The 270-acre Billings Farm was founded in 1871 by Frederick Billings as an example to farmers in the area of ideas of sustainability, prudent land use and efficiency. Billings brought George Aitken onto the operation in 1884 and as the farm grew to over 1000 acres, they imported sheep, hogs and cows from New Jersey.
Within nine years Billings Farm marked it’s place in history when it won “Champion Heifer of the World” at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Today Billings Farm is open to visitors. Families can visit a museum, barns with dairy cows, horses and sheep. Also on site is the original furnished farmhouse from 1890. The farm hosts annual activities and programs.
69 Old River Rd. Woodstock, VT. 05091, Phone: 802-457-2355, Map