food venture center

USDA Rural Development NH/VT State Director Molly Lambert (2nd from Left) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (5th from left) join other state and local officials for a groundbreaking at the new Food Venture Center in Hardwick, VT. USDA Rural Development provided a $500,000 Rural Business Enterprise grant for the Center's equipment.

Food Venture Center 2 Breaks Ground

By Lori Duff, ARRA Public Affairs Specialist VT/NH

Construction is just beginning on the new Food Venture Center 2, a non-profit kitchen incubator for specialty food producers in Hardwick, Vermont – and Wednesday nearly 50 people, including Sen. Patrick Leahy and USDA Rural Development VT/NH State Director Molly Lambert, showed up to celebrate.