Billings Farm

Today's Schedule
2024-09-01 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-02 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-03 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-06 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-13 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-09-14 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-01 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 4 more dates | Billings Farm and Museum, 69 Old River Rd, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Billings Backyard: Botanical Fiber Dyeing
2024-09-07 10:00 - 11:30
Price: $20/person, $15/Billings Farm member
Presenter: Rachel Kahn
For Ages: 16+
Harnessing the hues of a variety of plants, this hands-on workshop will explore ways to create vibrant, eco-friendly dyes. Using yarn spun from the wool of Billings Farm Southdown Sheep, participants will be guided through the botanical dyeing process, transforming raw skeins into beautifully dyed yarns. The class will include a discussion about growing, harvesting, and extracting color from plants including a Q&A session with the Billings Farm Lead Gardener. Each participant will leave the workshop with practical skills for home botanical dyeing projects and a colorful skein of yarn to use in their own fiber creations.
The session will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A. Materials will be provided.
Contact info@billingsfarm.org with questions.

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Math & Art: The Barn Quilts of Piermont Village School
2024-09-10 10:00 - 16:00
Since 2022, 6th and 7th grade math students at Piermont Village School have been creating barn quilts as part of their curriculum. The students choose from traditional geometric quilt patterns or create their own designs. Once they decide on a pattern, students use a grid to the create a small model to explore the pattern design and experiment with color choices. When the design is finalized, students practice math skills by scaling up their pattern to create the final design. The finished barn quilts are displayed on the outside of the school building until the students complete 8th grade and graduate from the school. Come see this beautiful display in our historic events barn.
This exhibition is included with admission.
Note: The exhibition will be closed to the public on Friday, September 27 for a private event.

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Pre-k Story Time
2024-09-11 09:30 - 11:00
Little Sunflower

by Suzanne Fossey
Have you ever wondered what happens to a seed when it is planted in the ground? Through this journey of growth and pollination, children can see the life cycle of a sunflower. Following the story, children will visit the Sunflower House, collect sunflower seeds to plant in next year’s home garden, and enjoy a snack.

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

TEDxHartlandHill: AWE
2024-09-14 09:00 - 17:00

Barn Quilt Painting Workshop
2024-09-21 08:00 - 16:00

Pre-k Story Time
2024-10-09 09:30 - 11:00
Amara’s Farm

by Janay Brown-Wood
Join Amara on her quest to find pumpkins for a tasty pumpkin dish to serve at a potluck. Children will visit the pumpkin patch and enjoy an exploration of gardening and healthy eating along the way. The session will include a pumpkin-themed craft and a chance to taste yummy pumpkin bread.

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Life and Death Tour
2024-10-25 17:00 - 19:00
Location: Meet at the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center
Price: $18/person; $16/Billings Farm member
Duration: 2 Hours
Purchase Tickets for Friday, Oct. 25
Purchase Tickets for Saturday, Oct. 26
Ticket price includes the tour only. Visitors who wish to visit Billings Farm & Museum will need to purchase admission.
Get into the Halloween spirit with a “Life & Death Tour” of Billings Farm’s 1890 Farm Manager’s House and the mansion at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Costumed tour guides will share tales of the people who lived and died on the Billings farm and estate, while exploring Victorian-era superstitions, views on death, and mourning traditions through artifacts and stories. This tour will provide a fascinating new perspective on these historic homes, beginning at Billings Farm & Museum and concluding at the National Park. Advance tickets are required.
Content Warning: This tour discusses themes of death and dying, murder, and child loss. It is intended for ages 13 and up.

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

A Family Halloween 2024
2024-10-27 10:00 - 17:00
Enjoy the slightly spooky and super sweet Family Halloween on Sunday, October 27, 10:00AM – 5:00PM. At this spooktacular Halloween on the farm, there will be fun for the whole family with hayrides, costume parades, and more! Children in costume receive free admission when accompanied by a ticketed adult. Note: Free admission for children in costume cannot be reserved online.
SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES
11:00AM – 3:00PM Tractor-drawn hayrides
11:30AM, 1:30PM, and 3:30PM Costume Parades
12:30PM and 2:30PM Halloween-themed Story Time
ALL-DAY ACTIVITIES
Sensory Scavenger Hunt Passports will be available for the Sensory Scavenger Hunt, offering an interactive experience that engages all the five senses. Daring guests will have a chance to see, touch, hear, smell, and taste as they explore what the Billings Farm education team has concocted. Hint: The theme is something big, round, and orange! Participants who collect stamps at each station will win a prize.
Pumpkin Bowling and Farm Ambassadors Young visitors can enjoy pumpkin bowling and a chance to meet the farm’s animals.
Halloween Crafts Children can get creative by making wearable Spider Necklaces and pumpkin cards to be donated to the Woodstock Terrace and Thompson Senior Center.
The fright is light as guests are invited to explore the not-too-scary decorated Farmstead Gardens.
Vote for the best carved pumpkin created by Billings Farm & Museum staff.
Sustainable Eats will be serving up delicious Food Truck fare from 10:00AM – 5:00PM and the Farmhouse Scoop Shop will feature the quintessential taste of fall, including hot and cold cider, hot chocolate, cider donuts, ice cream and more!
Members enjoy free admission to this event and all year long! Not yet a member? Join today! billingsfarm.org/join/
Purchase advance tickets online to expedite the check-in process. Note: Free admission for children in costume cannot be reserved online.

