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Updates
Campus & Buildings
Food & Farming

What on the Farm? Three Sisters Garden

Discover this special corner of the Children's Farmyard Garden planted by our partners from Gedakina.

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Updates
Climate Action
Food & Farming
Research

Biochar: A Climate Solution?

We're experimenting with how biochar--a carbon-rich product made from the controlled burning of biomass--might fit into our climate action plan and also benefit other areas of our farming system. 

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Updates
Food & Farming

24 Hours at the Dairy

Our dairy team works every day to make high quality milk from healthy cows raised on pasture. See just some of what they do from pre-dawn to dusk to achieve that goal, and to share the world of dairy farming with others.

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Climate Action
Food & Farming
Nature / Natural Resources

Adapting to changing weather

We asked our land managers (dairy, gardens, and forests) how they're adjusting to more unpredictable weather patterns brought on by climate change. 

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Food & Farming
Nature / Natural Resources

The Flavors of Maple Syrup Grades Explained

As our sugaring season winds down, here's what you need to know to select the perfect maple syrup for your intended purpose. 

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Climate Action
Food & Farming
Nature / Natural Resources
Research

First Day of Sugaring: The Writing's on the Wall

We boiled our first maple syrup this year on February 5th–the earliest date in memory. Is this climate change at work? We look at our data.

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Cheddar
Food & Farming

The Surprising Journey of Clothbound Cheddar

Most of the cheddar we make is aged here on our campus. A tiny percentage—about 1.5%—takes a different journey.

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Cheddar
Food & Farming

A Farming & Cheesemaking Family

Two generations of Dixons chat about their careers in farming and cheesemaking at Shelburne Farms, and the love of the land, craft, and cheese that unites them.

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Cheddar
Food & Farming

Shelburne Farms 2023 Holiday Catalog

Take a sneak peek at our 2023 Holiday Catalog, in mailboxes soon! It showcases our cheddar and maple syrup, and the mission they support.

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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)