Celebrate the return of spring at Shelburne Farms with Sicilian cookbook author, chef, and educator Fabrizia Lanza. This gathering invites participants to explore the connections between food, land, and culture that bridge Sicily and Vermont at a moment when both landscapes are coming back to life after the winter season.

Drawing on her work at the Anna Tasca Lanza Cooking School in Sicily, Fabrizia will share stories, recipes, and reflections rooted in seasonal cooking and agricultural traditions. Through conversation and storytelling, she will share how simple ingredients, thoughtful care of the land and techniques shape Sicilian cuisine — values that resonate closely with the working landscape of Vermont.

Participants will meet and interact with Shelburne Farms catering chef and farmers, Vermont producers, and those engaged in the Vermont food system throughout the experiential program. Our time together will include a visit to our Market Garden greenhouses to harvest early season ingredients with our farmers while learning about the importance of soil and regenerative farming practices. We will walk the land to wildcraft spring nettles and learn the importance of pasture raised livestock with Shelburne Farms dairy & livestock manager. We will gather in the kitchen with Fabrizia and Shelburne Farms catering chef Jackie Major to learn simple techniques to bring the land to life and share meals together!

Whether you are a passionate home cook, an admirer of the foodways of Italy and Vermont, or simply curious about how food traditions express place and identity, this program offers a welcoming opportunity to learn, taste, and connect.

Fabrizia’s book The Food of Sicily: Recipes from a Sun-Drenched Culinary Crossroads will be available for purchase.

Optional accommodations are available at Shelburne Farms Inn for an additional cost. If you are interested in staying at the Inn, you may book through our website by entering your dates here and adding the group block code SICILY in the special rates section. If you prefer to reserve a room by phone, please call 802-985-8498 Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM and reference this program.