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Education Impact
Place-Based Education

Burlington City & Lake Students Share Their Environmental "A-ha's"

Burlington students from share what surprised them most when learning from the land and the people who steward it.

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Dry Summer at the Dairy

The summer drought in the Champlain Valley has been hard on our pastures and fields, with impacts rippling out through the dairy and cheesemaking. Here's how they've been coping.

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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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Yestermorrow Design/Build Partnership

Yestermorrow Design/Build School has been a partner for 20 years, helping us improve our educational campus as their students learn important design/build skills.

Cheddar

Our Cheddar Brings Home a Blue Ribbon!

Our 6-Month Cheddar brought home a blue ribbon at the American Cheese Society's annual Judging and Competition.

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2018-19 Northeast Farm to School Institute Photo Recap

Nearly 100 educators, school nutrition staff, administrators, farmers, and regional Farm to School organizations gathered for the Farm to School Institute.

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Three Early Summer Dishes

As we opened the Inn & Restaurant doors this season, we asked Executive Chef Jim McCarthy, “What current dishes best represent our approach or food philosophy?”

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Vermont Program Sets Bar for Farm to School Programs

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One scholarship. And the lives it's changing.

Tanya, who runs a 4-star, registered home childcare in Winooski, shares how her experience last summer at our Project Seasons for Young Learners workshop was "life-changing."

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On Plumbing and Preservation

Water leaks and stains are something to be feared in a historic house. When we discovered one, it led to multiple restoration projects to help preserve the Inn's historic integrity.

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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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