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The Intervale Center Food Basket
A Multi-Farm Workplace CSA
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vis
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er
200
8
1. T
he
Inte
rval
e
2. A
gri
cult
ura
l D
evel
op
men
t P
rog
ram
s
3. T
he
Fo
od
Bas
ket
•P
ilo
t
•C
ust
om
ers
•F
arm
ers
•B
usi
nes
s D
evel
op
men
t
Ov
erv
iew
of
Pre
sen
tati
on
Th
e In
terv
ale
Th
e In
terv
ale
Th
e L
and
350
acre
s o
wn
ed/m
an
aged
b
y I
C.
220
–co
mp
ost
, tr
ee n
urs
ery
, y
ou
th f
arm
, fo
rest
, wet
lan
d.
130
-ti
llab
le f
or
2009
.
95 –
En
t./M
ento
r fa
rms.
25 –
Incu
bat
or.
Ou
r M
issi
on
to d
evel
op f
arm
-an
d l
and
-bas
ed e
nte
rpri
ses
that
gen
erat
e ec
onom
ic a
nd
soc
ial
opp
ortu
nit
y w
hil
e p
rote
ctin
g
nat
ura
l re
sou
rces
.
Pro
fita
ble
Far
ms
Acc
ess
to L
and
Go
od
Lan
d S
tew
ard
ship
Div
ersi
fied
Pro
du
ctio
n a
nd
Mar
ket
s
Lo
cal
Pro
cess
ing
/Sto
rag
e/D
istr
ibu
tio
n
Co
nn
ecte
d E
ater
s
Lo
cal
Was
te M
ana
gem
ent
Sy
stem
s
Pu
bli
c/P
riv
ate/
So
cial
Par
tner
ship
s
Go
od
Fo
od
Po
licy
En
han
cin
g t
he
Fo
od
Sy
stem
Main
tain
Farm
er &
Natu
ral
Res
ourc
e B
ase
Dev
elop
Sust
ain
able
Pro
cess
ing
Support
Fair
Dis
trib
ution
Sys
tem
s
Under
stand,
Influen
ce a
nd
Ente
r N
ew
Mark
ets
PR
OD
UC
TIO
NP
RO
CE
SSIN
GD
IST
RIB
UT
ION
CO
NSU
MP
TIO
N
Valu
e A
dded
Valu
e R
eturn
ed
Conse
rvation N
urs
ery
-20
02
AD
S F
arm
s P
rogra
m -
1990
AD
S S
ucc
ess
on F
arm
s -20
02
Inte
rvale
Com
post
–19
88
(Tra
nsf
erre
d to C
SW
D 2
008)
AD
S F
ood H
ub/F
ood B
ask
et -20
07
Hea
lthy
City
-20
02
AD
S R
ole
in
th
e F
oo
d S
yst
em
Th
e F
arm
s P
rog
ram
Hel
pin
g N
ew F
arm
ers
&
Gro
win
g F
oo
d f
or
Ou
r C
om
mu
nit
y
AD
S P
rog
ram
s
Su
cces
s o
n F
arm
sP
rov
idin
g f
arm
bu
sin
ess
pla
nn
ing
sta
tew
ide
AD
S P
rog
ram
s
New
Far
ms
for
New
Am
eric
ans
Cre
atin
g o
pp
ort
un
ity
fo
r A
fric
an w
om
en &
th
eir
fam
ilie
s
AD
S P
rog
ram
s
Th
e F
oo
d H
ub
P
roje
ctC
on
nec
tin
g F
arm
ers
to M
ark
ets
to
Incr
ease
Far
m P
rofi
tab
ilit
y a
nd
L
oca
l F
oo
d A
cces
s
•M
ult
i-fa
rm W
ork
pla
ce C
SA
•S
easo
n-E
xte
nd
ing
Sto
rag
e F
acil
itie
s
•E
nh
an
ced
Lo
cal
Bro
ker
age
Ser
vic
es
AD
S P
rog
ram
s
FH
Co
nsu
mer
Su
rvey
410
Ch
itte
nd
en C
ou
nty
pri
mar
y s
ho
pp
ers
surv
eyed
.
54%
of
sho
pp
ers
hav
e h
eard
of
Co
mm
un
ity
Su
pp
ort
ed
Ag
ricu
ltu
re. M
ajo
rity
ver
y i
nte
rest
ed i
n b
uy
ing
mo
re l
oca
l fo
od
.
10.7
% h
ave
bee
n m
emb
ers
of
a C
SA
far
m. 8
9.3%
hav
e n
ot.
On
ly 4
.2%
of
resp
on
den
ts w
ere
mem
ber
s o
f a
CS
A f
arm
in
200
7.
38.8
% t
ho
ug
ht
that
bu
yin
g a
CS
A f
arm
sh
are
was
so
met
hin
g t
hey
w
ou
ld c
on
sid
er f
or
2008
.
Pro
du
cts
dem
and
ed –
veg
es, f
ruit
, eg
gs,
ch
eese
, po
ult
ry, b
eef,
sy
rup
, ho
ney
in
th
at o
rder
. Sea
son
al g
aps.
Lim
ited
av
aili
bil
ity
in
su
per
mar
ket
s.
AD
S P
rog
ram
s
FH
Far
mer
Su
rvey
298
pro
du
cers
mai
led
su
rvey
Fal
l 20
07 -
112
com
ple
ted
63%
of
farm
man
ager
s in
dic
ated
th
at t
hey
hav
e th
e ca
pac
ity
to
ex
pan
d
pro
du
ctio
n i
f p
rofi
tab
le o
utl
ets
cou
ld b
e ac
cess
ed.
