Skip to main content
Home Shelburne Farms

Header Secondary Menu

  • Calendar
  • Stay
  • Shop
  • Search

Main navigation

  • About
    • Main Links
      • About Shelburne Farms
      • Our Mission & Vision
      • Our Farm & Food
      • Our Equity Work
      • Climate Action
      • History of the Property
      • News & Stories
    • More Links
      • Join Our Team
      • Staff & Board
      • Media Center
      • Contact Us
      • Our Program Partners
    • News & Stories
      group of people in field with sheep
      Find all our blogs here.
    • Climate Action
      aerial view of solar panels in field with coach barn, inn, lake in foliage season
      How we're addressing global climate change
  • For Educators
    • Main Links
      • For Educators
      • Professional Learning
      • School Programs
      • Resources
      • Partnership Projects
    • More Links
      • Educator Program Calendar
      • News & Stories
      • Request Information
      • Get Our Emails
    • Registration open for Summer 2025
      Two people smile while holding small cards in a shaded outdoor area in summertime
      Recharge with professional learning
    • Apply now
      Eight people pose and smile standing on a grassy lawn with a blue lake beyond
      Education for Sustainability Graduate Certificates
  • Visit & Learn
    • Main Links
      • Visit & Learn
      • Stay & Dine
      • Calendar
      • For Families & Youth
      • Farm Campus
      • Accessibility
    • More Links
      • Day Visit, mid-May to mid-October
      • Walking Trails
      • Children's Farmyard
      • Tours
      • Farm Store & Welcome Center
      • Summer Camps
    • Day Visits
      man and woman with child on her shoulders looking at cows in a field
      Discover what you can do and learn here, May 10-Oct. 19
    • Stay & Dine
      Inn with peonies - stay and dine
      Shelburne Farms Inn, May 9-Oct. 21, 2025
  • Support
    • Main Links
      • Support Our Work
      • Donate Today
      • More Ways to Give
      • Legacy Giving
    • More Links
      • Stewards of the Farm
      • Annual Reports
      • Campaign for Shelburne Farms
      • A Message of Gratitude
      • Download Photos of the Farm
    • Learn more!
      2 people sitting on a bench looking at the lake and sky
      Give Through Your Donor Advised Fund
    • Donate Today!
      Visitors walking on a path next to a fence
      We can't do it without you! Your support is essential.
  • Calendar
  • Stay
  • Shop
  • Donate

News and Stories

Breadcrumb

  • Home
  • About Shelburne Farms
  • Blog Listing
For All
For Educators
  • All
  • Updates
  • Climate Action
  • Cheddar
  • Campus & Buildings
  • Education Impact
  • Family Activities
  • Food & Farming
  • History
  • Nature / Natural Resources
  • Research
  • Recipes
A wooden signpost with trail signs on a lush green landscape
Campus & Buildings

Favorite Places On The Farm

We're excited to open for the 2025 season this weekend! To celebrate, we asked Shelburne Farms staff members to share their favorite places on our working farm campus.

three men stand in green field with cows, the first in baseball cap, the third with gray beard.
Cheddar
Food & Farming

A Farming & Cheesemaking Family

Two generations of Dixons chat about their careers in farming and cheesemaking at Shelburne Farms, and the love of the land, craft, and cheese that unites them.

a holiday spread of Shelburne Farms cheddar and accompaniments
Cheddar
Food & Farming

Shelburne Farms 2023 Holiday Catalog

Take a sneak peek at our 2023 Holiday Catalog, in mailboxes soon! It showcases our cheddar and maple syrup, and the mission they support.

Two young students stand in an autumn forest holding and looking at a piece of paper
Updates
Campus & Buildings

Forest as a Classroom

Our woodlands are more than a beautiful backdrop. They are part of an unparalleled classroom for learning.

A teacher holds the lid open of a simmer pot of chai as a student spoons in loose herbs and spices
For Educators
Farm to School
Youth Voice

Honoring Identity in the Classroom: Students Embrace Their Food Story

Vermont Teacher of the Year Aziza Malik explores how food, like storytelling, connects us all.

brown cows grazing in summer with sun setting in background
Climate Action
Food & Farming

Why Cows at Shelburne Farms?

Cows are a known contributor to climate change, so why do we continue to have cows on our farm? Here are some answers.

goat's milk curd with tomato and bayleaf
Recipes

Green Tomato Jam

Executive Chef John Patterson shares a recipe for a key condiment on his dish for the 2023 Vermont Fresh Network Forum Dinner.

herdsman opening gate for herd of brown swiss cows to enter a pasture. Lake and mountains in distance.
Updates
Climate Action
Food & Farming

Dairy Farming in a Changing Climate

At a recent gathering of farmers, dairy manager Sam Dixon discussed our managed grazing system, how climate change is shifting the already unpredictable business of dairy farming, and what we’re doing about it.

A large group of adults stand in grass smiling and applauding in front of a large brick building
For Educators
Education Impact

A Summer On, Not Off

Highlights from our 2023 programs for educators.

A young person gazes at a small net holding discoveries from a pond and smiles
For Educators
Climate Action
Education Impact

Getting REAL: A Framework for Climate Change Education

Climate change education specialist Joan Haley writes about the best practices of equity-centered climate change education—and shares hopeful stories of the educators and learners already doing this work in our region.

  • Load More

sbf-text

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.

Quick Links

  • Contact Us
  • Media Center
  • Getting Here
  • Gather
  • Join Our Team

Navigate

  • About Shelburne Farms
  • For Educators
  • Visit & Learn
  • Support Our Work
  • Calendar
  • Stay
  • Shop

Stay in Touch

Get our news

Follow us on social Media

  • Facebook
  • Vimeo
  • Instagram

Footer Tertiary

Back to top
  • Copyright 2025

Shelburne Farms is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID #03-0229347)