Homestead Fair

Demonstration Schedule

Friday & Saturday

Fair Hours—9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.

  1. 9:00 AMHarnessing Draft Horses Hayride Area
  2. 9:00-2:00Cheese Making Brazos Valley Cheese
  3. 10:00Traditional Soap Making Soap & Candle Booth
  4.  Boot Making Demonstration Pavilion
  5.  Broom Making Craft Pavilion
  6. 10:20Sheep Shearing Farm Animal area
  7.  Beekeeping Orchard area
  8. 10:40Horse Farming Heritage Farm field
  9. 11:00Barn Raising Gristmill area
  10.  Woodworking with Hand Tools Demonstration Pavilion
  11.  Farrier (Horse Hoof Care) Blacksmith shop
  12.  Cream Separating Brazos Valley Cheese
  13.  Pasta Making Pasta booth
  14. 11:40 Sheepdog (Herding Sheep) Heritage Farm pasture
  15. 11:50 Fiber Crafts - Flax Demonstration Pavilion
  16. 12:00 Noon Boat Building Brazos Boats
  17.  Candle Making Soap & Candle Booth
  18.  Horse Training Heritage Farm Field
  19. 12:30 PMPottery Demonstration Pavilion
  20. 12:40 PMMetal Casting Blacksmith shop
  21.  Mini Barn Raising for Kids Gristmill Area
  22.  Rope Making Model Homestead
  23. 1:00Horse Farming Heritage Farm field
  24.   From Tree to Chair Demonstration Pavilion
  25.   Soap Carving Soap & Candle Booth
  26. 1:30 Barn Raising Gristmill area
  27.  Pasta Making Pasta Booth
  28. 2:00Sheepdog (Herding Sheep) Heritage Farm Pasture
  29.   Combing & Spinning Wool Demonstration Pavilion
  30.   Basket Making Craft Pavilion
  31.   Homeade Lye Soap & Candle Booth
  32. 2:30Afternoon Music Music tent
  33.  Sheep Shearing Farm Animal area
  34.  Boat Building Brazos Boats
  35. 3:00 Blacksmithing Demonstration Pavilion
  36.  Soapmaking - Skin Balm Soap & Candle Booth
  37. 4:00 Goat's Milk Soapmaking Soap & Candle Booth
  38.  Horse Training Heritage Farm Field
  39.  Woodworking with Hand Tools Demonstration Pavilion
  40. 4:15 Pottery Demonstration Pavilion
  41. 4:30 Historic Buildings Tour Meet at the Poultry Corncrib
  42.  Rope Making Model Homestead
  43.  Pasta Making Pasta Making
  44. 4:40 Goat Milking Farm Animal area
  45.  Farrier (Shoeing Horses) Blacksmith shop
  46. 5:00 Pottery Demonstration Pavilion
  47. 5:20 Metal Casting Blacksmith shop
  48. 6:00 Cow Milking Farm Animal area
  49. 7:00 Evening Music Music tent

Sunday

Fair Hours—12:00 Noon to 5:00 PM

  1. 12:00 Candle Making Soap & Candle Booth
  2.  Blacksmithing Demonstration Pavilion
  3. 12:00-3:00  Cheesemaking
      Brazos Valley Cheese
  4. 12:30 PM Pottery Demonstration Pavilion
  5. 12:40 PM Metal Casting Blacksmith shop
  6.  Combing & Spinning Wool Fiber Crafts booth
  7.  Pottery Demonstration Pavilion
  8.  Beekeeping Orchard Area
  9.  Sheep Shearing Farm Animal area
  10. 1:00 Horse Farming Heritage Farm field
  11.  From Tree to Chair Demonstration Pavilion
  12.  Soap Carving Soap & Candle Booth
  13.  Cheese Making Brazos Valley Cheese
  14. 1:20Sheepdog (Herding Sheep) Heritage Farm Pasture
  15. 1:40Rope Making Model Homestead
  16.  Horse Training  Heritage Farm Field
  17. 2:00Homeade Lye Soap Making booth
  18. 2:30Afternoon Music Music tent
  19. 3:00Soap Making- Skin Balm Soap & Candle Booth
  20. 4:00Woodworking with Hand Tools Demonstration Pavilion
  21.  Cheese Making Brazos Valley Cheese
  22.  Soap Making — Goat's Milk Soap & Candle Booth
  23. 4:20Sheepdog (Herding Sheep) Heritage Farm pasture
  24. 4:40Goat Milking Farm Animal area

Seminar Schedule

Friday & Saturday


  1. 10:00 AMSmall-Scale Family FarmingRed Barn
  2.  Sustainable BuildingGreen Barn
  3.  The Art of Reading and WritingWriting Gallery
  4. 11:00 AMHuman Dimension of Sustainable CultureRed Barn
  5.  Simple Steps for Home Energy, Water and Comfort Green Barn
  6.  The Art of Reading and WritingWriting Gallery
  7.  Informational Product Seminar on Counter Top Water FiltersGeneral Store
  8. 11:30 AMInformational Product Seminar on Canners and DehydratorsGeneral Store
  9. 12:00 PMSustainable GardeningRed Barn
  10.  Renewable EnergyGreen Barn
  11.  The Art of Reading and WritingWriting Gallery
  12. 1:00 PMBeekeeping Red Barn
  13.  Homesteading & ChildrenGreen Barn
  14. 2:00 PMBackyard ChickensRed Barn
  15.  Bread MakingGreen Barn
  16. 3:00 PMGrass-fed Beef & MilkRed Barn
  17.  Food PreservationGreen Barn
  18. 4:00 PMTechnology, Values and the Effort to Develop a Sustainable Culture Red Barn
  19.  CheesemakingGreen Barn
  20.  The Art of Reading and WritingWriting Gallery
  21.  Informational Product Seminar on GrainmillsGeneral Store
  22. 5:00 PMCreative Writing Workshop Writing Gallery

Sunday

  1.  
  2. 12:00 PM Small-scale Family FarmingRed Barn
  3.  Sustainable BuildingGreen Barn
  4.  The Art of Reading and WritingWriting Gallery
  5.  Informational Product Seminar on Counter Top Water FiltersGeneral Store
  6. 1:00 PM Human Dimension of Sustainable CultureRed Barn
  7.  Simple Steps for Home Energy, Water and Comfort Green Barn
  8. 1:30 PM Informational Product Seminar on Canners and DehydratorsGeneral Store
  9. 4:00 PM Sustainable GardeningRed Barn
  10.  Renewable EnergyGreen Barn
  11.  Informational Product Seminar on GrainmillsGeneral Store