Widgetized Homepage Template in Genesis. http://sridharkatakam.com/widgetized-homepage-template-genesis/

front-page.php

<?php
/**
 * This file adds widgetized Home Page.
 *
 */

add_action( 'get_header', 'prefix_home_genesis_meta' );
/**
 * Add widget support for homepage. If no widgets active, display the default loop.
 *
 */
function prefix_home_genesis_meta() {

	if ( is_active_sidebar( 'home-top' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-middle' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-bottom' ) ) {

		//* Force full-width-content layout setting
		add_filter( 'genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout', '__genesis_return_full_width_content' );

		//* Remove breadcrumbs
		remove_action( 'genesis_before_loop', 'genesis_do_breadcrumbs' );

		//* Remove the default Genesis loop
		remove_action( 'genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop' );

		//* Remove .site-inner
		add_filter( 'genesis_markup_site-inner', '__return_null' );
		add_filter( 'genesis_markup_content-sidebar-wrap_output', '__return_false' );
		add_filter( 'genesis_markup_content', '__return_null' );

		//* Add home widget areas
		add_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'prefix_home_widget_areas' );

	}

}

function prefix_home_widget_areas() {

	genesis_widget_area( 'home-top', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-top widget-area home-widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
	) );

	genesis_widget_area( 'home-middle', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-middle widget-area home-widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
	) );

	genesis_widget_area( 'home-bottom', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-bottom widget-area home-widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
	) );

}

genesis();

functions.php

//* Register widget areas
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-top',
	'name'        => __( 'Home - Top', 'your-theme' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the top section of the Home page.', 'your-theme' ),
) );

genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-middle',
	'name'        => __( 'Home - Middle', 'your-theme' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the middle section of the Home page.', 'your-theme' ),
) );

genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-bottom',
	'name'        => __( 'Home - Bottom', 'your-theme' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the bottom section of the Home page.', 'your-theme' ),
) );

style.css

/* Widgetized Homepage
--------------------------------------------- */

.home-widget-area {
	margin-top: 40px;
}
.home-widget-area:last-child {
	margin-bottom: 40px;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 1023px) {

	.home-widget-area {
		padding-left: 5%;
		padding-right: 5%;
	}

}