2025 Celebrities & Speakers

CHASE STETSON "THAT LAWN DUDE"

Life long lawn care enthusiast who grew up around his father’s lawn care business while working in it through his youth. Achieving a Marketing degree from the University of Louisville with intentions of coming back into the family business to grow it. Started creating content at that time (2018) and has not stopped since. Growing a following of over 3 million across all channels with TikTok being the largest at 1.3m. Known for satisfying content and crazy mowing designs and patterns as well as entertaining/ humorous voice overs and relatable skits initially but has grown into an authority in the space with the evolution of his content and now has tapped into cutting celebrities lawns and big name corporations. 

Check out his Tik Tok and Instagram!

Appearing Saturday, March 1, times TBD.

JOEL KARSTEN

A farm boy who grew up tending a soil garden like other gardeners have for centuries, shook up the gardening world with his first book describing his breakthrough Straw Bale Gardening concept.  The New York Times called Straw Bale Gardening “a revolutionary gardening method” and his ideas have been enthusiastically embraced globally, making his books best-sellers in many languages.  Karsten earned a BS in Horticulture from the University of Minnesota and spends his summers tending his vegetable garden, doing research, and experimenting with new ideas and methods he can pass along to his followers.  He is a popular speaker, making appearances around the world at events celebrating innovation, garden enthusiasts and healthful lifestyles. He is renowned for his social media presence, blog and on-line advocacy for Straw Bale Gardening.  Karsten has inspired tens of thousands of first-time gardeners and a legion of “seasoned” growers who found a new and better way to pursue their passion. He has inspired many “retired” gardeners to begin gardening again once they learn how his method eliminates the physical challenges found in traditional soil gardening.  Discover more information about Karsten and his revolutionary methods at StrawBaleGardenClub.  Links to all of his social media and to his TEDx talk can be found on his website.

Appearing all three days, times TBD