Billings Farm

Woodstock VT Film Series: Common Ground
2025-02-02 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Common Ground
2023. Directed by Rebecca Harrell Tickell & Josh Tickell. 105 minutes. Rated PG.
Showings take place at 3:00PM in the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater. Tickets are $15 person/$12 Billings Farm member.
Sunday’s screening will be followed by a conversation with local farmers about regenerative practices in the Upper Valley and how we can support their efforts. Participants include: Mari Omland from Green Mountain Girls Farm in Northfield, VT, India Noffke from Sunrise Farm in White River Junction, VT, Heather Surprenant from Kiss the Cow Farm in Barnard, VT, and Rosa Donaldson, Assistant Farm Manager at Billings Farm & Museum.
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This rousing and uplifting documentary chronicles the struggles and triumphs of a politically and culturally diverse group of farmers, ranchers, scientists, and advocates who all share one thing in common: their belief in the practice of ecological farming to restore the soil. By using a fusion of ancient wisdom and modern technology, the farmers and ranchers in this movement make more money and grow more nutrient-dense food than their “conventional” farming counterparts. These “regenerative pioneers” argue that to save humanity from multiple imminent calamities, we must first save our soil.
Directed by eco-filmmaking duo, Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell, (Fuel, The Big Fix, Kiss the Ground), the film also features some of Hollywood’s most climate conscious stars, including Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, and Donald Glover.

Common Ground, is that rare documentary that actually proposes solutions…practical solutions.” –Film Threat

Barn Quilt Exhibition
2025-02-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-18 10:00 - 16:00
Billings Farm & Museum is bringing the rural artistry of barn quilts to our scenic site from April 4 – December 1. Barn quilting recreates the concept of quilt squares on durable mediums such as plywood. These squares, starting at 4 feet by 4 feet and up, feature striking colors and simple geometric designs.
Collaborating with Vermont artists as well as artisans from the Chelsea Barn Quilt Project and Barn Quilts of Northern Vermont who have been working to highlight barn quilting in Vermont, each space will host a uniquely crafted piece inspired by nature, math, agriculture, and the history of the Billings Farm site. Guests can wander through the picturesque farm and take in the boldly painted patterns that will adorn historic barns and buildings.
This exhibition is included with admission.

Today's Schedule
2025-02-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-02-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-20 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-18 10:00 - 16:00

Woodstock VT Film Series: Common Ground
2025-02-01 15:00 - 17:00
Common Ground
2023. Directed by Rebecca Harrell Tickell & Josh Tickell. 105 minutes. Rated PG.
Showings take place at 3:00PM in the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater. Tickets are $15 person/$12 Billings Farm member.
Purchase Tickets
This rousing and uplifting documentary chronicles the struggles and triumphs of a politically and culturally diverse group of farmers, ranchers, scientists, and advocates who all share one thing in common: their belief in the practice of ecological farming to restore the soil. By using a fusion of ancient wisdom and modern technology, the farmers and ranchers in this movement make more money and grow more nutrient-dense food than their “conventional” farming counterparts. These “regenerative pioneers” argue that to save humanity from multiple imminent calamities, we must first save our soil.
Directed by eco-filmmaking duo, Josh Tickell and Rebecca Tickell, (Fuel, The Big Fix, Kiss the Ground), the film also features some of Hollywood’s most climate conscious stars, including Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, and Donald Glover.

Common Ground, is that rare documentary that actually proposes solutions…practical solutions.” –Film Threat

Closed
2025-01-31 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-30 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-28 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-27 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-23 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-01-22 10:00 - 16:00 and 3 more dates

Woodstock VT Film Series: The Eternal Memory
2025-01-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-01-18 15:00 - 17:00
The Eternal Memory
2023. Directed by Maite Alberdi. 85 minutes. Not rated.
Academy Award Nominee, Best Documentary Feature.
In Spanish with subtitles
Showings take place at 3:00PM in the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater. Tickets are $15 person/$12 Billings Farm member.
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The Eternal Memory tells a profound and moving love story that balances vibrant individual and collective remembrance with the longevity of an unbreakable human bond.
Augusto and Paulina have been together and in love for 25 years. Eight years ago, their lives were forever changed by Augusto’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As one of Chile’s most prominent cultural commentators and television presenters, Augusto is no stranger to building an archive of memory. Now he turns that archive of work to his own life. With the support of his beloved Paulina, a renowned actress and former Chilean Minister of Culture, Augusto strives to hold on to his identity. Paulina uses her ceaselessly inventive manner to care for and engage with her husband.
Day by day, the couple faces this challenge head-on, relying on the tender affection and sense of humor shared between them that remains, remarkably, fully intact.

What rings truest and richest about The Eternal Memory, as exquisitely humane a film as you’re likely to see all year, [i]s what abiding love and stewardship look like in the moment.” –Los Angeles Times

Torchlight Snowshoe
2025-01-17 16:30 - 18:30
Torchlight Snowshoe
Friday. January 17 & Friday. February 14
4:30-6:30PM
~ Snowshoe, ski or walk the Billings Farm trail by torchlight as evening begins
~ Meet National Park Rangers from the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park and Billings Farm & Museum staff, and learn about local wildlife, the history of the land, and the people who lived here.
~ Gather around the fire pit and warm up with complimentary s’mores and hot drinks

Pricing
Adults: $12
Children: $7 (15 and under)
2 and Under Free
Member Adults: $5
Member Children (15 and under) Free
Tickets may be reserved in advance. Walk-ins will be welcome.
Not yet a member? Purchase your membership online or at the Ticket Desk.
Don’t have snowshoes? A limited number of adult and child-sized snowshoes will also be available to borrow, but to guarantee you have the equipment you need, we recommend renting snowshoes at the Woodstock Inn & Resort’s Nordic Center in Woodstock. The Nordic Center closes at 4PM.
Bring a light! We highly recommend a headlamp or a flashlight to find your way between torches on the trail.
Contact info@billingsfarm.org with questions.
