On the Lyndon B Johnson Ranch historic park site is an operational homestead - the
Sauer-Beckmann Farm. If you are ever in the need for something fun and interactive and educational, this is IT. We could have stayed there much longer and learned so much, from early 1900's farming to canning, to cooking and gardening, life at the turn of the 20th century. The park rangers and assistants are all in period-dress and in character. It was interesting to talk to them and see how the farm works.
These turkeys made quite an impression on the boys...and I was thinking dinner!
This is their garden for the year - I can't even begin to tell you what all they're growing, but it is a great garden (much better than mine). Those planks of wood in the background are providing shade and shelter from the wind for the small plantings...they will be taken down in a few weeks. I wish I had snapped a picture of all the canning they do - I was really impressed!
Here's a shot of the entire operation - barn, house, a "laundry room" of sorts, another area where they store their food. In the back was the chicken house and a smokehouse.
The boys loved the chicken house - real chickens and eggs! I found it interesting that nothing is wasted here. After cracking the eggs, the shells are then toasted and crushed into a fine grain. They are then re-fed to the chickens as a source of calcium. Nothing goes to waste!
These turkeys made quite an impression on the boys...and I was thinking dinner!
This is their garden for the year - I can't even begin to tell you what all they're growing, but it is a great garden (much better than mine). Those planks of wood in the background are providing shade and shelter from the wind for the small plantings...they will be taken down in a few weeks. I wish I had snapped a picture of all the canning they do - I was really impressed!
Here's a shot of the entire operation - barn, house, a "laundry room" of sorts, another area where they store their food. In the back was the chicken house and a smokehouse.
The boys loved the chicken house - real chickens and eggs! I found it interesting that nothing is wasted here. After cracking the eggs, the shells are then toasted and crushed into a fine grain. They are then re-fed to the chickens as a source of calcium. Nothing goes to waste!
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