Sorghum Pecan Brittle
17 batches of delicious Sorghum Pecan Brittle! Homestead Fair may very well be the only place you can get this delectable delight.
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Press Release: 27th Annual Homestead Fair
27th Annual Homestead Fair A Festival of Crafts, Activities, Music, Food & Family Fun Homestead Heritage and The Ploughshare Institute for Sustainable Culture will host the 27th annual Homestead Fair on Thanksgiving weekend, November 28-30 at Homestead Craft Village in central Texas. This 3-day exposition is a fun, educational festival with activities for the … Read more
Making Bread Sticks & French Loaves for the Fair
These young ladies are having an enjoyable time baking 1,200 breadsticks. Be sure to stop by the Soup booth at the Fair and pick up a few! 112 loaves of French bread, too!
Inside The Potter’s House
Here’s a brief glimpse of what’s going on inside the Potter’s House: We have student pottery on the rack about to head out to the kiln and student potter Ethan is helping to push clay through the handle maker for mugs! There’s lots happening in preparation for the fair in the Potter’s House this month, … Read more
A Symphony of Sound
Our Homestead community orchestra is practicing for the Fair: all the good old favorite compositions and a few new ones for this year as well. The orchestra is composed entirely of volunteers who practice hundreds of hours per year, for the love of the art – and the benefit of everyone who comes to listen … Read more
You’re Never Too Old To Help
During the preparations for the Fair there’s a place for everyone young and old. Here’s what some of our elderly ladies sent us describing their wonderful evening together helping prepare for the Fair. “YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD TO HELP!! Some “young” 🙂 ladies got together and put labels on grist mill bags for the fair. … Read more
Fabulous Handmade Waffle Cones – Halfway There
There’s nothing better than a fresh, handmade waffle cone filled with handmade ice cream! Here’s a preview of how all those wonderful cones are prepared for our guests. We’re halfway done making the 2,000 handcrafted waffle cones for the Fair. Each batch of waffle cone batter is made by hand, then carefully baked on a waffle … Read more
Try Woodworking at the Fair
One of our craftsmen is building a fancy box for the Fair this year. Our woodworkers have built many award winning pieces of furniture exhibiting fine craftsmanship and skills. You or your kids can try your hand at woodworking too: at our Fair, visit the Woodworking booth or the Make-Your-Own tent, and ask if you … Read more
First Pottery Firing for the Fair
Our Potters are loading the kiln at the Potter’s house today. This is the first kiln load of pottery made for the Fair this year, and we will be running the kiln through multiple firing non-stop from now until the Fair. If you’d like to see the kiln in action, stop by the craft village … Read more
Music Tent is Going Up
The guys from Aquilla & Priscilla Tentmakers arrived this morning to start putting the big music tent up! We’ll post more pictures once it’s up.
