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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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Early Childhood
Farm to School

Let's Make Pickles!

Find some pickle-making inspiration to bring food systems learning to your earliest learners.

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Climate Action

Understanding Solar Power

Three activities for learners of all ages from the Vermont Energy Education Program.

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Three Garden Activities for Early Learners

Garden Olympics, soundscapes, and planning activities from our collaborators at Mass Audubon.

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Farm-Based Education

Kid-Favorite Plants for Your Garden

Some of our educators' favorite plants that stir up excitement in the garden — try a few in your plot this season!

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Early Childhood
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The Joy & Lessons of Butter Making

June is National Dairy Month, and we’re sharing a new how-to video showing one of our favorite activities: making butter!

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Farm-Based Education
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Tomato Planet Activity

Highlights from our ABCs of Farm-Based Education program, including a kid-friendly introduction to learning what seeds need to grow.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Activity: Introducing the Sustainable Development Goals

Tackling complex global issues like climate change, poverty, food insecurity, and racial inequities can be overwhelming for young people. One way to start is by focusing on some of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

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Farm to School

Gifts from the Land, and a Kid-Friendly Bread Recipe

For an upcoming holiday, here's our easy recipe for rolls that you can make with your family as you talk about the wheat to bread connection.

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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)