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Place-Based Education

The Pickle Party: How One School Brings a Community Together

Each year before school starts, families in Schenectady, New York, gather in a school cafeteria to pack jars with garden-grown dill and local produce in celebration of their district-wide farm to school program.

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Green Tomato Jam

Executive Chef John Patterson shares a recipe for a key condiment on his dish for the 2023 Vermont Fresh Network Forum Dinner.

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Letting Go of the Recipe: Hands-On Cooking with Kids

Try the "recipes" we cooked up during Cultivating Joy & Wonder, our annual professional learning workshop for early childhood educators.

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Farm to School
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Confetti Corn Salad

An easily adaptable summer salad to feature what's coming out of your home garden and looking especially delicious at the farmers’ market.

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Mushroom Broth for Spring Soups & Noodles

A broth recipe developed by team of talented local students for the Jr. Iron Chef VT alongside Executive Chef John Patterson.

Hearty Stuffed Cabbage
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Hearty Stuffed Cabbage

A good farm to school recipe is seasonally flexible with many hands-on components so lots of kids can participate. Most importantly, it's delicious. This recipe from Head Pastry Chef Veronica Bartolacci hits all the marks!

Shelburne Farms Carrot Ginger Soup
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Carrot Ginger Soup

A warming recipe from our kitchen team that has been a favorite on our Farm Store prepared meals menu since 2020.

Watermelon & Feta Salad
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Watermelon & Feta Salad

Our Market Garden watermelon harvest has just peaked, and our Inn kitchen team has developed a delicious dish to put them to good use.

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Farm to School Recipes for Summer Abundance

Two delicious recipes for the summer harvest season recently highlighted during the Northeast Farm to School Institute Summer Retreat.

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Spinach, Asparagus & Cheddar Quiche

This custard-like quiche from Head Pastry Chef Veronica Bartolacci puts everything we’re loving into one pie crust.

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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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