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Food & Farming
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Dress Up Like a Bean Plant

What parts of a plant are essential for it to grow healthy and strong? Find out from Cat as she dresses up like a bean plant.

Farm to School
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Farm to School Action Planning

Action plans allow a school team to integrate Farm to School within larger school priorities, looking at opportunities in the classroom, cafeteria, and community. Learn more.

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Compost Cake - A Project Seasons Activity

We're sharing this favorite activity from our publication, Project Seasons, to dive deeper into the fascinating topic of compost!

Climate Action
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Teaching through COVID-19: Voices from the Climate Resiliency Fellowship, III

Teachers from our 2019-2020 Climate Resiliency Fellowship offer their thoughts on teaching about climate change – and teaching in general – through COVID-19.

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The Fab Five: What Plants Need to Grow

What are the five essential things that plants need to grow healthy and strong? Follow Cat in the Education Garden and find out!

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Farming for Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion: A Profile

As coordinating organization for the Farm-Based Education Network (FBEN), the Farm is sharing the diversity and equity work of a founding member, The Food Project.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

A new tool for exploring the UN Sustainable Development Goals

You can support distance learning around the UN Sustainable Development Goals with this new project-based resource for learners and educators.

Climate Action
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Teaching through COVID-19: Voices from the Climate Resiliency Fellowship, II

Teachers from our 2019-2020 Climate Resiliency Fellowship offer their thoughts on teaching about climate change – and teaching in general – through COVID-19.

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Justice

Sustainability and Racism - Resources for You

​​​​​​​At this profound moment in our country, as so many of us seek to educate ourselves to dismantle systemic racism, here are a few resources that our staff have found helpful.

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1611 Harbor Road Shelburne, Vermont 05482 

Telephone: 802-985-8686

An education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future through its programs, place, and products. Home to the Institute for Sustainable Schools, our historic campus is a 1,400-acre diversified farm located on the homelands of the Winooskik band of the Abenaki.

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Shelburne Farms is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID #03-0229347)