News and Jobs with Shelburne Farms


About • Our Work • Calendar • Support • Blog • Visit • Stay & Dine • Farm Store

Join our team! We have seasonal, year-round, full-time, and part-time opportunities available. Positions are open all across our working farm campus, including Buildings and Grounds, Children’s Farmyard (including Tractor Shuttle Drivers), Inn and Guest Services, Restaurant and Kitchen, and Woodlands.


National Park Service Program Expands
In partnership with the National Park Service, we’re growing the Park for Every Classroom program to engage eight parks across the U.S. in equity-centered climate change education. 
Learn more


Olmsted’s Vision at Shelburne Farms
On the 200th anniversary of his birth, we joined the National Association for Olmsted Parks to celebrate Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, and his enduring influence at Shelburne Farms.
Read more


Sweet Recipes for the Sugaring Season
The kitchen team shares three recipes to make good use of the season’s sweetest harvest: maple syrup! Vermont is the country’s leading maple producer, accounting for more than half of all maple syrup in 2020.
Get the recipes


Why We Give
“We’re making a gift to Shelburne Farms in memory of our parents, Harriet and Harry Mitiguy, who supported the Webb family’s path to preserve the farm, land, and offer educational opportunities to so many people over the last 50 years.”
–Jane Mitiguy, Nancy Mitiguy
& Mary Mitiguy Miller
Read more & make a gift


Upcoming Programs
Sunday, April 3, 1:00–3:00PM: Pride Hike: Co-hosted by Shelburne Farms, Audubon Vermont, Pride Center of Vermont, and Outright Vermont

Sunday, April 10, 10:00AM–1:00PM: Farmer Mary Shears the Sheep!

Saturday & Sunday, April 23 & 24: Green Mountain Draft Horse Beginner Driving Clinic

Saturday, April 30, 11:00AM-12:00PM: Early Spring Wildflowers & Plant Adaptation

Saturday, April 30, 9:00–11:30AM: Forest Bathing

Saturday, April 30, 7:30-10:00AM: Birding with Green Mountain Audubon


What We’re Following
Three Burlington City & Lake Semester students were elected to the Burlington School Board! As community partners with BCL, we’re so proud of these students, and of the impact of this work. Via Seven Days.

Saxelby Cheesemongers takes you on a journey through the hows, and more importantly, the whys behind our cheddar—to the larger education mission. As Cheese Sales Manager Tom Perry says, sustainability is “at the core of everything we do.”

For a longtime aerial photographer, snowfall in the Green Mountain State offers a fresh palette of possibility. Via The New York Times.

Vermont Fresh Network explores Vermont’s artisanal cheese and craft beers and offers up some creative pairings, one of which includes our 3-Year cheddar!

Audubon Magazine shares why Vermont hay season is shifting earlier, but nesting birds are staying put.