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For Educators
Education Impact

Meet Three Teachers Transformed by the Education for Sustainability Graduate Certificate Program

Educators Jess Angell, Katherine McHenry, and Mat Heald share what's changed—in them and in their teaching practice—as a result of certificate coursework.

Behind the scenes with our staff

Here are a few glimpses into what -- and how -- our staff have been doing since COVID-19 hit in mid-March, gleaned from our weekly staff newsletters. 

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Food & Farming

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Creamery Manager Maddy Born reflects back on how her work at the Farm has changed her life.

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Making Nettle Pesto with Spoonful Herbals

Spoonful Herbals wants you to get outside and make food from the land well before your basil grows in.

Cheddar

Cheddar on and off the Farm

Here’s how our cheddar and Farm products are making their through our local food system (and beyond) to you.

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Staff reflections on Earth Day 2020

Shelburne Farms staff was asked, "What books and experiences influenced you to get involved in environmental work?"

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Have you thanked a vulture, today?

What makes vultures so fascinating, unique, and ecologically valuable? Find out in this online adaptation of our regular family program about vultures!

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Response to a Pandemic, 1918 & 2020

How people at Shelburne Farms experienced and responded to the Spanish Flu pandemic is remarkably similar to the response to the coronavirus today. The key? Volunteers doing a LOT of sewing.

Food & Farming

Maple Sugaring 2020 – A Quiet Season

The final days of March marked the end of a productive 2020 sugaring season, thanks in part to the expansion of our sugarbush over the winter.

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More At-Home Activities for Young Learners

A new installment of ideas -- activities and games -- to play with young children to deepen their connection to nature.

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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)