626 Ball St., (817) 410-3185. Daily 9am-5pm.
Thomas Jefferson Nash purchased 110 acres of farmland in Grapevine in 1859. His family raised an assortment of livestock and crops here. Today, 5.2 acres of the original Nash Farm--including the farmhouse built by Thomas, the barn, and the family cemetery--remain. The house retains much of its original structure, but was restored in 2008. The Grapevine Heritage Foundation’s mission for Nash Farm is to preserve, protect, and visually reflect the significance of Grapevine’s farming and agricultural heritage so that future generations may appreciate and experience a way of life lived by settlers of the Grape Vine Prairie. Nash Farm schedules many special events (think Ice Cream Social, Kite Making, or an 1860s Baseball Game) and interpretive programs, as well as educational tours. Every event here is a living history experience, with workers dressed for the era. And crafts are done with authentic era tools. “You’ll never see plastic,” say tour guide Cody Jolliff.
By all means sign up for the package that includes a farm-to-fork farmhand breakfast of biscuits with homemade butter and jams, salt pork (fried ham), hard-boiled eggs fresh from the farm’s henhouse, pickled vegetables, trappers fruit, and a variety of beverages (each guest gets to take home their logo Nash Farm coffee cup as a souvenir). I had to good fortune to experience this delicious breakfast in the dining room and kitchen that were built separate from the house to keep down the heat from the wood-burning stove, and part of the deal was assisting with the morning farm chores, including feeding and collecting eggs from the heritage breed chickens, turkeys, and Gulf Coast Sheep as well as picking ripe little peaches right from the tree. This early morning exercise helped me and my compatriots work up a good appetite.
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| exterior of farmhouse at Nash Farm in Grapevine, Texas |
Thomas Jefferson Nash purchased 110 acres of farmland in Grapevine in 1859. His family raised an assortment of livestock and crops here. Today, 5.2 acres of the original Nash Farm--including the farmhouse built by Thomas, the barn, and the family cemetery--remain. The house retains much of its original structure, but was restored in 2008. The Grapevine Heritage Foundation’s mission for Nash Farm is to preserve, protect, and visually reflect the significance of Grapevine’s farming and agricultural heritage so that future generations may appreciate and experience a way of life lived by settlers of the Grape Vine Prairie. Nash Farm schedules many special events (think Ice Cream Social, Kite Making, or an 1860s Baseball Game) and interpretive programs, as well as educational tours. Every event here is a living history experience, with workers dressed for the era. And crafts are done with authentic era tools. “You’ll never see plastic,” say tour guide Cody Jolliff.
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| upstairs bedroom in farmhouse at Nash Farm in Grapevine, Texas |
By all means sign up for the package that includes a farm-to-fork farmhand breakfast of biscuits with homemade butter and jams, salt pork (fried ham), hard-boiled eggs fresh from the farm’s henhouse, pickled vegetables, trappers fruit, and a variety of beverages (each guest gets to take home their logo Nash Farm coffee cup as a souvenir). I had to good fortune to experience this delicious breakfast in the dining room and kitchen that were built separate from the house to keep down the heat from the wood-burning stove, and part of the deal was assisting with the morning farm chores, including feeding and collecting eggs from the heritage breed chickens, turkeys, and Gulf Coast Sheep as well as picking ripe little peaches right from the tree. This early morning exercise helped me and my compatriots work up a good appetite.
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| Gulf Coast Sheep at Nash Farm in Grapevine, Texas |
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| eggs ready for collecting from nest at Nash Farm in Grapevine, Texas |
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| ripe peaches in a basket at Nash Farm in Grapevine, Texas |
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| breakfast table at Nash Farm in Grapevine, Texas |
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| pouring coffee at Nash Farm in Grapevine, Texas |
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| breakfast plate at Nash Farm in Grapevine, Texas |
Great ideas for travel adventures in the U.S.
images and videos ©2018 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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