Home School Programs
Billings Farm & Museum offers Home Schooler Days, programs specifically for home schoolers. Groups of any size can sign up for these programs. A minimum of 8 students must be registered to present the program.
Hours: 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. Consider extending your visit! Plan to stay after 2:00 P.M. to explore more of the Farm & Museum (September and May only).
Fee: $5.00 per student. Vehicle drivers free; all other adults $5.00 each. Children of Billings Farm & Museum members $3.00. Vehicle drivers free; all other member adults $3.00 each. Recommended for ages 5 and up.
To Register: Call 802-457-2355 weekdays 8:00 A.M.- 4:30 P.M. or by email: reservations@billingsfarm.org.
The Art of Quilting
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Log Cabin, Bear Paw, Flying Geese, what do these have in common? They are designs used in quilting – an important part of American rural life for over 300 years. Learn about the history of quilting, with the special opportunity to see a variety of quilts featured in our 25th Annual Quilt Exhibition. Discover the basics of design and color, and create your own quilt block to take home. Maximum of 30 students
1890 - Live It, Love It
Tuesday, January 10 and Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Dress in period clothing and step into the daily life of a “modern” 1890 farm family. Learn about the technologically-advanced creamery equipment and the importance of record keeping for improving your dairy herd. Help with barn chores, laundry, preparing the noon meal, and projects in the home to help a neighbor in need. Program Fee: $8 per person; maximum 25 participants
Farming and the Industrial Revolution
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Farming in New England had been done essentially the same way for over 200 years, when the industrial revolution changed everything. In 1820, it took a farmer 60 hours to produce one acre of wheat; 70 years later that same acre of wheat could be produced in nine hours. Discover how tools and technology advanced from the flail to a steam-powered threshing machine; how land use evolved and changed; and the impact on geography, demographics, and families.
