At Shelburne Farms, our working farm is a landscape for learning. Every day we create and offer enriching experiences grounded in this place, and reaching far beyond it, to help build a sustainable future.
The farm products you love support that work.
Our hand-crafted cheddar and pure maple syrup capture the spirit and flavors of our farm in Northern Vermont — our pastures, Brown Swiss cows, maple trees, and woodlands.
Farmstead cheddar handmade from the raw milk of our Brown Swiss cows.
SIX-MONTH
Our youngest, most versatile cheddar has a supple texture and delicate flavor — like fresh cream and buttered toast. Perfect for breakfast with jam, or melted in your favorite dish.
ONE-YEAR
After aging a year, our cheddar develops a subtle sharpness. Tastes of lush pasture and freshly cut hay give way to a delightful finish. Pair with apples and honey or cured meats.
TWO-YEAR
This extra sharp cheddar will melt in your mouth. Its flavor is classically Vermont — savory with a rich, creamy texture. Great with cider, beer, or with chocolate for dessert.
THREE-YEAR RESERVE
Only a small percentage of our cheddar can meet the taste and texture criteria demanded for three-year. The result is a crumbly, savory cheddar with herbaceous, slightly fruity flavors. Enjoy with roasted nuts or full-bodied red wine.
Our award-winning young cheddar is hickory wood-smoked for six hours to give it a subtly sweet, bacon-like flavor. Delicious with cured meats and dried fruit.
CLOTHBOUND
This time-honored process of binding curds in cheesecloth, sealing the wheel with lard, and cave aging gives you a cheese with a flaky texture and an earthy flavor. Pairs perfectly with English ale, pickles, and strong mustard.
A strong-flavored cheddar, never the same twice. Enjoy it any way you like for any occasion.
Our cheddar curds are marinated in the flagship IPA of local brewery, Fiddlehead, to produce a cheese with flavors akin to sourdough bread topped with cheddar. Pair with IPAs, dry cured salami, and whole grain mustards.
Renee LaCoss, Herdsman
“ At 6 a.m. every morning, my station plays the National Anthem,” explains Renee over the music of the milking parlor radio. “I know I should be on my fifth set of cows by then.” With or without the radio’s cue, Renee knows the daily rhythms of farming intimately –and her cows. “Cayenne doesn’t like being on the end,” she says with affection. “Bluebell is a brat. Ethel, she’s my special cow. ”
“ The Farm affected how I navigate life,” Perry says of her childhood experiences as a camper here. “What I eat, my curiosity, connecting to nature. On the farm, you respect everything — whether it’s the soil, the trees, or the animals.” She brought those values back to teach a week of camp this summer, and brings them to her role as cheesemaker. “I love that every day is an experiment, because the milk is different every day.”
Our dairy and creamery teams are committed to excellence. Their attention to craft produces the finest cheddar.
• 6-Month Cheddar
• 1-Year Cheddar
• 2-Year Cheddar
• Smoked Cheddar
Four ½ lb blocks, 307 $51
Cheesemaker’s Choice
• 6-Month Cheddar
• 1-Year Cheddar
• 2-Year Cheddar
• 3-Year Cheddar
Four 1 lb blocks, 308 .......... $89
• Tractor Cheddar (½ lb block)
• Smoked Cheddar (7½ oz block)
• Clothbound Cheddar (½ lb wedge)
300 $46
• 2-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• 3-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Smoked Cheddar (7½ oz block)
309 .......................................... $66
• 6-Month Cheddar (1 lb block)
• 1-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• 2-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• 3-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Smoked Cheddar (7½ oz block)
• Salted Maple Crackers
• Multi-Seed Rye Crackers
• Liquid Vermont Honey (8 oz jar)
• Maple Onion Jam (9.6 oz jar)
343 ........................................ $142
We farm with the earth, nurturing and respecting the health of its soils, plants, creatures, and climate. We are all connected.
Jed Norris, Director of Farm-Based Youth Programs
“ The biggest “Aha!” is when we tap a tree, the sap is running, and kids or people get to catch sap in their hands and lick it off. Just seeing their faces as they realize that the sap actually tastes like something, even though it looks like water. I’ve had many people ask me, ‘What do you add to it?’ Nothing. You literally just boil the sap to make maple syrup. To me, that’s the cool factor.”
Dana Bishop, Woodlands Manager
“ Right now we just need to be ready to tap early,” Dana responds when asked about climate change. “But if you tap too early, you’ll get less sap flow later in the season as the tap holes close.” It’s a balancing act, she admits. “My job kind of marches with the seasons, and as those seasons are changing, we haven’t quite changed our march yet. But I feel like it will become clearer. And right now we’re in a good groove.”
Grade A amber or dark — produced from our own sugarbush, or at Butternut Mountain Farm in Morrisville.
Farm & Forest Package 1
• 1-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Maple Syrup (1 pint jug)
115 ........................................... $39
Farm & Forest Package 2
• 1-Year Cheddar (2 lb block)
• Maple Syrup (1 quart jug)
120 $65
Tom’s Big Breakfast
• 1-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Maple Syrup (1 pint jug)
• Sliced Bacon (two 3/4 lb pkgs)
• Buttermilk Pancake Mix (1 lb)
• Raw Vermont Honey (8 oz jar)
• Wild Blueberry Jam (9 oz jar)
• Granola (10 oz)
017 ..........................................$107 s s
Maple Syrup in glass
Elegant, reusable, recyclable glass bottles.
