Background

In May 2006, eighteen representatives from eleven farms and organizations met to establish the Farm-Based Education Association*. The lively 2-day meeting was held at Shelburne Farms. Participants included farmers, founders, and directors from organizations that use farms as the rootstock of their various educational initiatives. *See History for more

Today, the FBEA remains a collaboration of farm based education organizations.   A working group of organizational members provide leadership for the outreach and program activities of FBEA. Shelburne Farms remains the Fiscal Sponsor contributing administrative, program development, and fundraising support to the project.  Brooke Redmond of Radish Road and the Founding Executive Director of the FBEA currently consults to the project as the Director of Communications and Development. 

In the last four years much has been accomplished and the need and relevance for the FBEA is greater than ever.  The FBEA's priorities are greatly determined by the organization's Guiding Language: mission, goals and core values.

In 2010-2011, the FBEA's programatic priorities include regional workshops, the bi-annual conference and the further cultivation and dissemination of  materials and information sharing.

The 2010-2011 Working Group of the FBEA includes representative from the following farm-based education programs:

The Trustees of Reservations The FARM Institute Hawthorne Valley Farm Spannocchia Foundation Coverdale Farm, Delaware Nature Center

Shelburne Farms Codman Farms Drumlin Farms The Farm School The Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture