Sleigh Rides
Daily, DECEMBER. 22 - JANUARY 1 (except Christmas) weekends through MARCH
Time: Every half hour, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Fee: $8/adult; $6/child; children under 3 free Information: 802-985-8442

Giddy-up! Giddy-up! Fifteen-minute rides leave the Welcome Center on the half hour, weather permitting. Seats are first-come, first-served. Group sleigh rides available by advance reservation. 10% member discount.

Star Gazing Sleigh Rides
Saturday, JAN. 10, FEB. 7 & 14, MARCH 14
Time: 6:00, 6:45, 7:30 pm Fee: Members: $12/adult; $7/child age 3-13 Nonmembers: $15/adult; $10/child age 3-13; children under 3 free
RESERVATIONS: 802-985-8686 x341 all rides weather permitting
Join Pat Palmer of Thorn Apple Farm and his team of Percheron draft horses for a winter evening of star gazing. Put on your cold weather gear for these half-hour rides, and don’t forget to bring a thermos with a warm beverage.

Shelburne Winterfest
Saturday, JANUARY 31
Time: 12:00-3:00 pm Donations accepted for Shelburne Parks & Recreation
Enjoy a day of wintery activities: sledding, snowshoeing, tracking, and tasty treats! Bring lots of warm clothes and your winter spirit! Co-sponsored by the Shelburne Recreation Department. Sleigh rides: $2/person

Maple Community Potluck
Sunday, MARCH 15
Time: 5:00 pm Fee: $12/adult; $6/child; children under 3 free
Registration REQUIRED: 802-985-8686 x341
Join community members for a potluck supper to celebrate sugaring season! Shelburne Farms will provide an entrée featuring maple from its cookbook, COOKING WITH SHELBURNE FARMS; you bring a favorite seasonal dish of your own. The Farm’s sugarmaker, Mark Klonicke, and Amy Trubek, author of THE TASTE OF PLACE and a member of the Terroir Working Group from UVM will be on hand to talk about our state’s most treasured food.

Pancake Breakfast
Sat. & Sun., MARCH 28 & 29
Time: 9 am - 12 pm Fee: $8/adult; $4/child
LOCATION: McClure Center for School Programs ? No registration required.
Come enjoy pancakes topped with Shelburne Farms’ very own syrup, offered by the Shelburne Explorers 4-H Club as a benefit for their dairy project.

Maple Open House Weekend
Saturday & Sunday MARCH 28 & 29
Time: 9:30 am - 2:00 pm FREE to all
Come to our sugarbush on Saturday for some hands-on maple activities with Shelburne Farms educators— from tapping a tree to sugar on snow! On Sunday visitors will be able to take a self-guided tour of the sugarbush and see the sugarhouse in action.

Leaping Lambs & Shear Delights!
Saturday, APRIL 18
Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm ADMISSION: Members: $6/adults; $4/child; Nonmembers: $7/adult; $5/child No registration
Come celebrate this special time of year! Visit our new lambs, watch their moms get sheared, wash the fleece and learn how to hand spin. Try your hand at the art of felting, taste some sheep’s milk cheese, and much more!

Cultural Connections with Jan Reynolds
Sunday, APRIL 26
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm FREE to all LOCATION: Coach Barn No registration
Join award-winning author Jan Reynolds in celebrating her new book, CYCLE OF RICE, CYCLE OF LIFE. Through her multi-media presentation, learn about the lives of Indonesian rice farmers who have farmed the same way for over 1,000 years without detriment to the environment. Then journey among other indigenous tribes around the world to discover and celebrate our one human family!

Calf Open House
Sunday, MAY 3
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm Free to all No registration
Come see our dairy where our Brown Swiss Cow herd makes the milk for our yummy farmhouse cheddar. Explore the barns, visit the calves, take a wagon ride and try your hand at milking a cow. Then see the milking parlor in action on this special day!

Mother’s Day Tours of the Inn at Shelburne Farms
Sunday, MAY 10
TICKETS: $12/adults, $11/seniors, $10/Members. On sale at the Welcome Center beginning April 1, 985-8442 Self guided tours begin at noon.
Join us for this once-a-year opportunity to see all of the public rooms and guest rooms at the Inn. Guides stationed throughout the house will share the history of the Webb family and explain the original furnishings.

Champlain’s Lake Rediscovered: An Exhibition of Vermont Artists
Friday, MAY 8 - Monday, MAY 25
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Fee: Free with admission to property.
This juried exhibition showcases the work of 50 Vermont artists whose canvases capture and celebrate the rich cultural heritage and natural history of Lake Champlain in this Quadricentennial year. After Shelburne Farms, the show will travel throughout the Northeast (Massachusetts, New York, Washington, DC).

Age-appropriate activities designed for children with an accompanying adult.  Cancellation Policy
TIMES: Ages 4 & 5: 9:30-11:30 am  •  Ages 6+: 12:30-2:30 pm (except where indicated)
FEE: Member: $10 parent & child, $5 each additional child. Nonmember: $12/$6.
 

