The count down to the Gathering has begun! In just 4 short days, we will welcome fellow homesteaders to our homestead for a day of fun activities, learning, teaching and socializing. Some of the presenters and their presentations have been introduced in these two posts, Spring 2017 Presenters and More Presenters for the Spring Gathering!. We have, mowed, trimmed, cleaned, and readied the farm for you. In the next few days we do more cleaning, cooking and preparation to try to make sure the day runs smoothly for you. We do have a chance of rain between now and then, so you might want to wear your boots, as we do have a bit of mud around the place. 🙂 Don’t forget your lawn chairs, camera, notebooks and friends!

The planned schedule includes day long demonstrations of outdoor water bath canning fruit syrups, knife making/blacksmithing/knife sharpening, a working moonshine still, rag rug making, quilt top piecing, raising meal worms, carding and spinning wool, rope making, inoculating mushroom logs, and more!