Volunteer opportunities available! Have fun, get benefits and be part of the action! Shifts available from 9:00AM – 1:00PM or 1:00PM – 5:00PM on both days! Contact volunteer@billingsfarm.org or call 802-457-2355.

Thanks to our generous 2024 Season Sponsor!

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Barn Quilt Exhibition
2024-11-02 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.

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Closed
2024-11-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2024-12-02 10:00 - 16:00

Woodstock VT Film Series: A Photographic Memory
2024-11-09 15:00 - 17:00
A Photographic Memory
2024. Rachel Elizabeth Seed. 87 minutes. Not rated.
Q&A with filmmaker Rachel Elizabeth Seed to follow Saturday screening.
Showings take place at 3:00PM in the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater. Tickets are $15 person/$12 Billings Farm member.
Purchase Tickets
Thirty years after her mother’s death, photographer Rachel Elizabeth Seed discovers her mother’s work—more than 50 hours of interviews with the greatest photographers of the 20th century, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, W. Eugene Smith, Roman Vishniac, Cornell Capa, and Bruce Davidson.
Sheila Turner-Seed, a daring, world-traveling journalist ahead of her time, died suddenly when Rachel was just 18 months old. When Rachel threads in the audio reels and presses play, she hears her mother’s voice for the first time since she was a baby.
Moved to uncover more of what she left behind, Rachel sets out to revisit her mom’s subjects, family, and friends, revisiting the photographers she interviewed decades before. As new truths emerge, Rachel builds an unlikely relationship with her mother through the audio recordings, photographs, and films her mother made during her brief life, crafting a powerful, imagined conversation through the cinematic medium.
Along this path, Rachel explores the question of whether it is possible to get to know someone through the things they leave behind.

…an intimate film, replete with memories of a woman who was an intrepid journalist, capable documentary photographer and fine essayist.” – POV Magazine

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Woodstock VT Film Series: A Photographic Memory
2024-11-10 15:00 - 17:00
A Photographic Memory
2024. Rachel Elizabeth Seed. 87 minutes. Not rated.
Showings take place at 3:00PM in the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater. Tickets are $15 person/$12 Billings Farm member.
Purchase Tickets
Thirty years after her mother’s death, photographer Rachel Elizabeth Seed discovers her mother’s work—more than 50 hours of interviews with the greatest photographers of the 20th century, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, W. Eugene Smith, Roman Vishniac, Cornell Capa, and Bruce Davidson.
Sheila Turner-Seed, a daring, world-traveling journalist ahead of her time, died suddenly when Rachel was just 18 months old. When Rachel threads in the audio reels and presses play, she hears her mother’s voice for the first time since she was a baby.
Moved to uncover more of what she left behind, Rachel sets out to revisit her mom’s subjects, family, and friends, revisiting the photographers she interviewed decades before. As new truths emerge, Rachel builds an unlikely relationship with her mother through the audio recordings, photographs, and films her mother made during her brief life, crafting a powerful, imagined conversation through the cinematic medium.
Along this path, Rachel explores the question of whether it is possible to get to know someone through the things they leave behind.

…an intimate film, replete with memories of a woman who was an intrepid journalist, capable documentary photographer and fine essayist.” – POV Magazine

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Pre-k Story Time
2024-11-13 09:30 - 11:00
Tractor Mac Arrives at the Farm

by Billy Steers
Sibley the horse lives on Stony Meadow Farm and is a hard worker year-round. Then Tractor Mac arrives at the farm, and suddenly, everything that Sibley used to do, Tractor Mac does, too. In this tale, Sibley and Tractor Mac learn about cooperation, teamwork, and helping each other out. Following the story, children will have a chance to meet a draft horse, climb on a tractor, and enjoy a snack.

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Billings Backyard: Savory Squash Soup
2024-11-16 10:00 - 11:30
Price: $15/person, $10/Billings Farm member
Presenters: Chef Matthew McClure of the Woodstock Inn & Resort
For Ages: 16+
Enjoy the home-cooked comfort of a savory soup and delve into the diverse world of squash and pumpkins. This workshop will explore how to pair a pumpkin or select a squash to enhance specific recipes, uncovering which varieties shine in soups, roasts or even pies. Participants will discover tools, tricks, and tips to elevate their culinary creations. There will be a live cooking demonstration to craft the perfect squash soup with a chance to sample the delicious results. Participants will take home recipes and a curated selection of cookbook resources to start their savory squash soup adventures at home.
The session will be followed by a 30-minute Q&A.
Contact info@billingsfarm.org with questions.

