Apprentices honing their craft…
We are pleased to report that IndieHeaven has awarded Nathan Clark George the Acoustic Artist & Album of the Year award. Congratulations Nathan! If you’ve not already experienced the wonderful picture of family life that is seen in Nathan’s home, or heard his beautiful music, we highly recommend you check in to our Pull Up a Chair DVD, and CD. You can also purchase both the CD and DVD as a set as well.
The students gathered from around the country…

They eagerly took their places…

They prepared for the academic rigor of the week…

Provisions were readied…

Introductions were made…

Cameras rolled…

And one very knowledgeable mentor took the stage…

Stay tuned for The Venture Academy… Coming Soon!
“No question. Eden String Quartet.”
Sales, Marketing, Accounting, Venture Analysis, Case Studies, and much more. Stay tuned!

This eight year old deliberated between The Peasall Sisters (Family Harmony), Stonewall Jackson, A Journey Home, then enthusiastically declared “The West Ladies!”

What’s your favorite FSFM film? Let us know!
Congratulations to Carmen Hauschild from Ft. Branch, IN, who was the recipient of our DVD giveaway at the Southwestern Indiana Home Educators conference.
Win a ten-pack DVD set from Franklin Springs!
We are pleased to announce that we are holding a DVD giveaway, and we need your help to get the word out! In addition to the prizes below for the winners of the “Great Homestead Blessings Contest”, the blog or website that refers the winning entries from each category will also receive our Ten-Pack DVD set (a $200 value) as our way of saying “thank you” for raising awareness!

We hope you will consider linking the below entry on your site and making your readers aware…
Link to include on your site: The Great Homestead Blessings Contest!
Franklin Springs Family Media has just announced a fun and entertaining new contest. Submit a video or photo slideshow of you with your family, or by yourself, making a recipe featured on one or more of the Homestead Blessings DVDs; The Art of Breadmaking, The Art of Soap Making, or The Art of Candle Making. If you do not have the DVDs, they can be rented from NETFLIX.com, or ordered with free shipping from Franklin Springs by clicking here. Use free shipping promotion code: westcontest02354
A winner for each category will be selected from all entries received by the following deadlines:
The Art of Breadmaking
—Deadline for submission: April 10th
The Art of Soap Making
—Deadline for submission: April 17th
The Art of Candle Making
—Deadline for submission: April 24th

A Best of Contest prize of $100 will also be awarded to the best submission judged by our panel.
Whether this will be your first time making one of these projects, or you are a seasoned professional, we would love to see you have fun and enjoy these good old-fashioned skills.
All video submissions should be no longer than 3 minutes. Language and attire must be appropriate for our family audience. Franklin Springs reserves the right to disqualify any submission from the contest. By entering this contest, and unless requested otherwise, all entrants grant permission for their entry to be posted on the Friends of Franklin Springs Family Media website.
Three Ways to Enter
1. Send entry via email to contests at franklinsprings.com (replace ‘at’ with @ sign).
2. Upload your video to Facebook, YouTube, Google Video, or any other site and send us the link.
3. Sign up at the Friends website: http://community.franklinsprings.com/,
join the Contest Group and upload your video to your profile.
Please include your name and address, and be sure to tell us how you heard about the CONTEST! We look forward to seeing your entry!