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Food & Farming
Farm to School

24 Hours at the Market Garden

Watch a harvest day unfold and see what it takes to bring fresh organic produce to the Inn's farm-to-table restaurant and to our community, while serving as a classroom for learning.

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History

The Coach Barn: Welcoming Educators & Guests

The Coach Barn is home base for much of our work with educators every summer, and welcomes our community in various ways. Here's a peek at its evolution over time.

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Climate Action

The Personal Challenge of Addressing Climate Change

This post was written in 2019 by Marshall Webb, our first Climate Drawdown Coordinator. Marshall died in August 2022, but his life's commitment to climate action continues to inspire us.

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Going "Green" in Cheesemaking

The cheese department recently signed on to be part of the "Vermont Green Dairy Cohort," a project of the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation and Efficiency Vermont. We'll be tracking and improving the environmental footprint of our cheesemaking facility.

Supporting COTS with New Family Cooking Program

When COTS began planning for their new program to involve its families in cooking, they reached out to us for support in working with youth (and adults!) in the kitchen.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Bringing Education for Sustainability to Local Classrooms

We celebrated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Week by bringing the goals to the classroom and envisioning a healthy and just world with 80 third and fourth grade students.

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Replanting Poplar Drive and Main Entrance Drive

This spring, we've replanted Eastern Cottonwood trees along historic Poplar Drive, as well as young Sycamore trees along the main drive entering the Farm.

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Decrease Food Waste with an "Anti-Recipe" for Moroccan Chickpea Stew

Chefs have been cooking this way for centuries, and Chef Jim wants homecooks to use this sort of adaptive cooking to make use of what is already in your kitchen.

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Historic Champion of the Craft Movement

In honor of Women's History Month, we recognize the contributions of Aileen Osborn Webb to the local, national, and international craft movement.

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Place-Based Education

Telling the Story of Ourselves: Who are you -- now?

I was recently one of ten Burlington area educators who traveled to Hawai’i to explore the power of place-based and culture-based education.

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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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