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Meet Three Teachers Transformed by the Education for Sustainability Graduate Certificate Program

Educators Jess Angell, Katherine McHenry, and Mat Heald share what's changed—in them and in their teaching practice—as a result of certificate coursework.

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Discover Maple Sugaring at Shelburne Farms

Join educators Jed and Cat as they introduce you to the sugarbush and the sugarhouse as you discover the story of sap to syrup!

Vermont Awarded Grant for Farm to Early Childhood Initiative

Vermont is one of 10 states to be awarded $90,900 each to strengthen state-level Farm to Early Childhood initiatives.

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Burlington City & Lake Semester Wins Global Innovation Award

As lead community partner with this project, we are proud to share that BCL recently was honored as a U.N. University "Outstanding Flagship Project in Education for Sustainable Development."

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Growing Farm to Early Childhood Programs

Educators Jed Norris and Cynthia Greene share about their work supporting educators in bringing food, health, and agriculture learning into early childhood classrooms.

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Thank you to our Community - We Met the Challenge!

We're pleased to announce that, thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we met the Robert W. Wilson Challenge for Shelburne Farms!

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Smoked Cheddar Dip

Get the recipe for this customer-favorite dip featuring our Smoked Cheddar.

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Remembering Martin Tierney

As principal architect for Shelburne Farms for nearly 20 years, Martin guided and championed the renovation of many of the nonprofit's historic buildings, transforming them -- and the Farm, in the process.

Thank you for being part of the Farm this year

Enjoy images from our Shelburne Farms 2021 Wall Calendar as screensavers or cell phone wallpapers. With our thanks and appreciation.

​​​​​​​Board Member Nan Jenks-Jay receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Shelburne Farms Board Chair, Nan Jenks-Jay received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.

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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)