Grapevine’s Nash Farm announces the second year of the First Fridays at the Farm series. Starting in Feb. and taking place through Dec., the 2014 series features family-friendly educational experiences designed to teach life skills that were important to a Texas farm in the 19th century.

Daily life in Texas during the late 1800s required knowledge of a number of skills, methods and even recipes that will be demonstrated during the monthly sessions. Participants work alongside the Nash Farmhands to learn these life skills. Each month features a different theme, and a participation fee of $3 per person is required. All sessions are scheduled for 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. The session schedule for 2014 is:

• Historic Foodways, Feb. 7 – Experience the way farmers grew, harvested, cooked and preserved food;

• Urban Homesteading, March 7 – Learn about urban homesteading techniques that can be incorporated into today’s modern lifestyle;

• Spinning and Weaving, April 4 – Turn fibers into fabric to use for a variety of farm life needs;

• Farm Fun, May 2 – Play with old-fashioned toys and games and experience the fun times on the farm;

• Crop Production, June 6 – See how crops were vital to the financial success of the farm and see what grows at Nash Farm today;

• Keeping Cool, July 3 – Keep cool like the settlers on the Grape Vine Prairie;

• Cotton, Aug. 1 - Discover how cotton was one of the most important crops on the farm and truly helped to build North Texas;

• Craftsmanship, Sept. 4 - Develop your skills at the crafts and trades that were found on the Grape Vine Prairie;

• Campfire Cooking, Oct. 3 – Taste the flavors of the farm and learn how you can incorporate into your next camping trip or backyard activity:

• Crochet, Knit and Sew, Nov. 7 – Create domestic art projects that at one time would have become treasured family heirlooms and

• Christmas Fun, Dec. 5 – Celebrate the season and holiday traditions of life on the farm.

To register or for more information about the First Friday at the Farm series, click here. For additional information about Grapevine, please call the Grapevine Convention & Visitors Bureau at 817-410-3185 or click here.

Information courtesy of Leigh Lyons