Harvest on the Homestead
October 5 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Come celebrate fall with us! Learn about the Carolina Piedmont’s agricultural heritage with activities people historically did during the harvest season. Each weekend in October will highlight one harvest-specific theme. This weekend we will be focusing on farm work.
Activities include:
• Blacksmithing
• Garden maintenance and building wattle fencing
• 19th century cooking
• Guided tour focusing on the life and work of the enslaved people who lived on the Bratton Plantation in the 18th and 19th centuries ( 2 p.m.)
Upcoming Weekends:
Oct. 12 – Apples
Oct. 19 – Cotton
Oct. 26 – Pumpkins & Spice
Harvest on the Homestead is included in Historic Brattonsville’s general admission for Saturdays in October.