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Cheddar

Our Cheddar Earns Blue at American Cheese Society

Our one-year cheddar earned a blue ribbon at the American Cheese Society's annual conference and competition, one of 49 ribbons for Vermont cheeses.

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Farm to School
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Farm to Early Childhood Resources

Farm to Early Childhood applies our "3C Model" (Classroom, Cafeteria/Kitchen, and Community) to engage families and young learners in agricultural and nutritional learning.

Education for Sustainability Immersion - Online

Dive deeply into your education for sustainability work with this month-long summer program. Reflect, learn, and collaborate with colleagues from across the country.

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Place-Based Education

Schools as Hubs for Environmental, Social, and Economic Justice

How can we build on place-based education to offer an even more holistic and meaningful educational experience centered on building a thriving community?

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Cheddar

Demystifying rennet, a key ingredient in cheesemaking

We all know the main ingredient in cheese is milk, but most cheeses also contain salt, cultures and rennet. Rennet is fascinating, yet it isn't well understood by most people.

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Place-Based Education

When Place-Based Learning Goes Online

How do you conduct experiential education and reconnect students to community and place during a pandemic? With great creativity.

Supporting Farm to School During School Closures

Vermont FEED's leadership update on supporting school meals, farmer-school relationships, and nutrition and agricultural education during school closures.

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Navajo-Churro sheep at Shelburne Farms

Since 2006, we’ve had Navajo-Churro sheep at Shelburne Farms. Find out why -- and the new beautiful product that we've made from their wool.

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. 

Cheddar
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A departing cheesemaker reflects back

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

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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)