Homestead Heritage, Waco, Texas

Here is a link to photos I have taken at Homestead Heritage near Waco, Texas. The addition to the cafe is new, when I was here in August it was still under construction.The construction was all done with cedar from trees that the men in this community cut from cedar trees on nearby properties. I found out that many of the days that trees were cut were rainy days. However, the men persisted making sure to get the wood cut so that the restaurant addition could be completed. Besides adding a new room to the restaurant, they remodeled the original section and kitchen so that it’s more efficient. One of the other changes was to open up the kitchen and serving area. The restaurant has an entirely different feel and it’s a wonderful dining experience, not to mention the absolutely delicious healthy food, sandwiches on fresh baked bread, and homemade desserts and ice cream.

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In one of the photos you will see a large tree, it’s a papaya tree with fruit and flowers. I saw this tree in August but wasn’t able to find out what kind it was until this visit. This bird is a roadrunner, and the yellow and orange flowers are called the Pride of Barbados.

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I am here visiting friends I have in this wonderful community Homestead Heritage. There are several stories and photo albums posted on my website for my previous visits. As during my previous visits here I really enjoy the time with my friends, and also making new friends, and getting to know families I have known better as we spend time together. I was also able to volunteer and help out at the Gristmill, Fiber Craft Shop, and Cheese Shop and also at the house where I stayed. We had pretty good weather most of the time during my stay, but there were a few days where we had record breaking rains.

The Pottery Shop is building a new wood burning kiln. They are using special bricks that are lightweight, one of the materials in these special bricks is sawdust and the other material is some type of ingredient that bonds with the sawdust to make it sturdy, hard, durable, and great for firing pottery.

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I brought some fresh ground flour home to bake with, there is such a big difference in the taste and texture of cookies, pancakes, cakes, and everything else I make with the flour vs using the flour I buy at the grocery store at home. I went to a whole food store near where I live and the whole wheat pastry flour they sell looks like regular unbleached flour, there is no bran or other parts of the wheat in it like what they mill at the Gristmill in Waco. I can really tell a difference in texture and taste. On my next visit to Texas I will go through Waco to see my friends and buy more flour. Here are a few pictures of the flour coming out of the mill where it’s being ground. There are more pictures and videos in previous stories and photo albums from my visit to Homestead Heritage.

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1 Response to Homestead Heritage, Waco, Texas

  1. maggie bossett says:

    What an especially beautiful place! Magnificent pottery, baskets and rocking chairs!!! I love my rockers – all 8 of them! There can never be too many! I am looking forward to the stories that go along with this serene organic lifestyle. Sigh.

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