Seven Days "Fair Game" columnist Shay Totten spells out the Intervale's woes.

So let's get this straight - we've got a community-managed agricultural resource that is a global model for relocalization, and state government is making it as hard as possible for it to survive?

In an interview with Seven Days' Suzanne Podhaizer, Fast Food Nation author Eric Schlosser said this of the Intervale:

Shutting down the Intervale would be a huge mistake.

There has to be a
way to balance the area’s archaeological importance with its importance
as a model of enlightened urban agriculture.

Schlosser for governor, anyone?

Jeezum Crow - can we think creatively about some solutions here, please?