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Learn about animals that are active in the c-c-c-cold Vermont winter in our cozy, indoor, wintry forest. Then, we'll bundle up and go on an outdoor...
Ignite your passion for making inspiring and unusual photographs during this afternoon and evening workshop with experienced instruction. The buildings, landscape and coastline of Shelburne Farms,...
Saturday to Sunday, 11:00AM–2:00PM, every half hour. 2:30 & 3:00PM private rides available.Family Program, Special Event
Please note: Due to below freezing temperatures and impending snowstorm, all private and public sleigh rides are cancelled for this weekend (Saturday, 1/19 and Sunday, 1/20). Thank you!...
Experience the winter wonderland and connect to nature. Slowly walk and pause amongst the quiet dormant trees, the fluttering birds and scurrying animals. Enjoy the stunning beauty on the land...
Saturday, 10:00AM–12:00PMFamily Program, Youth Program
Come make your own bread and butter to eat and explore other fun things we can create with flour (like playdough)!
For ages 4 and up with accompanying adult.
Saturday to Sunday, 11:00AM–2:00PM, every half hour. 2:30 & 3:00PM private rides available.Family Program, Special Event
Please note: Due to below freezing temperatures and impending snowstorm, all private and public sleigh rides are cancelled for this weekend (Saturday, 1/19 and Sunday, 1/20). Thank you!...
A year-long, residential, leadership academy for those wishing to be part of a learning community exploring education for sustainability, systems thinking, and school transformation.
Our hope is...
Saturday, Any time between 9:30AM and 1:30PMFamily Program
Call up a friend and make a play date at Shelburne Farms! Enjoy lots of indoor activities at your own pace and schedule, with a staff member present for questions. Become a farmer and...
Saturday to Sunday, 11:00AM–2:00PM, every half hour. 2:30 & 3:00PM private rides available.Family Program, Special Event
Please note: Due to below freezing temperatures and impending snowstorm, all private and public sleigh rides are cancelled for this weekend (Saturday, 1/19 and Sunday, 1/20). Thank you!...
Come enjoy indoor and outdoor winter activities during this annual FREE, family-fun event!
Sledding
Horse-drawn rides with Thornapple Farm ($2/person)
Live birds with Outreach for Earth...
Saturday to Sunday, 11:00AM–2:00PM, every half hour. 2:30 & 3:00PM private rides available.Family Program, Special Event
Please note: Due to below freezing temperatures and impending snowstorm, all private and public sleigh rides are cancelled for this weekend (Saturday, 1/19 and Sunday, 1/20). Thank you!...
What is one (of many!) things that American Kestrels and Eastern Screech Owls have in common? They nest in cozy cavities. Come build a nest box for these important raptors and learn when and...
Saturday to Sunday, 11:00AM–2:00PM, every half hour. 2:30 & 3:00PM private rides available.Family Program, Special Event
Please note: Due to below freezing temperatures and impending snowstorm, all private and public sleigh rides are cancelled for this weekend (Saturday, 1/19 and Sunday, 1/20). Thank you!...
Put on a hard hat, watch a forester fell a tree, and learn the importance of trees in our lives. Then, work in the woodshop to make a wood product for your home.
For ages five and up...
Saturday to Sunday, 11:00AM–2:00PM, every half hour. 2:30 & 3:00PM private rides available.Family Program, Special Event
Please note: Due to below freezing temperatures and impending snowstorm, all private and public sleigh rides are cancelled for this weekend (Saturday, 1/19 and Sunday, 1/20). Thank you!...
Have you ever wondered what owls like to eat? Let’s dissect owl pellets to find out! We’ll make masks and meet a live owl, too!
For ages five and up with accompanying adult.
Come explore Farm to Early Childhood (FTEC) programming with us!
Cultivating Farm to Early Childhood is an opportunity for you — Family Child Care, Head Start, Center-Based, Public Pre-K, and Home...
Are you looking to build a farm-based education program, or inspire your existing programming?
At this workshop, you’ll fill your toolbox with kid-tested, educator approved activities, as you join...
Watershed for Every Classroom (WEC) is a year-long professional development experience for K-12 educators in the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont, New York and Québec, brought to you by ...
Saturday, 8:30AM–3:30PM, lunch and snacks providedEducator Workshop
Join us for this Design Studio for students in grades 6-12, teachers, and community partners. We'll gather to share the rewards and challenges of investigating complex issues related to...
Saturday to Sunday, Saturday 9:00AM–4:00PM, Sunday 9:30AM–2:00PMAdult Program
In this two-day, hands-on clinic, you’ll work with experienced teamsters of the Green Mountain Draft Horse Association and their horses in the beautiful setting of the Breeding Barn. If you’ve never...
Truly experience the energy of late spring by connecting to nature. Slowly walk and pause amongst the waking trees, the budding plants and listen to the springtime birds. Give yourself this time to...
Friday to Saturday, Year-long Program Special Event
Watershed for Every Classroom (WEC) is a year-long professional development experience for K-12 educators in the Lake Champlain Basin of Vermont, New York and Québec, brought to you by ...
We’ve taken some of your favorite school program topics and turned them into one-day, seasonal educator workshops!
In "Milk and More," you'll explore a Vermont tradition and build awareness of the...
Celebrate the return of the dawn chorus. Join naturalist Matt Kolan to explore shrubland, grassland, wetland, and forest habitats in search of the sights and sounds of our feathered friends...
Friday to Saturday, 9:00AM–5:00PM each daySpecial Event
Confirmed presenters: Katy Bowman, Nicolas Pineault, Beth Lambert, Dr. Ted Achacoso, Mark Schaztker and Jason Prall.
More details coming in Spring 2019!
Monday to Tuesday, Monday 9:00AM–7:00PM, Tuesday 9:00AM–5:00PMAdult Program
Throughout the course of the two-day program, you’ll build a rustic table or bench with metal legs out of a piece of slab wood from a tree grown on the Farm. Begin your experience by exploring and...
The Northeast Farm to School Institute is a unique year-long professional learning opportunity for twelve school teams from New England and New York. It is a cornerstone professional development...
Are you looking for new ways to connect your program to the community outside of your classroom? Join us at the Farm for hands-on, interdisciplinary activities and explore ways in which these can be...
Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm Educator Workshop
Spend five rich days with colleagues from around the country at an informative and restorative institute created to give you the opportunity to deepen your understanding of Education for...
Monday to Thursday, Multiple all-day sessions, some overnightsEducator Workshop
The Forest for Every Classroom is offered in partnership with Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Green Mountain National Forest, and the Stewardship Institute.. The purpose of...
Thursday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pmEducator Workshop
For those wishing to dive deeply into their education for sustainability work in a residential, retreat-like setting at Shelburne Farms. We will hold evening programming on Thursday night...
