Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools

October 2025 | Programs, resources & stories for educators

Save the dates to join us for a program in 2026!

ABCs of Farm-Based Education, March 13-15, 2026
Education for Sustainability (EFS) Graduate Certificates, begins Summer 2026
Northeast Farm to School Institute, June 23-25, 2026
Foundations in EFS, July 6–10, 2026
Immersion in EFS, July 21-23, 2026
EFS Leadership Academy, begins July 27–29, 2026
Cultivating Joy & Wonder, July 13–17, 2026
Climate Resiliency Fellowship, begins August 11–13, 2026

See more dates and details for upcoming programs on our website.

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Local Foods in Schools

October is Farm to School Month! Vermont schools collectively purchase over $25 million of food every year. What could happen if more of those dollars went to local farmers? Our state is exploring this very idea. Hear how local purchasing is working in Essex, VT and the impact of the Local Foods Incentive.

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RECIPES

Cooking with Pumpkin

Favorite seasonal recipes for pancakes, muffins, and more from Shelburne Farms' Adventures program.

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ACTIVITY

Make a Sound Map

Educator Camie Thompson on using ornithology and careful outdoor listening to learn as a lens for learning about climate change and local ecology.

What We're Following

For Vermont and New Hampshire educators, the Upper Valley Teaching Place Collaborative's Fall Conference is happening November 13 in Fairlee.

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Seven Days recounts the history of Shelburne Farms in "A New Heyday: How Shelburne Farms Went From Gilded Age Estate to a Beacon of Sustainability Education."

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“Education is at the heart of who I am." Shelburne Farms Executive Vice President and Program Director Megan Camp was honored with the 2025 University of Vermont Alumni Achievement Award.

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Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future.

The Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools offers professional learning programs and resources for PreK-12 educators. All of our offerings prepare educators to facilitate learning experiences for students using a lens of sustainability. We believe in the power and potential of students to address the world's most pressing issues. We see schooling as a pathway to create healthy and just communities, successful lives, and a more livable world for all. In partnership with students and communities, educators are changemakers.