A wonderful summer of learning has wrapped up! We're filled with gratitude and with hope that together, we can shape a more sustainable and just future. If you were one of the hundreds of educators who joined us—thank you for being part of our community.

See below for upcoming programs; more details coming soon on 2026 offerings.

Upcoming Programs

Are you a local educator? Shelburne Farms' Children's Farmyard is accepting requests for self-guided group visits now through mid-October.

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Rooted Together: A Fall Gathering for Farm-Based Educators, September 19–21

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A Conversation with Paul Hawken, October 8, all ages welcome

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Climate Creative, yearlong, begins October 9–10

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Cultivating Pathways to Sustainability, yearlong, begins October 15

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What We're Following

A new case study: Pennsylvania adapted our Farm to School Institute professional learning model. In the first year, seven teams impacted 8,500+ students.

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On the Northeast Farm to School Collaborative Podcast: the positive impacts of farm to school on students and families in Groton, CT, and an exciting shipping container project that will be used to increase food access.

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Students and neighbors tend a vibrant garden at Burlington, VT's Hunt Middle School united by teacher Maisie Anrod, a recent Climate Resiliency Fellow and current Northeast Farm to School team member. Via Seven Days.

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Sixty-six acres of Shelburne Farms' Windmill Hill are now permanently protected for farming and education.

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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.