DOORSTONE PRESS — PROMOTIONAL KIT Monty Schrunk ============================================================= Everything below is plain text on purpose — copy and paste directly into your event website, program guide, social posts, or emcee notes. ----------------------------------------------------------- SHORT BIO (for signage, apps, and social captions) ----------------------------------------------------------- Monty Schrunk, the Suburban Sodbuster, is a natural beekeeper, organic gardener, and author who helps audiences explore practical, bee-centered beekeeping. With experience speaking at homesteading conferences and beekeeper gatherings, he brings lessons from his own backyard, covering Layens horizontal hives, catching local swarms, and working with the natural behavior of bees. ----------------------------------------------------------- LONG BIO (for your event website) ----------------------------------------------------------- Monty Schrunk, known as the Suburban Sodbuster, is a natural beekeeper, organic gardener, and speaker based in Affton, Missouri. By turning his suburban backyard into a space for growing food and keeping honey bees, he brings a relatable perspective to audiences interested in greater self-reliance. His mission is to help people understand that keeping bees can be approachable when guided by the bees’ natural behaviors. Monty’s presentations draw on his experience with treatment-free beekeeping, Layens horizontal hives, and catching local swarms. He builds and sells hives and shares practical lessons through Suburban Sodbuster’s website, YouTube, and social media. His sessions explore how colonies function and introduce natural beekeeping principles, giving event coordinators relevant programming for homesteaders, backyard growers, and beekeeping groups. His speaking experience includes the Ozarks Homesteading Expo, Oklahoma Homestead Rendezvous, Homesteaders of Iowa Conference, and Oklahoma State Beekeepers’ Association Spring Meeting. Homesteaders of Iowa organizers have praised his engaging presentations and the positive response from attendees. Monty is also the author of the children’s book Don’t Fear the Bees, extending his educational mission to young learners and their families. ----------------------------------------------------------- STAGE INTRODUCTION (hand this to your emcee, read as-is) ----------------------------------------------------------- Monty Schrunk is known as the Suburban Sodbuster—a natural beekeeper, organic gardener, and author with a message that keeping bees doesn’t have to be hard. From his suburban backyard in Missouri to homesteading conferences and beekeeper gatherings, Monty shares practical lessons about understanding bees and working with their natural instincts. His experience includes building horizontal hives, catching local swarms, and helping others explore a more natural approach to beekeeping. He’s also the author of the children’s book *Don’t Fear the Bees*. Please welcome the Suburban Sodbuster, Monty Schrunk! ----------------------------------------------------------- PHOTOS ----------------------------------------------------------- This text file doesn't carry any images — download them straight from the web page instead: https://Monty-Schrunk.doorstone.press Headshot (full resolution): near the top of the page, click "Download photo." 2 additional 3/4-length and action shots: scroll to the "Monty Schrunk in Action" gallery and click the ↓ Download button below any photo. ----------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT & TAGGING ----------------------------------------------------------- Email: contact@suburbansodbuster.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suburban_sodbuster/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ssodbuster Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuburbanSodbuster Full digital press kit: https://Monty-Schrunk.doorstone.press