 Fresh from the Intervale Food Hub  It’s fall, which means tons of fresh produce from our state’s great farmers! If you’re looking for new ways to incorporate local produce into your meals, check out The Beet, the Intervale Food Hub’s blog. You’ll find creative recipes to keep your body fueled and your taste buds happy, from Winter Squash Cornbread to Garlicky Beet Hummus. This week, the Food Hub is featuring lacinato kale from Diggers Mirth in their produce packages. Kale is a versatile, nutrient-dense brassica that’s great in salads, soups – even pasta! Learn how to make fresh pasta dough with flour, kale, and salt here. Is your summer CSA wrapping up? Join the Intervale Food Hub to support your local farmers and eat your veggies all winter long! Now offering free home delivery in Burlington, Winooski, and select South Burlington neighborhoods. Customize your weekly order with produce, proteins, and provisions from over 70 Vermont farmers and food makers. The Food Hub is offering a special discount for newsletter subscribers; enter code INTERVALE-21 for 20% off your first order! Sign up today. We’re Hiring! Intervale Conservation Nursery Planting Crew Member The Intervale Conservation Nursery is seeking a full-time seasonal crew member to support the Intervale Center’s conservation efforts by providing assistance with fall tree harvest & planting projects across Vermont. The ideal candidate can work well in a team, can work and stand outdoors for long hours and lift 50 pounds, and is capable of being a representative for the Intervale Center to the public. The position is full-time from October 4 through November 19, 2021. See a full job description here. On the Blog Food Distribution at the Intervale Center  Picture this – blue skies, a gentle breeze, the sound of birds chirping and squirrels scurrying up trees, friends and neighbors laughing and catching up, parents and children picking fresh flowers or tomatoes from the garden, and most importantly – an abundance of food everywhere you look. This is what you’ll experience every Monday afternoon at the Intervale Center! Every Monday afternoon July through November 1st the Intervale Center hosts the Fair Share Program, offering free, fresh produce for income-eligible households. The Fair Share CSA (community-supported agriculture) is made up of a weekly basket of gleaned vegetables from local farms and also includes access to the pick-your-own People’s Garden. Read on here. Managing Non-Native Invasive Species  We are Burlington Wildways first perennial interns seeking to find creative and holistic ways to manage non native invasive species. We are constantly searching for ways to connect several spheres of life such as community, food insecurity, and land stewardship together to combat the growing issue regarding these plants. Our internship experience is an evolving experience, bolstered by the influence of the many people who play a role in managing Burlington’s natural areas – whether through farming, recreation or land management. Everything we do connects to the ultimate goal of sustainably managing invasives for the betterment of the community and local ecosystems. Our weekly routine reflects our commitment to applying a broad lens to achieve holistic solutions to multi-faceted problems. Read on here. UN Food Summit: the Five Action Tracks and How the Local Food System Relates  In September of 2021, the United Nations Secretary-General Antoìnio Guterres will convene a Food Systems Summit aimed to transform how the world produces, consumes, and thinks about food. Announced on World Food Day in 2019, this 2021 Summit is a part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The Summit strives to develop tangible actions and measurable progress towards the seventeen SDGs, raise awareness and elevate public discussion about reform, develop principles to guide governments and other stakeholders, and create a system of follow up and review. The Summit involves individuals from the worlds of science, business, policy, healthcare and academia. They also include key stakeholders such as farmers, indigenous people, youth organizations, consumer groups, and environmental activists. Read on here.  |