Professional Learning & Technical Assistance
Get in Touch to Discuss Your Needs
Learn about upcoming professional development opportunities, customizing a training for your group, organization or staff, or partnering with us to bring a course to your region.
Email [email protected] to begin a conversation.
Vermont FEED offers a range of professional learning and technical assistance opportunities to school districts, farms, professional organizations, child nutrition programs, non-profit organizations, and practitioners to support the development of robust farm to school programs.
Our staff offers expertise in farm to school and early childhood program development, local procurement, curriculum design, community outreach, and more. If you’re looking for help with a topic or skill outside our specialties, we’ll connect you with the right partner for that work.
Learn about annual offerings that we both offer and support, or connect directly with us to make an individualized plan.
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Annual Workshops & Programs
- Northeast Farm to School Institute
Our year-long professional learning opportunity for Northeast school, district, and early childhood teams. Since 2010, the Institute has been bringing teams together to build relationships, skills, and a collaborative action plan for their schools. With the support of a coach, teams spend the school year putting their plans into action and strengthening their capacity to impact classrooms, cafeterias, and communities, with change that lasts. - Farm to School Institute Adaptation Program
We’re supporting adaptations of our Farm to School Institute model in states across the country, engaging new cohorts of leaders who can share their learning and experience. The program is an opportunity for farm to school leaders across the country to adapt the model to their region and grow farm to school in their state. - ABCs of Farm-Based Education
Co-presented by Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools and the Farm-Based Education Network, this three-day workshop is designed for farmers, farm-based educators, and non-formal educators. Fill your toolbox with kid-tested activities as you join a community of peers from around the region while you explore Shelburne Farms’ dairy, farmyard, garden, and forest classrooms. - Cultivating Joy & Wonder
A professional learning program for early childhood educators offered by the Shelburne Farms Institute for Sustainable Schools. This five-day program uses the working farm campus to explore place-based learning and hands-on activities to inspire your curriculum with fresh ideas. - Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets Farm to School & Early Childhood Capacity Grant
A competitive, state-wide grant opportunity to develop and expand comprehensive farm to school and early childhood programming. Vermont FEED offers curricular support and technical assistance during the course of the grant. - Farm to Early Childhood Workshops
We offer farm to early childhood workshops annually. Please contact Farm to Early Childhood Education Partnership Coordinator Cynthia Greene at [email protected] for upcoming opportunities.
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Connect with Us to Make a Personalized Plan
No two districts, schools, early childhood programs, or farms are the same—we’ll craft a program to support your challenges and learning.
Our offerings include consultations, stand-alone workshops, workshop series, graduate-level courses, mentoring, and more. These opportunities can also be facilitated in partnership with your local or regional farm to school organization.
Get in touch to discuss your needs! Reach out to [email protected] to begin a conversation.