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Goal: Burlington's 200+ acre agricultural breadbasket - home to
market farming, community supported agriculture, community gardens, farmer
training, and composting - thrives.
Five-Year Focus:
- Support self-employment opportunities created in agriculture and
agriculturally-related business through the Intervale Foundation.
- Build the Intervale Community Food Enterprise Center.
- Support the use of the Intervale for the production of market quality food
crops.
- Support the redevelopment of the Abair and Caulkin's houses for community
education purposes.
The City will fund the following projects and programs with CDBG funds in program year 2007 to further the
priority of the Intervale:
| Project Title |
Relation to Consolidated Plan |
CDBG Funds Budgeted |
Other Funds Budgeted |
Projected Accomplishments |
| Intervale Community Food Security |
Entrepreneurial training and technical
assistance for small farmers on the Intervale agricultural land |
$12,000 |
$225,000 |
Provide entrepreneurial
training to 25 youth and technical assistance to 13 farms |
Page last updated
April 30, 2007
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