Big Picture Farm
EST. 2010
Set in the rolling hills of Vermont’s Green Mountains, this family-run goat dairy and confectionery producing award-winning caramels opens its 130 acres to visitors via a trio of farm stays and goat-snuggle sessions.
Townshend, Vermont
Farm Stay - Shopping - Animals
Reasons To Go
Sign up for “Goat Snuggle” sessions, hosted on select days throughout the year. A mix of Alpine, Nubian, and Sanaan breeds, Big Picture’s goats are central to the farm, which also produces caramels, chocolates, and cheese from their milk.
Meet the Goats
Scoop up farm-fresh souvenirs at the farm’s shop down the road in the village of Townshend. Treats and homewares like tea towels and tees are decorated with illustrations by Big Picture’s co-owner, Louisa Conrad.
Shop the Farm Store
Unplug with a weekend away at one of Big Picture’s three stays, from a farmhouse with a pool fit for up to 16 guests to a contemporary country oasis, The Solar Cabin, that’s perfect for a pair.
Cozy Up in the Countryside
“Our mission is to integrate agriculture and narrative in a fresh way that properly evokes the place, animals, and work in order to bring to life the exciting and unpredictable evolution of our products, farm, and lives. Our goal is spelled out in our name: to provide our customers with the rich context surrounding our products.”
— Louisa Conrad & Lucas Farrell, Co-owners
WHAT RINGS TRUE — THE COWBELL DIFFERENCE
Agriculture
Big Picture is animal-welfare approved, 100% solar-powered, and uses regenerative farming methods like rotationally grazing goats on perennial and annual forages.
Locaility
For its farm-made goodies, Big Picture sources ingredients from Vermont-based producers whenever possible and uses zero-waste, climate-forward packaging materials.
Enrichment
Want to know more about life with goats? Farm stay guests can explore the barnyard during private goat hangouts, and learn all about raising these social, sweet animals.
Meet The Stewards
Louisa Conrad and Lucas Farrell, an artist and a poet respectively, moved to Vermont in 2010 with the hopes of creating a goat-milk caramel business. With hard work that dream came true, and their award-winning confections are now sold across the country. They share Big Picture Farm with more than 40 goats and their two daughters, Maisie and Minna.
Louisa Conrad & Lucas Farrell
Co-Owners