OFES Owl Puppet Project
Saturday, JANUARY 24
time: 10:00 am-12:00 noon Fee: $5/member; $6/nonmember ALL AGES
Family fun making a nocturnal predator. We will learn about the owl’s “tools of the trade” from a live bird then make our own arts and crafts version.

OFES Winter Campfire
Saturday, MARCH 14 - SNOW DATE: MARCH 21
Time: 6:00-8:00 pm Fee: $5/member; $6/nonmember ALL AGES
Enjoy a warming campfire along with storytelling, hot chocolate and a live bird.

Play Dates at the Farm!
Wonders of Winter Saturday, JAUNUARY 17
Farmyard Fun Saturday, FEBRUARY 21
Time: anytime from 10 am-2 pm - Ages: 1-6 with accompanying adult
Fee: Member: $3/child; Nonmember: $5/child. - WALK-INS WELCOME!
Call up a friend and make a play date at Shelburne Farms! Explore lots of theme-based activities in the education center at your pace and schedule, with a staff member present for questions. Parent chaperones required.

Farmer for A Day
Mon.-Wed., APRIL 20-22 (1, 2, or all 3 days)
9:00 am-3:30 pm - Ages: 5-12 - Fee: Members: $45/child; Nonmember: $50/child Registration REQUIRED: 802-985-8686 x341.
Pitch in to prepare the farm for spring! Earth Day adds to the significance of caring for farm animals and garden plants that provide us with food. Activities may also include work in our sugarbush, walking trails or swimming beaches. Before & after care available upon request. Please contact Peter Bullock 985-0309.

Registration: 802-985-8686 x341 except where indicated.
 

Tracking and Trailing a Vermont Carnivore
Saturday, FEBRUARY 7
10:00 am - 4:00 pm Fee: $40/Member; $50/Nonmember (scholarships available)
Join naturalist Matt Kolan for a day of reading and interpreting the tracks and signs of a Vermont carnivore, exploring the intimate story of a day in its life. Carpool from the Welcome Center to the nearest accessible animal trail. Come prepared for the weather and somewhat strenuous hiking. Bring a brown-bag lunch.

OFES Owl Prowl
Saturday, FEBRUARY 7
Time: 7:00-10:00 pm Fee: $15 AGES: 10 & up SNOW date: February 21
After a short slide presentation to introduce the owls that we may encounter, hike into nearby woods to attempt to draw in a wild owl with our human calls. Warm up inside afterwards with some hot chocolate and meet a live owl. Not suitable for children under 10. Those who don’t want to hike can remain inside for a live bird presentation.

Multicultural Mentoring & The Sacred Hunt
Friday, FEBRUARY 27- Sunday, MARCH 1
5:00 pm, Friday – 11:00 am, Sunday FEE: $300/person includes tuition and meals (scholarships available); limited overnight accommodations available for additional fee
Information & registration: 802-985-8686 x341
Gather to learn from one another and from Jon and Randall’s life-long experiences mentoring others in deepening relationships with nature. Explore how and why a sacred approach to hunting fosters respect, reciprocity and responsibility toward the web of life. Activities may include archery, story-telling, awareness exercises, animal tracking and trailing, and practicing the routines of the sacred hunt. If you value the direct experience of nature in your own life and wish to share it with others this workshop will offer you the skills and confidence to pass on these traditions.
Jon Young’s “Cultural Mentoring” approach to developing nature connections, holistic human awareness and advance peacemaking skills has spawned over 100 local school programs and initiatives in the U.S. and Europe. He is co-author of a new book on nature awareness mentoring, Coyote’s Guide to Connecting with Nature.
Dr. Randall Eaton is an internationally recognized authority in animal behavior, human evolution, wildlife conservation and the philosophical, psycho-spiritual dimensions and ethics of hunting. He published and edited the scientific journal Carnivore,” and produced “The Sacred Hunt,” a full-length PBS video that won 11 awards.

Lambing Clinic
Saturday, MARCH 21
Time: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Fee: $35 Registration: 802-524-6501
Learn about the lambing process and how to handle some of its challenges, while taking a look at our flock in the midst of the lambing season. Sponsored by UVM Extension with sheep specialist Chet Parsons.

Pasture to Palate “ The Art of Cheesemaking
Monday-Wednesday, MAY 11-13
Fee: $550/person includes meals and gratuities; accommodations at the Inn additional with room rates from $150-$395/night + tax. Room information is available at www.shelburnefarms.org REGISTRATION: 802-985-0342
As our guests at the elegant Inn at Shelburne Farms, take a three-day journey into artisanal cheese making. From maintaining a dairy herd to highlighting cheese flavors, each step of this course brings to life the art of creating, appreciating and serving Vermont’s finest cheeses. You will visit several Vermont cheesemakers, enjoy a cheese-tasting reception, make cheddar with our head cheesemaker, stroll the pastures and tour the dairy where our cheese begins.