The Farm Barn serves as the main headquarters at Shelburne Farms.
Photo Credit : Aimee Seavey
I recently spent a weekend in Shelburne, Vermont, representing Yankee Magazine at this year’s Vermont Cheesemakers’ Festival, which is hosted to perfection at the farm’s Coach Barn each year. I was there for an extra day, so I took the opportunity to make a return visit to the farm. Having only witnessed the farm in full-blown cheese-event mode, I was eager to experience Shelburne Farms during an “everyday visit,” and I’m so glad I did!
Shelburne Farms, a working farm and nonprofit education center for sustainability, is the kind of place you can spend the whole day exploring. Its on-site offerings include an interactive children’s farmyard, cheesemaking operation, and bakery, as well as nature trails with great views, and an historic inn like no other. Armed with a handful of hours on a perfect summer morning in mid-July, I set out to see and do as much as possible.
Here’s a closer look at the beauty of Shelburne Farms in photographs.
Such a beautiful day in a beautiful setting. Have you ever visited Shelburne Farms?
Shelburne Farms. 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne. 802-985-8686; shelburnefarms.org
Aimee Tucker
Aimee Tucker is Yankee Magazine’s Home Editor and the Senior Digital Editor of NewEngland.com. A lifelong New Englander and Yankee contributor since 2010, Aimee has written columns devoted to history, foliage, retro food, and architecture, and regularly shares her experiences in New England travel, home, and gardening. Her most memorable Yankee experiences to date include meeting Stephen King, singing along to a James Taylor Fourth of July concert at Tanglewood, and taking to the skies in the Hood blimp for an open-air tour of the Massachusetts coastline.