Garden Arts has just signed a lease to bring a fresh locally produced foods market to Manchester's Historic Depot section this spring.
Garden Arts owner Steve Burzon today announced plans to renovate the Mobil station on Depot Street (Vt. Route11/30) in Manchester into a market featuring locally raised and produced foods and crafts.
The store will continue to pump gas at Manchester's only full-service pumps, but Burzon also plans to sell a full range of Vermont fruits and vegetables, dairy and meat, including ready-to-eat foods.
Renovations have begun and are expected to be completed by early spring, with a soft launch of products beginning as he finalizes arrangements with the partner farms and artisans whose products the store will feature.
The new, 1,000 square-foot market is adjacent to the Garden Arts Landscape Store and Design Studio, located just around the corner at 47 Highland Ave. The town has approved permits for the upgraded use of the former garage space and Burzon expects the new market to be fully operational by the start of the summer tourist season.
Garden Arts, celebrating its 11thyear in business, offers a comprehensive landscaping design, installation, and maintenance service, as well as a complete full-service fencing company called Manchester Fence. Steve Burzon's companies also feature expert stone work, pond and waterfall construction, extensive tree and shrub selections, garden and landscape lighting,and a brand new contemporary art gallery above the landscape store called Gallery 47.’
Producers looking to join as farm partners can contact Steve Burzon directly at [email protected] or at (802) 233-1850.