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Shelburne Farms Partnership Projects Highlighted in 2 New UN Publications

We’re proud to have two of our collaborative projects, Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability and Burlington City & Lake Semester, featured by the United Nations University.

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For Educators

Education Impact

Place-Based Education

Burlington City & Lake featured on "Free Range Humans" Podcast

The podcast recently interviewed Dov Stucker, co-founder and lead teacher of Burlington City & Lake Semester. The immersive place-based program, offered by Shelburne Farms and the Burlington School District, utilizes the city as classroom and curriculum.

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For Educators

Activities For Students

Recipes

Forest as Medicine: White Pine-Infused Honey Recipe

Bright zesty pine shines in this remedy from Spoonful Herbals, shared with the Forest for Every Classroom program.

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For Educators

Climate Action

Education Impact

Experience the Climate Creative Art Show

Teachers explore climate change — and climate imagination — through art, bringing ideas back to their classrooms.

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For Educators

Activities For Students

Farm-Based Education

Farm to School

Mix it Up: Make Potting Soil Activity

Make potting soil for your school garden sprouts (or for your own backyard garden) and dig deeper into what seeds need to grow.

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Seed to School: The Long Pie Pumpkin Project

Mount Mansfield Schools and Bone Mountain Farm partner to turn 300 pounds of squash into healthy baked goods for students. Story shared with permission from High Mowing Organic Seeds.

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For Educators

Climate Action

Educator Muriel Stallworth on Being a "Possibil-ist"

Stallworth, who is an alumna of our Climate Resiliency Fellowship, recently returned to Shelburne Farms as a visiting artist, sharing her perspective on climate change education and thought-provoking art-making practices.