Mid-MO Homestead Expo

11/19/2025

Call for Vendors: Mid-MO Homestead Expo

If you grow it, build it, stitch it, weld it, or teach it, we want to meet you. Come show your work and spend a weekend with folks who care about practical skills, good food, and living a little closer to the land.

What we are looking for:

Handmade crafts and homestead goods
Baked goods, mushrooms, fresh produce
Seeds, starts, tools, garden supplies (some restrictions)
Herbal, soap, body care
Trades and services that help homesteads run
Hands-on demos and workshops

Event details:
Dates: March 27–28, 2026
Location: TBD (larger indoor space this year)
Booth fee: Indoor 10×10 is $120
All booths are indoors this year

How to apply:
Application link in the comments.
Apply by January 1. We aim to send decisions by January 15.

10/23/2025

Alright ! If you requested a vendor application, you should have received it, but we have a few emails coming back as undeliverable so I'm going to drop the link in the comments of this post, but I'm also going to need you to send the page a message so we can get you the vendor info packet. If you're interested in being a vendor, but didn't fill out the interest form, same deal- fill out the application and send us a message so we can get you that vendor packet because there are terms there that you need to read.

10/21/2025

Setting the record straight about our event

We love our homesteading community. We also value clarity. The Mid-MO Homestead Expo is organized by Anne, Melissa, and our husbands. That is the whole organizing team. We are not, and have never been, associated with Homesteading in Missouri or any other event in the state.

In the early planning days we spoke with someone from another event. The conversation was brief and limited to a few names to contact. Since then, claims have circulated that our event was started or run by others. That is not accurate. We handle the planning, budgeting, booking, logistics, communications, and everything in between. Our small volunteer crew helps in specific areas, especially the seed swap. We are grateful for them, our vendors, our speakers, and our attendees. We could not do this without you.

If you see confusion about who runs this expo, feel free to share this post. If you have questions, reach us at [email protected] or here on the Page. We will keep the focus on a useful, welcoming event for everyone.

09/02/2025

Alright

Vendors — 2026 interest list now; applications open Oct 1

If the form gives you grief on the photo step, just type “will email photos” and hit submit. No need to wrestle with it.

We’re asking everyone who’s interested to fill out this interest form.
Why? It keeps us from chasing messages across five apps and three coffee shops 😉.

Timeline & how selection works

Applications go live Oct 1. Folks on the email list (from this form) will see them first.

Not first-come, first-served. We’re curating for the best mix and quality, so take your time and show us your best. We limit our like vendors to two per type unless there's a very definite difference in what you offer compared to similar vendors in order to give our guests the best shopping experience and our vendors the best selling experience.

Where to contact us (choose one)

page Messenger (this page), or

Email: [email protected],

Personal DMs, emails, and comment threads won’t be tracked for vendor business- helps us keep our boots under us.

Apply to the interest list here: https://forms.gle/QhiD1vFommg2R6ny7 Thanks for helping us keep it tidy.

Want first dibs on the 2026 vendor application? Check the comments for a link to get notified when the application goes live. (60-second form, no spam, no fuss).

08/29/2025

Want first dibs on the 2026 vendor application? Check the comments for a link to get notified when the application goes live. (60-second form, no spam, no fuss).