ABCs of Farm-Based Education Workshop Returns for 2022
Program to help farmers engage and inspire school groups and visitors returns October 23–25 at Shelburne Farms
From Sunday to Tuesday, October 23-25 at Shelburne Farms, the ABCs of Farm-Based Education Workshop 2022 will help farmers and farm-based educators answer these questions. Participants gather to explore Shelburne Farms’ dairy, farmyard, garden, and forest classrooms as they learn kid-tested activities and ideas on how to engage school groups and visitors of all ages.
ABCs is a long-running program of Shelburne Farms, and is being offered for the first time since 2019. “With our learning campus safely back open, we’re thrilled to offer ABCs once again,” shares workshop facilitator Vera Simon-Nobes. “This program is so special because we know hundreds of farms have taken what they’ve learned in ABCs over the years back to their own communities, and helped visitors connect to agriculture and nature. There’s a real ripple effect.” Moving forward, ABCs will be offered twice a year at Shelburne Farms, once in October and once in spring.
This workshop is designed for farmers, farm-based educators, and non-formal educators looking to build a farm-based education program, or inspire existing programming. The fee is $275 (scholarships available), and includes lunch, dinner and tax; optional accommodations are available for an additional fee. It is co-presented with the Farm-Based Education Network, a project of Shelburne Farms. Find out more and register.