Woman with long blue bib is milking cows in a milking parlor

So much goes into making the cheddar that you enjoy--before the milk even gets to our cheesemakers! Discover all that the dairy team does pre-dawn to dusk to make high quality milk for our delicious cheese, to care for our cows, and to share the world of dairy farming with others.


Spend 24 hours with the Shelburne Farms Dairy Team.

Two halves of a pimento cheese sandwich, stacked on top of one another

Recipe: Pimento Cheese


A great addition to a summer picnic spread! Creamery Manager Andi Wandt shares one of her favorite recipes highlighting our farmstead cheddar.

Get Andi's recipe
The Montpelier Solon Soup for the Soul event. Students are seated at long tables in the gym, as they eat.

Uniting Through Food


“Wow, it really does look like Hogwarts!" Montpelier High School—an alumni team from our Farm to School Institute—transformed their gym for a whole-school meal celebrating local foods.

Read their story

Take a Tour & Explore Shelburne Farms


Our guided tours offer a deeper dive into our working farm campus: from pastures and cheesemaking, to historic buildings and gardens. See firsthand how we inspire learning for a sustainable future.


• Sun to Cheese Tour

• Shelburne Farms Tour

• House & Garden Tour at the Inn


Get tour details & tickets

A group of people walk down a hill, towards a turret of the Farm Barn

Upcoming Programs


Wednesdays, July 10, 17 & 24, gates open 5:30PM, concert at 6:30PM:

27th Annual Town of Shelburne Concert Series


Saturday, July 13, 9:00AM–12:00PM:

Summer Forest Bathing with Nature Connection Guide


Sunday, July 14, 7–9:00PM: Sacred Sound Sanctuary with Melinda Kinzie


Tuesday, July 16, 7:30–9:00PM: An Evening of Bats with Vermont Bat Center


Thursday, July 18, 7:30–9:00PM:

Bats in the Barn Family Program with Vermont Bat Center


Sunday, July 21, 5-8:00PM: Vermont Fresh Network Forum Dinner


Thursday, July 25, 5:30–7:00PM:

Myco-Phytoremediation in Multi-Functional Riparian Forest Buffers


Wednesday, July 31, gates open 5:30PM, concert at 6:30PM:

Shelburne Farms Community Concert Series begins

See our full calendar of events

Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future through its programs, place, and products.


We offer transformative learning experiences to help educators, students, overnight guests, and visitors create a more thriving world. Home to the Institute for Sustainable Schools, our historic campus is a 1,400-acre diversified farm located on the homelands of the Winooskik band of the Abenaki.

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