By Katy Savage The Vermont Farmers Market won’t be returning to the Vermont Farm Food Center (VFFC) building in Rutland this November, as hoped. VFFC Executive Director Heidi Lynch said environmental clean-up of the site hit a snag and more […]
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VFFC to reopen by fall
Staff report After abruptly closing in January due to contamination, the Vermont Farmers’ Food Center (VFFC) is planning to reopen by next fall. A work plan was recently submitted to the Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) detailing next steps for […]
Rutland farmers market moves to new location due to contamination
By Katy Savage The Vermont Farmer Food Center on West Street in Rutland has been ordered to shut down after failing to submit a work plan to the state to remediate a contamination problem. Kimberly Caldwell, an environmental analyst at […]
State: Vermont Farmers Food Center needs to fix soil contamination
By Katy Savage An attempt to expand the Vermont Farmers Market Food Center on West Street in Rutland has uncovered a contamination problem in the air and soil. The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources sent current and former owners of […]