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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.

Food & Farming

Three Early Summer Dishes

As we opened the Inn & Restaurant doors this season, we asked Executive Chef Jim McCarthy, “What current dishes best represent our approach or food philosophy?”

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Vermont Program Sets Bar for Farm to School Programs

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One scholarship. And the lives it's changing.

Tanya, who runs a 4-star, registered home childcare in Winooski, shares how her experience last summer at our Project Seasons for Young Learners workshop was "life-changing."

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On Plumbing and Preservation

Water leaks and stains are something to be feared in a historic house. When we discovered one, it led to multiple restoration projects to help preserve the Inn's historic integrity.

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Phenology and Climate at the Farm

A new series of monitoring stations along the Lone Tree Hill Trail will help us track and teach about climate change at a micro-level, through the study of plant phenology.

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Sowing Seeds to Grow Farm-Based Education

Discover what inspires, motivates, and changes farmers and educators as they work to grow and strengthen their farm-based education programs.

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A new crop at the Market Garden

It is always exciting to experiment with growing new plants in our organic Market Garden to show the wonderful variety of foods that can be grown in Vermont. Our latest experiment is saffron.

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A Rediscovered Corn Sheller Gets New Life

Market Gardener Lynn Wolf went looking for a way to more efficiently shell the popcorn and blue corn that we grow.
It led to a discovery -- and a solution!

An Equity Assessment

What is an Equity Assessment? Why is the Farm conducting one? Find out more about the Farm's work around equity, access, inclusion, and diversity.

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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)