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Thank you for a great 2025!

Enjoy images from our Shelburne Farms 2026 Wall Calendar as screensavers or cell phone wallpapers. With our thanks and appreciation.

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Park for Every Classroom Program Expands Nationwide

In partnership with the National Park Service, Shelburne Farms expands program to engage eight national parks in equity-centered climate change education.

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Three Maple Recipes for the Sugaring Season

The Kitchen Team shares three recipes for the season: Maple Glazed Parsnips, Slow Roasted Maple Brined Lamb Shank, and Maple Candied Walnuts.

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Maple Sugaring as the Climate Changes

What does sugaring in a changing climate look like? For us, right now, it looks like... just sugaring. But that’s not to say all is healthy in the woods. 

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Olmsted's Vision at Shelburne Farms

On the 200th anniversary of Frederick Law Olmsted's birth, we joined the National Association for Olmsted Parks to celebrate his enduring influence at Shelburne Farms.

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A Campus for Learning, Mid-Winter 2022

While some things lie dormant in cold weather, education hasn’t stopped for Shelburne Farms.

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Red Letter Days: Shirley Murray and the Journals of Lila Webb

Shelburne Farms volunteer Shirley Murray, who died late in 2021, spent 17 years transcribing the journals of Lila Webb, leaving a legacy for us all.

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An Invitation to Recharge With Us This Summer

You're invited to join our community of learners and find support with the Institute for Sustainable Schools.

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A Journey from Sheep to Sweater

Did you know that Shelburne Farms has a flock of 60 sheep? But how do you get from a white woolly sheep to a warm, cozy sweater?

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Shearing Our Flock of Farmyard Sheep

Watch our Children's Farmyard flock get sheared and learn about the equipment and process!

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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)