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From Food Waste to Compost - Enriching Farm Soil

As of July 1, Vermont has banned food waste in trash. Here's a look at how the Farm manages food waste. Hint: it's all about composting!

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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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When It's May, We Hay

With the sun shining for a long stretch in late May, we had great hot, dry weather for the season’s first haying.

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Helping feed Vermonters through Food Box Program

We are proud to be supplying our cheese to the “Farmers to Families” Food Box program—Vermonters feeding Vermonters during COVID-19.

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Our Chicken Parade – Made Virtual

Have you ever had a front row seat to a Chicken Parade? Here’s your chance! Learn some fun facts about chickens and see what our flock is up to this time of year.

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Navajo-Churro sheep at Shelburne Farms

Since 2006, we’ve had Navajo-Churro sheep at Shelburne Farms. Find out why -- and the new beautiful product that we've made from their wool.

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A departing cheesemaker reflects back

Creamery Manager Maddy Born reflects back on how her work at the Farm has changed her life.

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Maple Sugaring 2020 – A Quiet Season

The final days of March marked the end of a productive 2020 sugaring season, thanks in part to the expansion of our sugarbush over the winter.

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The mystery of syrup color

The color of maple syrup varies from "Golden" to "Dark," depending on where you are in the sugaring season. The question is, why?

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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)