Photo courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum
Early haying techniques are demonstrated by the draft team, in the fields at Billings Farm & Museum.
Sunday, July 27 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock will feature Hay Day on Sunday, July 27, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The event will feature traditional 19th century haying techniques using horse-drawn equipment, including cutting, raking, and tedding with Billings Farm’s draft horses; narrated horse-drawn wagon rides; family activities; plus switchel, the haymaker’s drink, will be on hand.
Additional activities will include: penny-in-the-haystack, making clothespin horses and scarecrows puppets, and rope making demonstrations.
For more info, call 802-457-2355 or visit billingsfarm.org.
