Honoring Michelle Gardner-Quinn
Each year, we reprint Michelle Gardner-Quinn’s beautiful “This I Believe” essay on her birthday, January 28, in honor of her life, work and love of our planet. Please visit Michelle’s Earth Foundation...
View ArticlePeople’s United Community Foundation Awards $5,000 to the Intervale Center
The People’s United Community Foundation, the philanthropic arm of People’s United Bank, announced today that it has awarded $5,000 to the Intervale Center. The Intervale Center, which manages over 350...
View ArticleSeth’s story
A few weeks ago, a group of students from the University of Vermont volunteered with the Intervale Conservation Nursery, propagating new trees and shrubs in our warm, humid greenhouse. At lunch, during...
View ArticleTom’s story
This month, we’re collecting stories from staff, board, friends and supporters about what made them care about sustainable agriculture and/or conservation. Thomas G. Walsh is the Chair of the...
View ArticleRestoring the Allen Brook in Williston, VT
This year, the Intervale Conservation Nursery is planting over 15,000 natives trees and shrubs along rivers and streams across Vermont to improve water quality. Yesterday, we planted about an acre of...
View ArticleCheese & Wine Traders Names Intervale Center Beneficiary of 2016 Garage Sale
Cheese & Wine Traders, a Vermont family-owned specialty food store featuring over 1500 wines, 150+ cheeses, gourmet foods and Vermont-made local products, has announced that the Intervale Center...
View ArticleKnow Your Farmer: Eli Hersh
Each year, the Intervale Center works with dozens of farms all over Vermont, providing business planning, production assistance, land access help and much more. These farms range from start-up...
View ArticleWhat’s New at Summervale?
By Hannah Morrison, Summervale Event Coordinator Intern There are many new and exciting additions to this year’s Summervale! This year we will be welcoming three new vendors, lots more parking, an...
View Article7/7 Summervale: The Battle of Santiago
By Brenna Lewis-Slammon, Summervale Music Intern Hailing from Toronto, The Battle of Santiago will be kicking off our Summervale music series! Self-described as “an epic soundclash taking place North...
View Article7/14 Summervale: Becker, Ullman, Markley and Freeberg
By Brenna Lewis-Slammon, Summervale Music Intern For our second week of Summervale, we will be graced with the rising Burlington musical sensation Becker, Ullman, Markley and Freeberg, more playfully...
View ArticleGrowing Native Plants to Protect Vermont’s Water Quality
This week, Intervale Conservation Nursery staff, Mike and Seth, along with numerous interns and dedicated volunteers, are hard at work in the greenhouse starting hardwood cuttings (from the ICN growing...
View Article7/21 Summervale: The Wee Folkestra
By Brenna Lewis-Slammon, Summervale Music Intern Entering our third week of Summervale at the Intervale Center, we will be celebrating these warm summer months in true style with the BVT Indie Folk...
View ArticleChasing Seeds: The discovery and restoration of ancient Wabanaki crops
Join us at the Intervale Center for a special Vermont Archaeology Month Event! Presentation: “Chasing Seeds: The discovery and restoration of ancient Wabanaki crops” Presenter: Frederick M. Wiseman,...
View ArticleNew Farms for New Americans
By Hannah Morrison, Intervale Center intern This past week I was given the amazing opportunity to walk down to two farms that rent land from the Intervale Center in Burlington, Vermont and meet the...
View Article7/28 Summervale: Pete’s Posse & Young Traditions
By Brenna Lewis-Slammon, Summervale Music Intern This week at Summervale, the infamous Vermont-based band, Pete’s Posse will be performing accompanied by the Young Traditions Showcase. Created in...
View Article8/4 Summervale: Mal Maiz
By Brenna Lewis-Slammon, Summervale Music Intern This week, Summervale at the Intervale is sure to be poppin’ as we will be joined by the local, hot Latin dance band, Mal Maiz. Come prepared to move...
View Article8/11 Summervale: Bow Thayer
By Brenna Lewis-Slammon, Summervale Music Intern This week on the Summervale stage, we will be joined by Bow Thayer, both the accomplished, inventive musician himself, and the band. The group’s sound...
View Article8/18 Summervale: Francesca Blanchard
This week at Summervale, we will be joined by the rising Acoustic Folk singer/songwriter, Francesca Blanchard and her accompanying band. Born to parents who have worked for international humanitarian...
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