproductive system issues, PMS, cramps, pain, fertility issues, fibroids, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, candida, UTI’s, enlarged prostate, E.D., kidney issues, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, skin infections, rashes, eczema, Shingles, Lyme disease, scaring, declining vision, red eye, eye strain, cataracts, macular degeneration, autoimmune, brain fog, memory, focus, TBI, dementia, Alzheimer’s, MS, Parkinson’s, Gillian Barre’ Syndrome, ADHD, ASD, sleep issues, broken bones, arthritis, cartilage and ligament injuries, most types of cancer.…(and pretty much anything that ails you) to keep all your organs and body’s systems running at their optimal best.
People see herbs as just plants, but they are more than that, they are a living chemical organism. “Herbs is science”, the science, the chemistry of plants. So, as a scientist, he says, “I practice herbs because of my understanding of those minerals, those vitamins, those elements and how the body uses them.”
The information you will hear will be matchless and unheard of because according to Marcail, we are living with these unseen, degenerative health conditions right now and most people don’t even know it, or worse are shielded from the truth so some just can’t see it.
Come visit us at TheCure.Quest booth to find answers to your most mundane and to your most severe health challenges, take some tinctures home, and get your vitality back!
S.M. Little livs in central Minnesota. When he's not writing, he's usually chopping wood, gardening, chopping wood, hunting, fishing, chopping wood, watching hockey.....did he mention chopping wood?
His love of books came at an early age, but didn't decide to become an author until his darling wife said, “yeah, give it a try.”
"Well, try I did and I hope you all enjoy my books as much as I enjoyed writing them. Thank you!"
"My desire to write stands in the Post-Apocalyptic genre, although I have felt the desire to write other types, we'll see how that goes."
S.M. Little - Author
Diana Cason
Diana Cason moved to Glenwood several years ago from Oregon, where she taught at a Prepper store, as a GED teacher, Permaculture educator, and teacher for a 45 community garden system. She is a Livestock Advisor from Washington State Extension specializing in meat and angora rabbits, wool sheep, and trace mineral nutrition.
Times have not been determined for her classes, except chicken butchering will be Saturday and Sunday at 10:00.
Bring a cookie pan and 2 sharp knives . Limit 50 chickens per day. Buy a chicken, get a free class. Participants will be guided step by step, from how to properly pick up their future dinner, to bagging and freezing. They will kill it humanely, pluck it quickly, discard gross innards and save all the nutritious inside parts while keeping it very clean on their own cookie sheet. The goal is that you will feel confident that you can do this yourself at home. The reward is a fine meal that you know was carefully harvested.