Pictured L-R: Stafford Culinary Arts Students: Cassie Ciejko (Fair Haven), Shaylynn Senecal (West Rutland), and Ryan Flood (Rutland High School)
On September 5th, Stafford Culinary Arts Students were utilizing construction tools in place of kitchen tools at the location of the new Vermont Farmers Food Center in the former Mintzer Brothers property, on West Street, in Rutland.
The students along with their instructors, Chef Lisa Fennimore and Chef Greg Lynch spent the day clearing brush and demolishing walls in what will eventually become a pavilion where special events will take place. The Vermont Farmer’s Food Center will be a future home for the Rutland Winter Farmer’s Market, Community Cupboard and serve as an agricultural educational resource center for the community.