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Heritage Farm and the School of Homesteading are located
within the Homestead Heritage community at Brazos de Dios. We have 510
acres of mixed woodland and arable farmland cultivated by traditional
sustainable farming and gardening methods. Four of those acres are designated
as Heritage Farm—A Working Homestead. This model homestead
is a teaching and research facility where we offer workshops and seminars
to those wanting to learn homesteading skills. The homestead contains
a log cabin, a barn, a greenhouse, a family vegetable and herb garden,
an orchard, a vineyard and berry patch, animal pens and corrals, pastures
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larger field that we farm with draft animals.
Heritage Farm provides a context for hands-on, interactive learning on a
working farm.
Adjacent to Heritage Farm is the Homestead Heritage Traditional
Crafts Village. This includes a blacksmith shop, pottery shop,
woodworking shop, retail gift and craft store, deli, bakery and
gristmill. Here our craftsmen and apprentices work daily in the
traditional crafts that support our agrarian lifestyle. These craftsmen
serve as the instructors and the shops as the classrooms for teaching
the crafts and skills offered through the School of Homesteading. |
