The Culinary Vegetable Institute (CVI) is a culinary educational center surrounded by a working farm in a pristine, rustic, riverside setting. The lodge houses a state-of-the-art kitchen facility surrounded by the finest kitchen garden imaginable. It boasts some forty acres of heirloom vegetables new to The Chef’s Garden Farms and available for chefs and foodies to sample. The CVI provides a unique environment for recreation, education, and inspiration for America’s most forward-thinking chefs, foodies, and food lovers. This is a kitchen without boundaries dedicated to unlimited creative potential. In addition to providing educational advancement in the culinary arts, they help preserve and promote small farms and sustainable agriculture, as well as teach people, young and old, the joys of healthy and delicious eating. The CVI provides an arena for meetings, parties, and team building based on harvesting vegetables and herbs from their fields and gardens. They work together to prepare fantastic cuisine under the direction of one of the country’s foremost chefs. Their not-for-profit arm, Veggie U, is dedicated to bringing the news of sustainable agriculture and good nutrition to fourth-graders across the nation. Visit their web site at www.culinaryvegetableinstitute.com to create your own unforgettable experience.
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