SwVAL RePLAY 2026
16 classes, interviews with vendors, and full conversion tour videos!

Couldn't make it to SwVAL 2026? SwVAL RePLAY gives you access to recordings from the 2026 Southwest Virginia Alternative Living Expo, including classes, demonstrations, vendor introductions, and conversion tours - all available to watch at your own pace!

Included Classes & Presentations

Canning 101
Home Canning Made Simple
Toni Stump of Callaway Cannery shares the fundamentals of safe home canning and preserving food for your family.

Wild Mushroom Foraging
Identification and Safety Basics
Stephen Kaplan of Kaplan Farms covers how to begin identifying wild mushrooms and important safety considerations for new foragers.

Acupressure Techniques
Everyday Relief and Wellness
Cody Kost of Kost Acupuncture & Wellness introduces practical acupressure techniques that can be used at home.

Foraging Medicinal Plants
Medicine in Your Backyard
Amber Fleming of Earth's Essentials Apothecary explores common medicinal plants, their traditional uses, and how to identify them.

Underground Homes
Design, Benefits, and Real-World Considerations
Fred Oesch of Oesch Environmental Design discusses earth-sheltered homes, their advantages, challenges, and design considerations.

Agroforestry in Practice
Designing Productive Land Systems
Thomas Leonard of Contour Lines explains how trees, crops, and livestock can work together to create resilient food systems.

Yoga for Pain Relief
Practical Movement for Daily Life
Page Gordon of HypnoYoga Roanoke demonstrates simple movements and techniques to help improve comfort and mobility.

Herbal First Aid
Natural Remedies and How to Use Them
Sarah Ellis shares practical herbal remedies and how they can be incorporated into a home first aid toolkit.

Growing Food in Small Spaces
Urban & Backyard Farming
Katie McDaniel of Sprouting Life Garden covers strategies for producing food in backyards, small lots, and limited spaces.

Freeze Drying 101
Preserving Food for the Long Term
Rob Jessee of Big Daddy's Munchies explains the basics of freeze drying and long-term food storage.

DIY Solar
Planning and Installing Your Own Setup
Mark Hanson of REEVA walks through the planning process, equipment options, and lessons learned from solar installations.

Straw Bale Construction
Building Efficient, Sustainable Structures
Saucha Anada of Natural Resource Construction discusses the benefits, methods, and practical applications of straw bale building.

Building with Hempcrete
Materials, Methods, and Applications
Scott McStacey of Seed to Structure explores how hempcrete is made and used in sustainable construction.

Cottage Food Laws & Selling Locally
From Kitchen to Market
Katherine Champney of Champney Farms explains Virginia's cottage food laws and how to turn homemade products into a local business.

Aquaponics 101
Growing Food with Fish and Plants
Learn the basics of aquaponics and how to grow your own food using a system that combines fish cultivation with vegetable production.

Mushroom Farming Basics
Growing Your Own Shiitake Logs
Young Shiitake demonstrates how to inoculate, maintain, and harvest mushroom logs, providing an introduction to growing mushrooms at home or on a small farm.

Edible Landscaping
Beautiful, Productive, HOA-Friendly Gardens
Nate Miller shares how to incorporate edible plants and native species into attractive landscapes that provide food, support pollinators, and fit seamlessly into residential settings.

Plus:

Vendor introduction videos
Tiny home and conversion tour videos
Additional event highlights from throughout the weekend

Your purchase helps support Friends of Ferrum Park and future educational programming throughout Southwest Virginia.

Access will be delivered by email immediately after purchase.