Welcome to New Village Farm

New Village Farm is a biodynamic learning farm located on 100 acres in beautiful Shelburne, VT. We are committed to growing a rich community of farm participants, who know a farm environment personally and appreciate what it means to be part of raising animals and growing food sustainably. Check out our new programs for 2012!

Commitment to Children

The farm provides a uniquely rich environment for children, connecting them to the source of their food and life. On the farm, we’ve found over and over again that children innately recognize something real in these experiences that are no longer commonplace in our culture. As farmers, it is so gratifying to provide this environment where children are participating fully in real work; we do not invent busywork for them. They get to be a living, breathing part of getting things done around here. We help kids discover that they are strong, they are helpful, and they make a difference.

Commitment to Family & Community

I feel strongly that beyond the food we grow at New Village Farm, we grow healthy strong kids and a healthy strong community. To me, selling you a boxed share of food is only sending you home with the icing on the cake — the richness of the farm is in the experiences it provides. It is a profound and rich life, it is full of challenges and beauty. I invite you to participate in it.

- Michaela Ryan

The overarching goal of New Village Farm is to grow that healthy strong community. We want you to experience what it means to “Know where your food comes from,” because it goes so much deeper than the abstract concept of “local.” Our programs are designed to allow people of all ages and walks of life to engage with the farm and the growing of their own food on whatever level they are ready for.