Press Release: Summervale Returns for a Saturday Festival
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Burlington, VT — The Intervale Center is excited to announce the return of Summervale, a free summer festival in celebration of community and local food, featuring live music and family-friendly activities at the historic farmstead in the Intervale.
Brand new this year, Summervale has been reimagined into a jam packed one-day festival on Saturday, July 12th from 2-8pm. This day will retain everything the community loves about this longtime event while offering new activities and engagement opportunities, like guided walks, e-bike demos, and so much more. Summervale supports the Intervale Center’s mission to strengthen community food systems by connecting people to fresh, local food, featuring values-aligned organizations and food producers, and centering joy and community in our food system.
In just one day, attendees can listen to local bands, including: Guagua, Mikahely, Mad, and Wild Leek River. For the complete schedule, visit: intervale.org/summervale. The schedule will continue to be updated leading up to the event.
Food and drink will be available for purchase by some of Burlington’s favorite local vendors, including: Farmhouse Tap and Grill, Skinny Pancake, Sisters of Anarchy, American Flatbread, Zero Gravity, Salt and Bubbles, Harmony’s Kitchen, and more. Summervale will offer activities for the whole family, including guided walks in the Intervale, e-bike demos, lawn games, and raffle prizes. Bike valet parking will be available through Local Motion.
Summervale is made possible with generous support from sponsors: City Market, Twincraft Skincare, Farmhouse Tap and Grill, Bee App, Vermont Creamery, Skinny Pancake, Skirack, Patagonia Burlington, Natural Mattress Company, American Flatbread, Lake Champlain Chocolates, NOFA-VT, Zero Gravity, SRH Law, and Urban Moonshine.
The Intervale Center’s mission is to strengthen community food systems that sustain farms, land, and people.
For more than 35 years, the Intervale Center has led a community food revolution that sustains farms, land, and people. We work in Vermont to address massive challenges, including food security, farm viability, water quality, and climate change. We have pioneered farm and food innovations in local food development, commercial composting, land access ecosystem restoration, farm business development, food access, and food hub development.
Learn more about the Intervale Center’s mission and history.
For media inquiries please contact Kerri Grimaldi: (802) 660-0440 ext. 121 or kerri@intervale.org.