Homestead Heritage is an agrarian and craft based intentional Christian community located in Waco, Texas (about 100 miles north of Austin). For over 25 years they’ve hosted a
craft fair the weekend of Thanksgiving. In addition to selling wares the community residents lead a plethora of crafting, gardening, building and animal husbandry demonstrations and lectures.
We learned about sheepdogs and sheep herding, making herb-infused skin & lip balms, relief wood carving, throwing and firing Raku pottery, barn raising, lacto-fermentation, soil restoration, composting and soap making. It was busy day.
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| Sheep herding demonstration. This dog is corralling the sheep in the pen. |
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| Wood relief carving of a pumpkin. |
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| Turning pottery on a wheel. |
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| Raku pottery fired with horse hair. |
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| Barn raising demonstration |
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| Raising the first section of the barn. |
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| Jean and a calf! |
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| Making cold-process soap |
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Seems a lot like Wales. Even got rain!
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