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Cheddar

Our Cheddar Earns Blue at American Cheese Society

Our one-year cheddar earned a blue ribbon at the American Cheese Society's annual conference and competition, one of 49 ribbons for Vermont cheeses.

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BLT Tagliatelle at the Champlain Valley Fair

We recently wrapped up a ten-day stretch at the Champlain Valley Fair, providing food and agriculture education to the 100,000+ fair visitors. We're sharing a favorite recipe among the crowd!

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Award-Winning Recipes from the VT Fresh Network Forum Dinner

We're excited to announce that our Executive Chef John Patterson and Executive Chef Emeritus Jim McCarthy received the 2019 "Best Bite" award for their Beet Tomato Tartare and Blue Corn Pancakes - try their recipes for yourself!

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North Meets Southwest Chopped Salad

The 2019-20 Northeast Farm to School Institute cohort rolled up their sleeves for the first-ever Institute Salad Competition!

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Decrease Food Waste with an "Anti-Recipe" for Moroccan Chickpea Stew

Chefs have been cooking this way for centuries, and Chef Jim wants homecooks to use this sort of adaptive cooking to make use of what is already in your kitchen.

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Salad Lyonnaise

A Jr Iron Chef VT award-winning recipe developed by Chef Jim McCarthy and his student culinary team.

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Beer Cheddar Potato Fritters

Chef Jim created this holiday-table-worthy recipe to feature the second release of our collaboration with Fiddlehead Brewing Co., our IPA-infused Beer Cheddar.

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Crispy Brussels Sprouts with Tahini Yogurt

This Moroccan-inspired dish is one of Chef Jim’s favorites, using a savory yogurt to pair with sweetly-seasoned roast Brussels sprouts.

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Mitigating Food Waste with Creative Cooking

Chef Jim McCarthy takes food waste seriously, “I like to think about how we can use all the food that is delivered to our kitchen.”

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Shelburne Farms Smoked Cheddar Twice Baked Potatoes

Inn Restaurant Executive Chef Jim McCarthy shares his recipe with our raw milk, farmstead smoked cheddar in the mix.

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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)