SPECIAL EVENTS

Washington-on-the-Brazos presents A Day in the Garden at Barrington Living History Farm. Spend a day in the garden at Barrington Living History Farm Saturday and Sunday, May 28-29.

Harvest rye the old-fashioned way and learn how heirloom varieties of vegetables are grown, just as they did back in the 1850s. Try your hand at making crafts to take home. Then take a break on the dog run porch and learn about the foods pioneers grew to feed their families. See the final process of fabric production at Barrington Farm, where they have planted, watered, weeded, picked, spun and woven cotton into fabric and will be dying it different colors. The plants and animals used are all natural and were common dyes in 1850, and some are still used today in fabric and food dyes.

This hands-on, dig-in-the-dirt weekend takes place at Barrington Living History Farm, home of Dr. Anson Jones, last president of the Republic of Texas. The farm is located at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, off Highway 105 on FM 1155 between Navasota and Brenham.

Brenham/Washington County is located halfway between Houston and Austin. Home of Blue Bell ice cream, Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site - "The Birthplace of Texas," more than 40 bed and breakfast inns, wineries, Brenham's Main Street District and more.