Schedule of Events | Homestead Fair 2019

Friday & Saturday
Fair Hours - 9:00am to 9:00pm

9:00 Harnessing Draft Horses 29

9:45 Cotton Preparation & Spinning 1

10:00 Forging an Ax – Team Striking 4

Goat Care 13

Spinning Cotton on a Tahkli 1

Sustainable Gardening & Soil Restoration 36b

Bread Making 3

Christian Community as Cultural Exodus — Seeking a Nurturing Habitat for Life 36a

Cheese Making — Yogurt 12

10:15 Spinning Cotton on a Charkha 1

10:20 Sheep Shearing 11

10:30 Goat Milking 13

Cotton Preparation and Spinning off the Point 1

10:40 Sheepdog — Herding Sheep 18

10:45 Cotton Spinning on a Traditional Wheel 1

11:00 Barn Raising 26

Relief Wood Carving 4

Changing Our Minds – The Impact of Digital Technology 36a

Spinning Wool on a Drop Spindle 1

Building a Child’s Character 36b

Broom Making 1

Sourdough Bread Making 3

11:15 Combing, Carding & Spinning 1

11:30 Mini Barn Raising for Kids 27

Farrier — Horse Hoof Care 35

12:00 Industrialism and the Question of Sustainability 36b

Throwing and Firing Raku Pottery 4

Seed Sustainability, Food Waste and Air to Water 3

Nonviolence: A Challenge to Today’s Christianity 36a

12:15 Horse Training – Colt Starting 18

12:40 Rope Making 25

1:00 Unplugging from the Matrix 36a

A Culture of Healing— Meeting the Challenges of Living Whole with Disability, and in the Care of Special-Needs Children or Adults, in the Context of Community 36b

Woodworking with Hand Tools 4

Pine Needle Basket Making 1

Horse Farming 15

Cheese Making Seminar — Mozzarella 3

1:30 Barn Raising 26

2:00 Sheepdog — Herding Sheep 18

Flax Preparation and Spinning 4

Beekeeping Seminar 36b

Basic Soap Making 3

Getting Started with Poultry 36a

2:20 Sheep Shearing 11

2:30 Afternoon Music 10

3:00 Greenhouse Aquaponics 3

The Challenge of Feeding Your Family – Part 1 (Friday) 36a

The Challenge of Feeding Your Family – Part 2 (Saturday) 36a

Metal Spinning a Large Copper Vessel 4

4:00 Rope Making 25

Building a Windsor Chair 4

Horse Training — Colt Starting 18

Goat Care 13

Questions & Answers on Christian Community 36b

Collecting and Storing Water for the Small Homestead 36a

Lacto-Fermentation 3

Keeping Your Laying Flock Productive 11

Cheese Making — Mozzarella 12

4:30 Historic Buildings Tour 19

Goat Milking 13

Essential Oil Distilling 27

4:40 Farrier — Shoeing Horses 35

5:00 Metal Spinning a Large Copper Vessel 4

Purifying Water Using Sustainable Methods 36a

How to Improve and Perpetuate Your Flock 3

Cow Milking 13

5:20 Sand Casting – Cast Iron 35

7:00 Evening Music 10

Sunday
Fair Hours - 10:00noon to 5:00pm