Calendar of Events & Activities
Weekly Events — Volunteering for a healthier city
Glean the Fields with Healthy City
Volunteer to glean farm fields of their excess produce that will feed those in need! Every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Please contact at the Intervale, 660-0440 x 106. July-August.
Volunteer at the Healthy City Youth farm!
Volunteer at the Healthy City Youth Farm and help their farm grow! Days and times are flexible, we can accommodate almost any schedule! Please contact at the Intervale, 660-0440 x 106.
Ask Aziza how to earn worker-member credit and a 12% discount at City Market if you volunteer with Healthy City!
Summer Thursdays at the Intervale
FREE, FUN AND ALWAYS DIFFERENT.
Join us at the Calkins Community Barn for food, music, fun and some exciting educational programs in the setting of our historic farmstead, minutes from downtown Burlington. Events start at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call 660-0440 x 101.
FOOD
Bring your own picnic dinner, enjoy fresh American Flatbread from the onsite wood-fired hearth, or order from Sugarsnap, conveniently located right at the top of Intervale Road. Call 652-5922 or visit www.sugarsnap.biz for a menu.
SCHEDULE
AUGUST 7
FARMER APPRECIATION NIGHT Come celebrate the farmers of the Intervale and beyond! Learn about the Intervale Farms and statewide Success Farms programs and meet the farmers who grow your food. Pickling demonstration by Sugarsnap, bicycle-powered smoothies by Vermont Soy, American Flatbread, Zero Gravity Beer, live music, farmer DJ dance party and more! Sponsored by Vermont Soy.
THE LEAVES Aya Inoue has been described as a master at conveying strength and fragility, certainty and indecision. With Aya on guitar, Matt Harpster on lead guitar, Steve Sharon on drums and Courtright Beard on upright and electric bass, The Leaves fall into a musical collaboration that truly speaks from the gut. www.myspace.com/amidamusic
AUGUST 14
LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL We all benefit from a robust independent business sector, local food on our tables and local energy sources. Join us for a lively discussion with Local First Vermont, local foods enthusiasts and the Burlington Electric Department.
Sara London-Hinman benefit concert presented by the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association Celebrating the life of VYO violist Sara London-Hinman. The concert features a mix of solo and ensemble performances presented by a collective of musicians of all ages, including present and past VYOA members. All proceeds from this concert will directly benefit the Sara London-Hinman Fund of the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, a scholarship fund initiated to lend support to young musicians. For more info, call 802.655.5030 or visit www.vyo.org
SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION
Thursdays at the Intervale has become a Burlington summer favorite with music lovers and families looking for a safe and environmentally-friendly place to explore, picnic and play. Our events draw up to 200 people with our children’s programs being especially popular. We hope that you will be able to join this year’s activities.
Your sponsorship of the Thursday’s series brings you:
• Recognition and visibility with the general public for your support of this community-building effort.
• Association with a respected organization that builds support for sustainable agriculture and increases access to local food.
As a Thursdays at the Intervale sponsor you will be acknowledged through:
• Recognition in print, radio and web advertising.
• Your banner and a table to display materials in the Calkins Community Barn during events.
• Recognition from the stage during events.
Suggested sponsorship levels are $250 for a single event or $800 for the entire summer-long Thursdays series. We also welcome in-kind and/or creative contributions or services.
For more information, please contact Jess Hyman (802) 660-0440 x101.
Click here for a sponsorship form to support this free, community series!
More events around the Intervale…
Think Spring!
Gardener’s Supply Company offers educational seminars each spring. Seminars feature nationally-renowned gardening experts, as well as some of our favorite local gardening gurus. They’ll share tips, techniques and strategies on a wide variety of gardening topics that will enhance the repertoire of the beginner and expert gardener alike.
Click here for a full listing and description of all seminars. All seminars will take place at the Intervale store location. Seating in the our seminar room is limited, so please call early to pre-register, as we expect the programs to sell out early. To pre-register, call the store at (802) 660-3505.
Ongoing Activities
Daily
Free trail maps and nature brochures
Pick one up at the entrance to the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum or visit www.WVPD.org
Year-round
Bird monitoring
Find out how to enter sightings through the E-bird website. Contact Amy Cantor at
Wildlife tracking
On going training with Keeping Track throughout the year. Call 863-5744 or 434-7000.
Picnic under cover
Picnic shelter for rental at the Ethan Allen Homestead for group events. Call 863-5744.
May to October
Invasive Species Removal
Join others to remove nuisance plants from the parks, May to August. Call 863-5744.
Ethan’s Secret Forest
Learn how early settlers enjoyed recreation as part of daily work at the Ethan Allen Homestead. Children and adults. Call 865-4556 for information.
All season by reservation.
Umiak Group Tours
Start at the Ethan Allen Homestead and paddle to Lake Champlain. Call Umiak Outfitters at 253-2317.
Learn about flowers, butterflies and frogs at the Ethan Allen Homestead
Learn about flowers, butterflies and frogs at the Ethan Allen Homestead. For families with young children. Call the VNA Family Room at 864-0377.
Burlington Area Community Gardens
Garden space for rent to grow your own vegetables and flowers.
At the Ethan Allen Homestead and the Tommy Thompson Community Gardens on Intervale Road. Call Lisa Coven at 863-0420.