UPDATE 7/16/21: Due to the excessive rain in tomorrow’s forecast, we regret to inform you that the 7/17/21 Farm to Ballet performance at Champlain Elementary is cancelled. Ticket holders may choose to get a full refund or continue to make a donation. If you did not receive the refund form in your email, please contact katie@balletvermont.org. 
​We appreciate your understanding and support. We hope to perform again for you soon!
THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT.
We will not be adding any further tickets. Please consider joining us the following weekend at Peck Farm Orchard in East Montpelier or at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock. Click the link below for further details. ​
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"New Farms for New Americans is a program of AALV, a non-profit ethnic community-based organization based in Burlington. AALV's staff come from 11 countries and combined speak over 12 languages. AALV’s mission is to promote the equal opportunity, dignity, and self-sufficiency of all refugee and immigrant individuals and families in Vermont, regardless of race, ethnic group, religious or political affiliation, or sexual orientation. New Farms for New America serves over 80 refugee farmers who come from agricultural-based histories and who want to continue farming in Vermont and maintain their agrarian knowledge, traditions and lifestyle by growing culturally significant crops that are difficult, if not impossible, to find in Vermont. Some of these unique crops include caigua, bottle gourd, bitter melon, bitter eggs, roselle, water spinach, lenga lenga and many more.  To learn more about New Farms for New Americans, watch this recent 5-minute story about the farm through from Vermont Public Television's Must See VT."
WHERE: Champlain Elementary School, 800 Pine St, Burlington, VT 05401
The event will take place outdoors, with the dancers performing in front of the beautiful "Kelis the Afronaut" mural by Juniper Creative Arts.
FOOD ON-SITE: Bring your appetites for two delicious local food trucks:
​EXTRA ACTIVITIES:​
  • StoryBook Walk (using "Celebrating Our Roots" book)​
  • Herbal activity with Juniper Creative
New Farms for New Americans will use their portion of the ticket sales to build upon their existing collaboration with the Champlain Elementary School Gardens. The ticket sales will help to support garden space for culturally significant crops representative of the diversity of students and their families within the school district. By celebrating and honoring the agrarian knowledge and traditions through the school system of the New American communities, as well as the Abenaki community and their agrarian presence in Vermont, this partnership hopes to continue to grow a culture of inclusion. To learn more about this collaboration thus far, check out the Celebrating our Roots K-5 curriculum guide and recipe book created by this partnership.
This season we are offering multiple ticket price options in line with our values of affordability and art for all. You choose which ticket price works best for you.
Adults: $35/$20
Youth (0-16): $10/$0
Learn more about New Farms for New Americans:
No pets please. This event will take place in most types of weather. In the event of severe or unsafe weather, the event will be cancelled and ticket holders will have the option of a refund or to make a donation. Communication will take place via email. 
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