Intervale Center
Gardening
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Year Round
The Intervale Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and for over 30 years, it has led a community food revolution that sustains farms, land, and people. They have pioneered farm and food innovations in local food development, commercial composting, riparian restoration, farm business incubation, gleaning and food hub development.
Job Summary
- Land Stewardship
- Take the (~15-30 min) online training and attend an in-person orientation to steward year round if you wish. Volunteer while you recreate! Duties include picking up light litter, reporting on issues on an app, and being a friendly, helping and welcoming presence. Register to be a trail steward here.
- Intervale Conservation Nursery
- Help the Intervale Conservation Nursery (ICN) prepare the next generation of trees and shrubs for conservation! Volunteers will be helping to propagate both cuttings and seed in the greenhouse, which includes prepping soil trays, sowing seeds, and sticking cuttings into the tubes. Sign up here.
- Fair Share Support
- Help run the free weekly CSA program, Fair Share. Volunteers will help move and unload produce, help Fair Share members pick up their veggies, answer questions, wash totes and more. Volunteers needed from July to October. Sign up here.
- Gleaning & Food Distribution Assistance
- Help harvest surplus produce in farmers fields! All food will be distributed through the charitable food system. Please make sure to check the time and location of this volunteer opportunity, as they also glean at neighboring farms outside of the Intervale. Volunteers needed July through October. Sign up here.
- Abenaki Heritage Garden
- People’s Farm & Garden
- Summervale
- A weekly celebration of Vermont food and music. Volunteers make this fun event possible by sign-ins, parking, waste disposal, kid's activities, set up and break down.
- Wintervale
Visit the Intervale's volunteer page to learn more about how to get involved.
Contact Info
Chelsea Somerville: chelsea@intervale.org
