Who We Ar
2009 Annual Report and printable poster
In 1986, Will Raap, founder of Gardeners Supply Co., spearheaded an Intervale clean-up effort to restore this special area to its agricultural roots and feed Burlington. Thanks to more than 20 years of extraordinary work by the Intervale Center (initially named the Intervale Foundation) and those who farm here, the Intervale area has been transformed into a nationally recognized center for sustainable agriculture.
In the 1980s, the Intervale was a dangerous, polluted and an unwelcoming place for visitors. Today, visitors find in the Intervale a unique community model and resource built around healthy, locally grown food, systems for recycling organic waste, and a financially viable and environmentally sound agricultural economy. We manage 350 acres of farmland, trails, wildlife corridors, a native plant nursery and compost production along the Winooski River, and we share what we do and what we learn with others around the state and the world.
With support from grants and individual donors and revenues from our enterprises, we deliver on the following goals: to grow viable farms; preserve productive agricultural land; increase access to local, organic food; and protect water quality through ecological farming practices and stream bank restoration.
Print a self-guided tour of the Intervale.
Our volunteer board of directors sets the policies and priorities for the Intervale Center.
Our staff members manage the programs that carry out our mission.
Volunteers serve a critical role in supporting our work and our historic farmstead.
Support from the community and around the world makes our work possible.