This Workshop is Sold Out

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

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About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Woodstock VT Film Series: Lost Nation
2024-11-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-24 15:00 - 17:00
Lost Nation
2024. Directed by Jay Craven. 107 minutes. Not rated.
Q&A with filmmaker Jay Craven to follow both screenings.
Showings take place at 3:00PM in the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater. Tickets are $15 person/$12 Billings Farm member.
Purchase Tickets
Jay Craven’s Revolutionary War-era drama intertwines the stories of larger-than-life, Vermont founding father, Ethan Allen, and the pioneering frontier poet and formerly enslaved woman, Lucy Terry Prince, in their parallel quests for justice and self-determination.
Lost Nation stars Irish actor Kevin Ryan (“Copper,” “Harry Wild”) as Ethan Allen, who leads resistance to New York land claims, launches an ill-fated attack on British forces in Montreal, and leads invasions by his Green Mountain Boys into Yorker strongholds of Guilford and Brattleboro. At every turn, Allen navigates thick entanglements with allies, enemies, and family.
The film also features Kenyan actress Eva Ndachi (“Beautifully Broken”) as Lucy Terry Prince, whose poem, “Bars Fight,” about the 1746 Deerfield Massacre, is the first known work of African American literature. Enslaved in Western Massachusetts at the age of 3 – for 30 years – Terry then settled with her family on a Guilford homestead carved out of the forest by her husband, formerly enslaved frontier transport operator, Abijah Prince.
Like Ethan Allen, the Princes found themselves caught up in turbulent times that threatened their prospects for the land and freedom they sought. Like Allen, Lucy Prince upset the status quo in her assertive use of early Vermont’s legal and political systems to defend her family in the face of pressure and threats.

Eva Ndachi (as Lucy Terry Prince) is just REMARKABLE.” –Mikaela Lefrak, Vermont Edition

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.

Woodstock VT Film Series: Driver
2024-12-07 15:00 - 17:00
Driver
2024. Directed by Nesa Azimi. 90 minutes. Not rated.
Q&A with Director Nesa Azimi following the Saturday screening.
Showings take place at 3:00PM in the Billings Farm & Museum Visitor Center Theater. Tickets are $15 person/$12 Billings Farm member.
Purchase Tickets
After losing everything, Desiree Wood takes a second lease on life as a long-haul truck driver. Alongside an irreverent group of women truckers, she fights for a life on the road. While this line of work brings socially precarious circumstances and solitude, these women undertake their jobs with an air of gallows humor and steely commitment to their work.
Nesa Azimi’s soulful and contemplative Driver follows Desiree as she strives to leave her tumultuous past behind and navigate toward a more hopeful and stable future. Azimi implements honesty and grounded reality in her storytelling — all while keeping these women’s agency and determination intact. Through this intimate approach, Driver becomes a microcosm of the broken-down but resolute American labor force and investigates this sensitive topic with understated yet deeply felt, empathetic filmmaking.

… A simply-made gaze into an overlooked culture, one deserving of far more respect than it’s received and one that Azimi has captured beautifully.” –The Playlist

Price: $135/person, $125/Billings Farm memberPresenter: Kimberly HessFor Ages: 16+Registration Deadline Has Passed
If you have any questions regarding the class or your registration, please contact Charlene at cpeavey@billingsfarm.org.
Join our Barn Quilt Painting Workshop, led by expert Kimberly Hess, where you’ll learn how to add pop of color, geometric design, and fun to your favorite outbuilding with a handmade barn quilt. In this full-day workshop, you’ll choose from four beautiful designs and create a 2-foot by 2-foot barn quilt to take home and proudly display on your shed, house, or barn. Throughout the day on the farm, you can draw inspiration from the Billings Farm Barn Quilt Exhibition as you explore your creativity and learn the art of barn quilting.
All materials will be provided and a cheese and cracker snack will be served. Please note that lunch is not included. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks or purchase a sandwich made by the VT Snack Shack, Vermont-made ice cream, and snacks from our Farmhouse Scoop Shop.

Designs Participants Can Choose From

Design 1

Design 2

Design 3

Design 4

About Kimberly Hess
Originally from Southern California, Kimberly Hess has a rich history of crafting, often working alongside her grandfather. After moving to the East Coast to attend Norwich University, she developed a passion for sewing and has since created over 100 quilts. During recovery from surgery, Hess discovered barn quilting. Starting with small 6” x 6” blocks, her interest blossomed into a business, Barn Quilt Therapy, where she teaches monthly, sharing her love of crafting with others. Hess finds great joy in guiding people through the process of drafting, taping, and painting barn quilts and particularly loves witnessing the happiness when participants complete their projects.
Cancellation Policy: There are often waitlists for our courses, so please let us know in advance if you are unable to attend. Refunds are available until the registration deadline, September 1. There are no refunds after September 1.
