PAUL SMITHS – The Adirondack Rural Skills and Homesteading Festival at the Paul Smith’s College VIC aims to show people how to live off the land, lead a more sustainable lifestyle and how to save money in the process.

This year’s celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, and will showcase historical traditions, as well as modern tools and techniques for safe and practical rural living with an Adirondack flair.

Workshops and demonstrations will appeal to a wide range of interests, including the following:

-Canning food

-Making cider

-Using renewable energy

-Small-scale farming

-Cordwood construction

-Primitive skills.

Exhibitions will include logging and farming with draft horses, sponsored by the Paul Smith’s College Draft Horse Club, and a demonstration of competitive lumberjack sports by the Paul Smith’s College Woodsmen’s Team. Franklin County Cornell Cooperative Extension is partnering with Paul Smith’s on this year’s festival.

For more information, call 518-327-6241 or visit paulsmiths.edu/homesteading-festival.

The VIC is located at 8023 state Route 30 in Paul Smiths.