2025 Climate Farm School for Farm-Based Educators
Are you a farm-based educator looking to make climate change and regenerative agriculture education come alive in your programming? Hidden Villa, Climate Farm School, and the Farm-Based Education Network (a project administered by Shelburne Farms) are partnering to offer a professional learning experience on climate change for farm-based educators!
This is a unique, hybrid learning experience with an online component and a residential learning stay at Hidden Villa in Palo Alto, CA.
You will gain access to climate change and food systems curriculum that you can adapt and use for your target audiences, and will spend five days engaging in hands-on farm work, discussion, and activities that teach climate and agriculture topics and can be translated into your work. You will also build your community by living together in a restorative farm-based setting.
Facilitation Team
- Lanette Anderson and Elliott Wright, Hidden Villa
- Ryan Peterson and Laney Siegner, Climate Farm School
- Vera Simon-Nobes, Farm-Based Education Network & Shelburne Farms
Dates
Residential program dates are September 15-20, with surrounding weeks of online programming starting the week of September 1 and concluding September 26.
How to Apply
This program is offered on a sliding scale, between $495-995, which covers lodging in farm cabins, food, and course programming. There are a small number of full scholarship spots available. We encourage everyone interested in this experience to apply, and we will reach out to you during the application review process as needed to discuss scholarship requests.
The application period is open through July 14, and we will notify accepted applicants by July 30.