Billings Farm

Every Little Thing
2026-03-14 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
2024. Directed by Sally Aitken. 93 minutes. Not rated.
Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater
$15 person/$12 Billings Farm Member
Purchase Tickets – Saturday, March 14
Purchase Tickets – Sunday, March 15
Every Little Thing follows author and wildlife rehabilitator Terry Masear on her heartfelt mission to save every injured hummingbird in Los Angeles. Amidst the city’s chaos, Terry tends to her fragile, feathered patients with extraordinary care.
Through slow-motion imagery and tender storytelling, director Sally Aitken invites us into the delicate world of birds, celebrating their tiny victories and lamenting their tragedies. As Terry nurtures each one back to flight, her compassion and empathy serve as a reminder that grace can be found in the smallest of acts and the tiniest of creatures.

“Every Little Thing” comes to embody the fragile yet uncontainable mystery of all life.” – New York Magazine

Maple Open House Weekend
2026-03-21 10:00 - 16:00
Explore Vermont’s rich maple history, learn all about maple syrup traditions in Vermont, and enjoy the beautiful farmstead as winter begins its slow turn to spring. Stroll the snow-covered farm, see sap flowing from tapped maple trees, and learn how maple syrup has been made and enjoyed for generations. Sugar on Snow demonstrations offer a delicious taste of this tradition, while maple tastings invite visitors to sample different grades of syrup and discover what makes each unique. Enjoy sleigh rides each day from 11:00AM – 3:00PM.

Natchez
2026-03-21 15:00 - 16:30
2025. Directed by Suzannah Herbert. 86 minutes. Not rated.
Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater
$15 person/$12 Billings Farm Member
Saturday’s screening includes a discussion with director Suzannah Herbert.
Purchase Tickets – Saturday, March 21
Purchase Tickets – Sunday, March 22
Natchez captures an unsettling clash between history and memory in a small Mississippi town. This film is a layered mosaic of people contending with the weight of the past in a place where the past is always present.
Equal parts amusing and disturbing, we journey through an antebellum tourist destination at a crossroads as it grapples with a deeply troubled history that is so thoroughly ingrained in its present, we’re left to wonder if it’s actually past at all.

“One of the Great Documentaries of the 21st Century – and the 19th Century as well. Glory lies not in the past but the struggle to appropriately reckon with it in this stylish and sophisticated look at the Old South.” – A Moveable Feast

Closed
2026-04-05

Season Kickoff 2026
2026-04-10 10:00 - 16:00
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Today's Schedule
2026-04-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-11 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-04-25 10:00 - 17:00

Sheep & Goat Shearing
2026-04-18 11:00 - 13:00

Baby Farm Animal Celebration
2026-04-25 10:00 - 17:00

Billings After Hours Mixology Workshop
2026-05-07 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-07-16 17:30 - 19:00
For Ages 21+
Pricing: $120/person or $225/couple
Member Pricing: $110/person or $215/couple
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Special Screening of Hopeville: How to Win the Reading Wars
2026-05-09 16:00 - 18:30
Presented by the Upper Valley Educators Institute (UVEI) at Billings Farm & Museum’s Visitor Center Theater

Research in neuroscience and cognitive science shows that with effective instruction, up to 95 percent of students can learn to read. This screening of Hopeville: How to Win the Reading War and the discussion following the film highlight both the urgency of the literacy crisis and the hope offered by research-based solutions. The documentary follows filmmaker Harvey Hubbell V as he spends a year with a class of first graders learning to read. As the students prepare for a pivotal year-end assessment, the film explores the roots of America’s literacy challenges and examines why proven, research-based reading instruction remains out of reach for many classrooms.
A post-film panel will feature national and local leaders, educators and students, including Dr. Louisa Moats, Dr. Julie Burtscher Brown, Dr. Liz Cannon, Maze Laverty, Tesha Buss and Asa Dorfman, moderated by Lynne Howard. Panelists will explore why only one-third of U.S. students read proficiently by fourth grade and why many experts consider illiteracy one of the most solvable challenges facing the nation today.
Tickets are available by donation, (suggested $25), with all proceeds supporting the regional literacy convening and educational scholarships at Billings Farm & Museum and can be purchased here.

UVEI partners with school communities to engage, inspire and challenge educators, developing their ability to make classrooms and schools places where all people belong and thrive. www.uvei.org

Member Family Picnic
2026-05-14 16:30 - 18:30
With rain in the forecast for May 14, this year’s Member Family Picnic has been cancelled. It should be good growing weather for gardens, so save the date for the Member Garden Party on August 28!
Hope to see you here again soon!

Our Working Lands: Photography by Caleb Kenna
2026-05-24 10:00 - 17:00

Family Sheep and Wool Celebration
2026-05-30 10:00 - 17:00

How to Feed the Planet
2026-06-10 19:00 - 21:00

Billings After Hours Charcuterie Workshop
2026-06-11 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-09-10 17:30 - 19:00
For Ages 21+
Pricing: $85/person or $150/couple
Member Pricing: $80/person or $140/couple
*Please note that the pricing differs for the two workshops.

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Open
2026-06-15 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-08 10:00 - 17:00

5K Milk Run
2026-06-27 08:00 - 10:00

A Vermont Quilt Sampler
2026-06-27 10:00 - 17:00

Dairy Celebration
2026-06-27 10:00 - 17:00

4th on the Farm
2026-07-04 10:00 - 17:00

Moos & Brews
2026-07-24 17:30 - 20:00

Antique Tractor Day
2026-08-02 10:00 - 17:00

Garden Day
2026-08-22 10:00 - 17:00

Member Garden Party
2026-08-27 17:30 - 19:30
