Shelburne Farms
Shelburne Farms
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About this organization
Mission
Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring and cultivating learning for a sustainable future. The Farm advances education for sustainability in Vermont, nationally, and internationally through its professional learning for teachers, farm to school, and farm-based education programs. Shelburne Farms plays a leadership role in such groundbreaking educational initiatives as the Sustainable Schools Project, a Forest for Every Classroom, and a Watershed for Every Classroom. The Farm supports the National and Vermont Farm to School Networks, Vermont Food Education Every Day, and the Farm-Based Education Network. Located on Abenaki land along the shores of Lake Champlain, our home campus is a 1,400-acre working farm, forest, and National Historic Landmark.
About
Educating for a sustainable future, Shelburne Farms is a learning center based at our 1,400 acre working farm and forest and national historic landmark. The farm offers educational experiences and resources for educators, schools, children and families that connect people with nature and agriculture and inspire stewardship in their home communities. To extend its impact, Shelburne Farms supports educators and collaborates with other regional, national and international organizations to advance education for sustainability. The farm also serves as a catalyst and convener for strengthening local food, forestry and energy systems. The nonprofit is supported by charitable contributions, as well as its program enterprises, which include a grass-based dairy and award-winning farmstead cheese making operation, an organic market garden, maple sugaring and sustainable lumber production, special events, and a widely recognized seasonal inn and farm-to-table restaurant. Improving the historic property to build an inspiring farm-based campus is an ongoing endeavor. In 2015, Shelburne Farms completed a busy and productive 43rd year as a charitable education organization touching the lives of thousands of people of all ages from the local community to a global audience. The farm's programs and activities were supported by 3,956 individual donors from 47 states and 8 countries and served 149,000 program participants and visitors on-site, in addition to providing outreach programs and resources for many educators and schools. Total attendance included 54,000 visitors coming to the children's farmyard and enjoying the walking trails. On-site education programs also served 400 educators, 9,000 school-aged children attending school programs, 4 H activities and summer camps, and 2,000 others participating in family and adult programs. While educators constitute a relatively small percentage of total program participants they promise to have the greatest impact because of the many students whose lives will be touched over the course of their careers. Ultimately the success of the education programs at Shelburne Farms is measured by deepening teacher practice and student learning, leading to improvements in the quality of life now and, hopefully, for generations to come. Shelburne Farms, NOFA VT and other VT FEED collaborators completed a 3rd year partnering with the Vermont Community Foundation's local food for healthy communities initiative to facilitate the collective impact of the Vermont Farm to School Network in helping bring local, healthy foods to Vermont school children. Two thirds of Vermont's elementary schools are now engaged in farm to school programming, connecting students, local farms and communities to serve healthy meals in school cafeterias. In addition to VT FEED, other special support - including cooperative agreements with the National Park Service and Forest Service -made possible the farm's programs supporting education for sustainability professional learning for educators, the activities of the farm-based education network, and scholarships for educators attending workshops and for children participating in school programs and summer camps. Grant funding also made possible continuing improvements at the market garden and dairy to improve soil health and support nutrient-dense food and forage production. Significant campus improvements included expanding the farm's maple sugaring program enterprise to enhance forest stewardship and education programs and completing phase 3 of restoration of the Shelburne House formal gardens. For the third year, the farm also received special support to host a traditional foods symposium exploring connections between food and health. A highlight of 2015 was the designation of the Burlington area as a regional center of expertise on education for sustainable development by the United Nations University.
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