Amber
• 250 ml (8.5 oz), 108 .......... $12
• 500 ml (17 oz), 104 ............ $21 Dark
• 250 ml (8.5 oz), 109 $12
• 500 ml (17 oz), 110 $21
Maple Syrup in jugs
Recyclable plastic jugs.
• ½ pint, 102 $11
• Pint, 103 $19
• Quart, 105 $32
• ½ gallon, 107 ....................... $61
• Six ½ pints, 412 ................. $60
Maple Mingle | NEW
• One each Amber & Dark Maple Syrup (250 ml glass bottles)
• One each 6-Month Cheddar & 2-Year Cheddar (½ lb vacuum-sealed block)
• Granola (10 oz)
• The Official Vermont Maple Cookbook
320 ........................................... $61
Brunch Beyond the Barn
• 1-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Maple Syrup (1 pint jug)
• Buttermilk Pancake Mix (1 lb)
• Wild Blueberry Jam (9 oz jar)
068 $54
Our Ploughman’s Lunch sampler — like all our gift packages — features delicious, Vermont-made products.
• 1-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• 2-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Strawberry Rhubarb Jam (9 oz jar)
• Honey Mustard (8 oz jar)
• Red Wine & Garlic Salami (4 oz)
• Multi-Seed Rye Crackers
311 $78
Carolyn’s Country Store Collection
• Tractor Cheddar (½ lb block)
• 1-Year Cheddar (½ lb block)
• Red Wine & Garlic Salami (4 oz)
• Maple Horseradish Mustard (8 oz jar)
• Multi-Seed Rye Crackers
323 $46
All of our products are made in Vermont!
• HONEY from Northwoods Apiaries in Westfield
• PRESERVES & CHUTNEYS from Blake Hill in Windsor
• CRACKERS from Castleton Crackers in Windsor
• CHOCOLATE from Daily Chocolate in Vergennes
• PANCAKE MIX from Halladay’s in Bellows Falls
• JAMS & MUSTARDS from Sidehill Farm in Brattleboro
• GRANOLA from Back Roads Bakery in Brattleboro
• BACON & SAUCISSON from Babette’s Table in Waitsfield
• RED WINE & GARLIC SALAMI from Vermont Salumi in Barre
• RIGATONI from Grand Isle Pasta in Grand Isle
s Ploughman’s Lunch
• 2-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Smoked Cheddar (7½ oz block)
• Saucisson Au Fromage (1/3 lb)
• Maple Onion Jam (10.4 oz jar)
• Maple Horseradish Mustard (8 oz jar)
• Multi-Seed Rye Crackers
318 ........................................... $85
Natural Rind Collection
• Clothbound Cheddar (½ lb wedge)
• Saucisson Au Fromage (1/3 lb)
• Tangy Maple Mustard (8 oz jar)
• Multi-Seed Rye Crackers
310 $52
Farmstead
Cheese & Mac
• 1-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Traditional Rigatoni (14 oz dry)
• Recipe card from our Inn kitchen
351 ............................................ $31
Simple Pleasures
• 1-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Liquid Vermont Honey (8 oz jar)
• Salted Maple Crackers
313 $37
Perry’s Pairings
• 2-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• 3-Year Cheddar (1 lb block)
• Raw Vermont Honey (8 oz jar)
• Cherry & Ruby Port Conserve (10 oz jar)
312 ........................................... $69
To purchase or redeem, call us at 802-985-0333 (9–5 EST Mon–Fri). Stay,
Give the experience of Shelburne Farms to a family member, friend, or colleague. Gift certificates may be used at our Inn and restaurant, or applied toward any Shelburne Farms product, program, or service, including memberships.
Let us assist you or your company with your gift lists. Our knowledgeable and friendly staff in our Farm Barn will take care of all the details, and help with suggestions for delicious, Vermont-made items to please everyone on your gift list! (Orders over $1000 excluding shipping receive special pricing and custom package options.)
For details, shipping options, and pricing, call us at 802-985-0333 (9–5 EST Mon–Fri) or visit store.shelburnefarms.org. You may also email us your gift list (excel, word, or .pdf file) to customorders@shelburnefarms.org and we will call you to work out all the details.
Perishables will typically be delivered within two to three days of shipment to ensure product quality. This often requires shipping early in the week to avoid weekend delays. For more information, call us at 802-985-0333.
Let’s build a sustainable future together, where we can all thrive!
Learning for a sustainable future 1611 Harbor Road | Shelburne, VT 05482
OFFICE: 802-985-8686 | shelburnefarms.org
MAIL ORDER: 802-985-0333
EMAIL: cheese@shelburnefarms.org
Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future. We believe that transformative learning experiences sow the seeds for a thriving and more just world. Our home campus is a working farm located on the homelands of the Abenaki.
Product photos, including cover: Carey Nershi
Other photos, in order of appearance: Sarah Webb, Holly Brough (2), Sarah Webb, Holly Brough, Sarah Webb, Sebastian Ventrone, Sarah Webb (3), Andrea Estey
You make Shelburne Farms possible by donating, visiting, learning with us, and purchasing our products. Thank you for your support!
Alec Webb, President