60%
wil
lin
g t
o u
nd
erta
ke
a jo
int
mar
ket
ing
par
tner
ship
wit
h o
ther
fa
rms
to a
cces
s n
ew m
ark
ets.
Th
e m
ajo
rity
als
o i
nd
icat
ed t
hat
pre
serv
ing
th
e id
enti
ty o
f th
eir
farm
n
ame/
bra
nd
was
ess
enti
al t
o t
hei
r m
ark
etin
g g
oal
s.
42%
in
dic
ated
in
tere
st i
n m
ult
i-fa
rm C
SA
; 40
% i
n b
rok
erag
e se
rvic
e;
18%
in
sea
son
ex
ten
din
g s
tora
ge.
18%
in
dic
ated
th
at t
hey
wo
uld
co
nsi
der
in
ves
tin
g f
inan
cial
res
ou
rces
to
d
evel
op
su
ch a
pro
ject
. 52
%
wer
e “u
nsu
re”
if t
hey
wo
uld
pu
t d
oll
ars
in b
efo
re s
eein
g a
fu
lly
fu
nct
ion
ing
op
erat
ion
.
AD
S P
rog
ram
s
Bro
ug
ht
tog
eth
er 2
0 lo
cal
farm
ers
Par
tner
ed w
ith
8 l
oca
l ar
ea b
usi
nes
ses
En
roll
ed 1
20 s
har
eho
lder
s
Gro
ssed
ov
er $
90,0
00
Veg
es, f
ruit
, mea
t, c
hee
se, a
dd
-on
s.
Ov
er $
63,0
00 p
aid
to
far
mer
s
Ren
ted
war
eho
use
Pu
rch
ased
co
ole
r an
d v
an
2008
Fo
od
Bas
ket
Pil
ot
See
k s
up
erm
ark
et s
ho
pp
ers;
em
plo
yee
s
Rec
ruit
men
t an
d a
dv
oca
tes
Del
iver
y a
nd
sh
are
dis
trib
uti
on
Usi
ng
th
e w
eb
So
lici
tati
on
Po
lici
es
Hea
lth
an
d w
elln
ess
Sh
areh
old
ers/
Sit
es
VS
AC
–T
ues
day
s ,
2:30
Inte
rval
e C
ente
r –
Tu
esd
ays,
2:3
0
FA
HC
UH
C C
amp
us
–T
ues
day
s, 3
:45-
5
FA
HC
Med
ical
Cam
pu
s –
Tu
esd
ays,
3:4
5-5
VE
IC –
Tu
esd
ays,
3:0
0
Sai
nt
Mic
hae
ls C
oll
ege
–W
edn
esd
ays,
3:0
0
VD
H,
108
Ch
erry
Str
eet
–W
edn
esd
ays,
3:0
0
Dw
igh
t A
sset
Mg
mt.
–W
edn
esd
ays,
3:3
0
Ch
amp
lain
Co
lleg
e –
Wed
nes
day
s, 3
:30
GE
Hea
lth
care
–W
edn
esd
ays,
4-5
:30
Bu
rto
n –
Wed
nes
day
s, 4
-5:3
0
Sit
e S
che
du
les
Bu
ild
on
rel
atio
nsh
ips,
21
par
tici
pat
ing
fo
r 20
09
Incr
ease
d e
ffic
ien
cy (
red
uce
d t
ime
mar
ket
ing
)
Rec
eiv
e p
aym
ent
up
fro
nt
Su
pp
ort
/tec
hn
ical
ass
ista
nce
, IC
/oth
er f
arm
ers
Sec
ure
mar
ket
Ad
dit
ion
al p
rod
uct
mar
ket
ing
Far
mer
s
Man
agin
g F
arm
Su
pp
lySalad Bowl Share
# of WeeksWhat Crops
9-Jun
16-Jun
23-Jun
30-Jun
7-Jul
14-Jul
21-Jul
28-Jul
4-Aug
11-Aug
4arugula
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
3basil
Hazendale
1broccoli
Jericho
10carrot
Are/Rb
Are/Rb
Are/Rb
Are/Rb
3cilantro
Hazendale
2celery
4corn
7cucumber
Screamin Ridge
Screamin Ridge
Screamin Ridge
Arethusa
Riverberry
1green beans
Rockville
8lettuce
Jericho
Jericho
Arethusa
Riverberry
11mesclun
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
3onions
2peas
Open Heart
Open Heart
5peppers
Riverberry
1radishes
Maplewind
3scallions
Jericho
Jericho
Jericho
4spinach
Hazendale
RiverberryHazendale
9tomatoes
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
5tomatoes (cherry)
Screamin Ridge
Pro
du
ct i
s ~
70%
of
sale
s
Co
ord
inat
or
an
d p
ack
ing
del
iver
y l
abo
r
Van
an
d c
oo
ler
-ad
dit
ion
al v
ehic
le ‘
09
War
eho
use
vs.
sh
ift
to I
C h
ay b
arn
Res
earc
h
Gra
nts
/Bre
ak-e
ven
Far
mer
In
ves
tmen
t/O
wn
ersh
ip
Din
ing
ser
vic
es,
rest
aura
nts
, gro
cers
Sea
son
ex
ten
din
g s
tora
ge
Bu
sin
ess
Dev
elo
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