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Campus & Buildings

Favorite Places On The Farm

We're excited to open for the 2025 season this weekend! To celebrate, we asked Shelburne Farms staff members to share their favorite places on our working farm campus.

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School's Out(doors): Place-based Education Responds to COVID-19 and Beyond

A resource to support you in doing more place-based education. Always a powerful approach to learning, place-based education is also a powerful answer to COVID-19.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

What's Taught and What's Learned

Winooski high school students immerse themselves in learning at Shelburne Farms, demonstrating their grasp of the Big Ideas of Sustainability, systems thinking, and the excitement of learning!

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Farm to School: Stories of Promise and Impact

U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited Shelburne Farms to announce their continuing support for farm to school efforts. Vermont champions of that work discussed how Vermont is leading the way.

Perseverance and Hope in Haiti During Times of Upheaval 

As we works towards a vision of a just world rooted in stewardship and community, partnerships with organizations like Ayiti Konsè Vèt (Keep Haiti Green) are helping us all get there. Due to the recent earthquake and natural disasters in Haiti, we are highlighting their work now.

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2021 Formal Garden Updates: August 25

Read about what is blooming in the Formal Gardens with details from Horticulturist Paul Wieczoreck and Garden Manager Birgit Deeds.

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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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Summer Vegetable Ratatouille

Use up everything bursting from your garden to make this delicious one-pot meal.

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What is Forest Bathing? with Duncan Murdoch

We asked Duncan Murdoch, a Certified Nature & Forest Therapy guide, a few questions about "Forest Bathing" walks, which he offers regularly at the Farm.

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Summer Learning on the Farm (with Activities!)

We’ve partnered with the Winooski School District to create a summer school program with time both on the farm and in the classroom - read more and get activity inspiration!

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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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