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Centering Inquiry

In Burlington City & Lake Semester, curiosity is both a mindset and a practice. When we allow ourselves to wonder, writes teacher Dov Stucker, we can easily shift the culture, purpose, and impact of learning.

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Connecting to Farms, and a Fun Plant Poetry Activity

An activity from the ABCs of Farm-Based Education workshop to help you connect with food and farms. Anyone — classrooms or families — can enjoy this activity any time of year.

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On Being In Community

We’re proud to offer communal spaces where teachers can gather around a shared purpose: to educate for a more sustainable future. We invite you to join our Institute for Sustainable Schools community in 2025.

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Building Community Through Cooking & Eating Local

Tune into the Northeast Farm to School Podcast! Montpelier High School shares how they practice food system education—from school-wide meals to a student-run crepe truck.

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Two Farm to School Stories Inspire the Vermont Farm to Plate Network

Schools demonstrated the power of farm to school during the recent Farm to Plate Gathering storytelling hour, as they shared their experiences connecting learning and school meals with the agricultural community.

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Climate Action and Food Waste: One School's Story

A case study in empowering students—and reducing waste—from Norwich, Vermont’s Marion W. Cross Elementary School.

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What We Can Learn from the Gulf of Maine

Teachers in Shelburne Farms’ Climate Resiliency Fellowship visited Hurricane Island, where waters are rapidly warming—and adaptations are underway.

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A Conversation with Nepal's Kopila Valley School

Four educators share their perspectives on sustainability and takeaways from two weeks learning at Shelburne Farms.

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How Do We Support & Grow Farm to School? A Conversation with Essential Ingredients Podcast

Farm to School Director Betsy Rosenbluth and Justine Reichman discuss how we can transform the lunchroom into a place of nourishment, community, and joy.

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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)