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Ok, I promised a post regarding our Thanksgiving weekend trip, so here it is! I'll start with trying to explain the place which we visited (not an easy task). :P First of all, it is called Homestead Heritage. Basically, it is a large group of believers (around 800 people) that live as a community and "live off of the land", so to speak. Actually, they live in a manner similar to that of the Amish, I suppose; however, they do not believe that modern appliances and technologies are wrong (in fact, I believe that most of them have modern ovens, stoves, etc.), they just choose to live a "homesteading" life. They grow and mill their own wheat, forge tools, make rope, raise cattle, grow and cook much of their own food, make soap, furniture, pottery, clothing, etc., and sell to each other (and outsiders) so that everyone doesn't have to be skilled in everything. In addition, they have a wonderful music ministry. Their choirs and orchestras are phenomenal! For the special Thanksgiving fair that we went to, they have a large tent set up where they perform several times during the weekend. The other special activities during the fair ranged from special soap-making, pottery, furniture making, and wood-working classes to blacksmithing, rope-making, plowing (with horses), apple-cider making, harnessing, and sheep dog demonstrations. They also had hayrides, as well as a petting zoo area for children (or adults ;) ). And I haven't even mentioned the delicious food that they serve! All whole wheat and "home-grown" (or "home-raised", for the meat :P), too!
Well, I think that I have done about the best that I can in describing the community without going into too much detail. ;) (You can visit their website here; also see this page on their site) Anyway, here are the pictures!