Annual Events
Co-Sponsored By THE PLOUGHSHARE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE CULTURE at Brazos de Dios
25th annual
Homestead Fair—2012
Fine Crafts and Heirloom Skills
Thanksgiving Weekend
Friday & Saturday, November 23 & 24
10:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
Sunday, November 25
12:00 NOON to 5:00 P.M.
View the Homestead Craft Fair website
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$10 per vehicle parking fee; no admission fee
How to find us · For further information, call 254/754−9600.
17th annual
Labor Day Open House at Homestead Heritage Traditional Craft Village
Monday, September 3, 2012 - 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
The following information will be updated through out the year as we draw closer to the 2012 Labor Day Event
Come spend the day with us at Homestead Heritage. Join us for Sustainability Seminars and Make-Your-Own Activities and as always, some good food!
- Horse-Drawn Hayrides to the Brazos River Valley overlook
- Outdoor Barbecue
- Craft Demonstrations
- Make-Your-Own Activities
- Free Sustainable Living Seminars
- Music Presentation at 12 noon
Craft Demonstrations
Visit Homestead Heritage Traditional Craft Village just north of Waco for a fun-filled day for the whole family. Watch the craftsmen demonstrate traditional crafts including pottery, blacksmithing, spinning, weaving, quilting, basketry and more. Craftsmen will demonstrate their crafts in their shops as well as at The Barn gift shop all day, so allow time to visit each one.
Make-Your-Own Activities
You can choose from a number of make-your-own activities for kids and the young at heart. Try your hand at making a spatula in the wood shop or stop by The Potter’s House to fashion a clay pot; make a sailboat and much more!
The 2011 Make-Your-Own Activities Included :
- Woodworking: Spatulas, $6
- Metal working: Brass spoons, $5
- Pottery: Pottery Pinch Basket, $4
- Fiber Crafts: Coaster, $5
- Children's Toys: Toy sail boats, $15
Please check back in 2012 for updated information
Music • Hayrides
A special music presentation will begin at 12 noon in the center of the Craft Village. Horse-drawn hayrides to the Brazos River Valley overlook will run all day long.
Outdoor Grill • Brick Oven Pizza • Fresh Ice Cream • Cafe Homestead
Try a delicious grass-fed beef burger hot off the grill, fresh brick oven pizza or real, homemade ice cream. Or enjoy lunch at Cafe Homestead, which features freshly prepared food made with locally sourced ingredients.
Homestead Gristmill
Tour several restored eighteenth- and nineteenth-century timber-frame buildings in the craft village. At the 1760’s Gristmill you can watch the water-powered stones grind whole grains. Taste samples of cornbread, gingerbread, muffins, cookies and more at the mill store, all made with freshly ground, whole-grain flour.
Free Sustainability Seminars
Allow time to stroll through the grounds and gardens including the campus of Ploughshare Institute for Sustainable Culture. During the Open House, Ploughshare will offer a variety of free seminars throughout the day on up-to-date topics regarding sustainable living.
The 2011 Seminar Schedule included:
- 10:00 am - Sustainable Gardening – An introduction to producing your own healthy food in your backyard or farm, using natural, sustainable methods
- 11:00 am - Backyard Chickens and Other Poultry – An introduction to raising your own chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys and as an integral part of a healthy homestead
- 1:00 Pm - Beekeeping – A seminar on keeping bees as a source of honey and for pollination, an essential part of a sustainable homestead
Please check back in 2012 for updated information
Information & Location
Open House Hours: 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. Admission and parking are free. For more information contact Homestead Heritage at Brazos de Dios at 254-754-9600
Brazos de Dios is located 5 miles north of Waco. Take I-35 to Elm Mott Exit 343; go west on FM 308 for 3 miles, then north on FM 933 for 1 1/2 miles. Turn west onto Halbert Lane and proceed a half mile straight ahead to the entrance.
Hosted at the Homestead Heritage Traditional Craft Village at Brazos de Dios
608 Dry Creek Rd. • Waco, Texas 76705 • 254.754.9600
Our Traditional Craft Village is open year-round, Monday through Saturday, 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. For more information visit HomesteadHeritage.com
No admission fee
For further information, call 254/754−9600.