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They had to jump through some hoops to get it, but Spencer and Mara Welton of Burlington's Half Pint Farm just received approval to build a half-acre hoop house on their leased land in the Intervale.

Because the Intervale is designated as a floodway, any "structures" are rigorously monitored. The duo had to work with the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, FEMA, ANR, the Intervale Center, and the City of Burlington to bring the project into compliance.... Read more

By now, everyone in Burlington has probably heard about the swift response from the Agency of Natural Resources — largely the Natural Resources Board and Act 250 officials — to put the kibosh on the “hazardous” composting operation at the Intervale. You know, they’re the same folks who swept in with bureaucratic ferocity when a multi-story section of scaffolding at Vermont Yankee collapsed and thousands of gallons of water spewed onto the ground.... Read more

Most Africans know their way around a garden. Cultivating the land is an integral part of the culture, whether the gardener's native language is Somali, French, Mai-Mai or Lingala. But there are some challenges in making the transition from the dusty Sahel to the soon-to-be verdant valleys of Vermont. That's where the Old North End's Association of Africans Living in Vermont comes in.... Read more

Each year Megan Kolbay, owner of Earthgirl Composting, drops off around 6000 pounds of waste — including beef bones, tea bags, cotton balls and pizza boxes — at Intervale Compost Products. The single mom zips around each week to homes and offices in Chittenden and Washington counties, scoops up buckets of scraps, and brings them to the Burlington business and to Montpelier's smaller Vermont Composting Company.... Read more

Imagine getting a big basket of farm-fresh vegetables, a dozen eggs and some local, organic meat delivered — to your desk; no farm visit required. The pilot project starts in June, when Burlington's Intervale Center launches a new, multi-farm CSA, serving four area businesses.... Read more

BURLINGTON — “You know, I don’t think anyone’s heard more about compost in Vermont than in the last nine months,” says Kit Perkins, executive director of Burlington’s Intervale Center.... Read more

Picture a 3000-mile-long dinner table spanning the United States. Then imagine all 303 million Americans sitting down to eat. All of them, that is, except for members of Congress and a bunch of lobbyists and farm activists, who are in the kitchen planning our menu.... Read more

BURLINGTON — After weeks of scandal over alleged environmental and land-use violations, Burlington’s Intervale Center appears to have fired its “compost maven.” On Monday, the organization placed Intervale Compost Products General Manager Holly Rae Taylor on “administrative leave.” Taylor confirmed the news on Tuesday morning, but would not comment further.... Read more

Organic matter cooks while it's breaking down into compost. But the combo never gets as hot as it has at the Burlington Intervale, where a series of alleged environmental and land-use violations has ambushed one of the largest — and most successful — composting operations in Vermont.... Read more

When Jenn McGowan culls crops in Burlington's Intervale, she's carrying on a custom as old as agriculture itself. McGowan, the 28-year-old director of the Healthy City program, works 10 hours a week this time of year as a "gleaner."... Read more