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Farm to school and early childhood programs are ripe with stories: experiencing the crunch of a freshly picked snap pea for the first time, salad bars filled with fresh food from a local farm, or the...

Photo by Ben Hudson. How does farm to school connect classrooms, cafeterias, and communities in order to change food system education in schools? Listen to Talking with Green Teachers interview...

This June, over 70 educators, school nutrition staff, school administrators, and community partners gathered at Shelburne Farms with a lofty goal: to better support their students in understanding...

  “We were working to unify Vermont’s professional learning, but the work really unified us. We looked internally and connected, which was critical in keeping us going during a...

“We need to move from competitive ideation, trying to push our individual ideas, to collective ideation, collaborative ideation. It isn’t about having the number one best idea, but having...

When you’re gathering 70 school food practitioners for three days to explore how they can engage students in healthy local foods, what better place to start the inspiration than with your menu...

Vermont FEED’s Farm to School Institute Expands: Five States to Adapt the Institute Model to Strengthen Their Communities Wednesday June 22, 2022, Shelburne, VT — Vermont FEED will...

Vermont Students to Receive No-Cost Breakfast and Lunch for 2022-23 Photo: Hunger Free Vermont MONTPELIER, Vermont — (June 1, 2022) On Tuesday, May 31, Gov. Phil Scott signed S.100, the...

“Food is an entry point to all sorts of things, including social justice." –Aimee Arandia Østensen, Professional Learning Facilitator at Shelburne Farms Vermont Harvest of the...

By Shelburne Farms Early Childhood Program Coordinator Jed Norris Think back to a memory of food from your childhood. What was the food, and what did it taste like? What did it look and smell like...