The Intervale Center supports financially viable and environmentally sustainable agriculture. We manage 354 acres of farmland, nursery, compost production, trails, and wildlife corridors along the Winooski River in Burlington, Vermont, and we share what we do and what we learn with others around the state and throughout the world.
Our Mission
To develop farm-and land-based enterprises that generate economic and social opportunity while protecting natural resources.
The Big Picture
As people disconnect from active lifestyles, nutritious food, and the natural world, they become less healthy. Community fabric becomes frayed. Food producers struggle financially while people nearby consume highly processed food products with minimal nutritional value manufactured in distant facilities.
At the Intervale, we are trying to reverse this cycle. Reconnecting people, food and nature helps to preserve natural resources and create a roadmap to a secure food system and a sustainable future.
Our Goals
Our goals are to grow viable farms, preserve productive agricultural land, increase access to local, organic food, compost and other soil amendments, and protect water quality through organic waste management and stream bank restoration.
News & Events
LIVE MUSIC, FOOD & FUN!
The next Thursdays at the Intervale is July 10. Click here for a full schedule.
EXPLORER 2008
Click here to download a PDF of our annual newsletter (6MB).
Volunteer with
the Intervale Center
Volunteers are what make the Intervale a thriving, educational place and we are always grateful for a new member of the team. Click here to learn more.
Summer Interns Needed!
Summer internships available with Agricultural Development Services and the Intervale Conservation Nursery. Click here to learn more.
support your local farm-join a csa today !
Several farms at the Intervale offer CSA programs, click here to learn more about CSA's and how to join one!
Intervale center/compost update
Read the latest news about ICP here.
2007 VT Producer and Consumer Surveys
Read the preliminary producer report and the consumer report.