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A Working Homestead

Heritage Farm Area

Allow plenty of time to see agricultural exhibits that show various aspects of homestead living at Heritage Farm, our four-acre working homestead.

Heritage Farm—A Working Homestead

Amidst our animal pens, pastures, raised garden beds, horse-farmed field, vineyard, berry patch and orchard you’ll find dozens of displays and demonstrations. Don’t miss the horse farming and sheepdog demonstrations, two of our most popular attractions at the Fair.

Pastures, Fields and Animal Pens

See horse harnessing, horse-farming demonstrations, a horse-drawn farm implement display, sheep shearing, farm animal and poultry pens, milking demonstrations, sheepdog demonstrations and more. The demonstration schedule lists times for each day.

Organic Vegetable Garden

Our vegetable garden contains 40 double-dug raised beds which are an actual family garden in the fall phase. Learn about companion planting, composting, cover crops, winter vegetables and cold frames.

Rainwater Catchment System

See how we catch and store rainwater to water our raised-bed vegetable garden. The catchment system includes cisterns, a water tower, a windmill and a drip irrigation system.

Cider Pressing

Watch as we press fresh apples into apple cider with a hand-operated press.

Log Cabin—Center for Essential Education

Inside of our restored 1830’s log cabin, Brazos Valley Cheese presents a wide variety of specialty cheese including smoked gouda, smoked mozzarella, marinated feta, marinated mozzarella, roasted garlic montasio, blueberry havarti, Mediterranean cheddar and pesto jack .

Red Barn Seminar Room*—Audiovisual Presentation

Come inside this restored timber-frame home for the 15-minute video “A Glimpse of Brazos de Dios” shown continuously throughout the Fair.

Homestead Farm & Garden Center and General Store*

Our Farm & Garden Center houses seeds, supplements and tools for homesteading, gardening and landscaping, as well as feed and supplies for small livestock and poultry raising. Our Garden Center is open year-round.

Food Booths & Kiosks

Kettle Corn

Hot kettle corn made fresh while you wait

Apple Cider Donuts

Fresh, hot donuts made from whole wheat flour ground here at Brazos de Dios at Homestead Gristmill

* These buildings are restored historic buildings, which

were originally built during the 1700's and 1800's. They

are part of our historic buildings walking tour.