Boneless Ham

Holiday Hams

We are pleased to offer Half and Whole Bistro Boneless Hams for your special gathering this spring. Carefully cured by North Country Smokehouse without nitrates or nitrites and Humane Farm Care Certified, these hams are delicious.

Order your Easter Ham today.  Limited supplies.

Maple Syrup & Ham:
A Natural Pairing

Swirl together equal parts maple syrup and mustard for a glaze on a boneless ham. For more kick, add a touch of horseradish.

And to go with it:
Maple-Ginger Roasted Root Vegetables
Cut 2 lbs. of assorted peeled root vegetables (beets, parsnips, carrots, turnips, or rutabagas) in 1-inch cubes and toss them with 1/4 cup each of maple syrup and olive oil and about 2 TB fresh, peeled ginger cut into matchsticks. Add salt to taste and roast at 425 ° F until tender (about 40 minutes).

from Cooking with Shelburne Farms
© Melissa Pasanen & Shelburne Farms, 2007

Upcoming Programs

To register, call 802-985-8686.
 

Calling all Artists

If you’re an artist yourself, or know of one who might be interested, download the Art Show Entry Form & Information for our 22nd Annual Art Exhibition and Sale in October. Deadline for entries: May 15.

Stories to Share

Is there something you'd like to know about us, or a Farm story you'd like to share? Contact Holly Brough. You might see it in future e-newsletters.

Sam SmithDear Friend of Shelburne Farms,

I arrived at the barn this morning to find a ewe with three newborn lambs at her feet.  I took one inside to warm her up (the last few days have been cold), and when I came back out to put her in a pen, I heard a faint cry. A fourth lamb was hidden behind the water trough! What a way to start the day.

So it goes this time of year. Lambing is well underway, with 3-4 lambs being born each day. By season's end we'll have 60 to 70. We've also tapped our sugar maples and by the time you read this, hopefully will have boiled some syrup.  Spring has sprung here at the Farm and summer is not far behind. Come out and visit if you get the chance. The Farmyard opens May 9.  I’m off to check on another ewe in labor!

Sam Signature

Sam Smith
Children's Farmyard Manager



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Shelburne Farms recently launched our Facebook page. If you're on Facebook, too, we invite you to become a "fan", post your favorite farm photos, and chat with us.
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What do Michelle Obama & Shelburne Farms have in common?

A commitment to fresh, healthy food from local farms! We are heartened to see the First Lady publically supporting this very important issue. Find out more in this recent New York Times article.
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Megan precourtOf Cows & Colleges


"Being covered in hair is never a good feeling. The smell of manure, though, is something you grow used to." 
-- Megan Precourt (at left with "Sizzle") 

Two of our graduating 4-H'ers wrote about their formative 4-H experiences at Shelburne Farms for their college applications. Rebecca Calder reflected, "I didn’t start out a farm girl; in fact I’ve lived in suburbia my whole life...but there’s just something about raising and training cows that hypnotized me from the very beginning." For Megan Precourt, the experience has been life-changing: "It has made me who I am today, by teaching me not only to be a better person but also to make my world and my community a better place." Bravo.
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sugaring field trip Sugaring (just add horses)

Our sugaring field trips this year have new guests: "Jaguar" and "Pete." This team of Shire horses, owned by Cathy Wells, will help haul sap tanks from distant spots in the sugarbush. Students will help fill the tanks. We've also added a new Native American component to the field trip. Over the next few weeks, we'll be welcoming schools from Rutland, Essex, Enosburg, Burlington, Shelburne, Essex Junction, St. Albans, Winooski, Charlotte, and Hyde Park. Now we just wait for the sap to run! Field Trip Photo Album
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Princeton ElmsPublic Space Merit Award

Shelburne Farms just received a Vermont Public Spaces Merit Award for planting 23 disease-resistant Princeton elms along the North Gate Road Allée, in the original locations of historic elms that had been lost to Dutch Elm Disease 30 years ago. Heritage Landscapes of Charlotte, spearheaded the project and also earned a merit award.