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Place-Based Education
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Hawai'i and Vermont, Place-Based Partners

Educators, including Shelburne Farms staff, from these two very different places are, in fact, partners in place-based research and shared learning.

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Shop Early for the Holidays this Year

Our cheddar and farm products offer something for everyone's holiday table and gift list! View our 2020 Holiday Catalog.

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Five Frequently Asked Questions at Meet a Cheesemaker

Head Cheesemaker Helen Cowan answers your top five questions that our cheesemakers are often asked during "Meet a Cheesemaker."

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Shop Early for the Holidays!

Our cheddar and farm products offer something for everyone's holiday table and gift list! View our 2020 Holiday Catalog.

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Mooo'ves in the Cheesemaking Team

We are pleased to announce that this summer, Helen Cowan was promoted to Head Cheesemaker and Jack Duncan was promoted to Creamery Manager.

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Demystifying rennet, a key ingredient in cheesemaking

We all know the main ingredient in cheese is milk, but most cheeses also contain salt, cultures and rennet. Rennet is fascinating, yet it isn't well understood by most people.

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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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Cheddar on and off the Farm

Here’s how our cheddar and Farm products are making their through our local food system (and beyond) to you.

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Introducing Jack Duncan, New Head Cheesemaker

A food science graduate of UVM like his fellow cheesemakers Maddy and Morgan, Jack has taken over the reins as head cheesemaker at the Farm. We asked him to reflect on his new role.

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Cheesemaking at Shelburne Farms

What’s the story behind our raw milk, farmstead cheddar? The Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing visited to get a behind-the-scenes tour.

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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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