Wow, here is some fantastic news to report! Sam Mason, a student at St. Johnsbury Academy, did a senior capstone project researching factory farming. As part of her project, she put on a dinner at the Hilltopper restaurant featuring food from local farms, including chicken produced by the Warden family (who currently have a daughter at the Academy) and trout raised by Mountain Foot Farm. Sam's dinner turned out to be a magnificent success - she raised $755.72!
Sam, who has been studying culinary arts at the Academy with teacher David Hale, is planning to be a chef and will be attending the Culinary Institute of America after graduating from the Academy. After researching factory farming practices, she came to the conclusion that she would prefer to support local food production. She decided to donate the proceeds from her dinner to the St. J Community Farm, which educates students and the public about gardening and produces food for area food shelves.
For a bare-bones organization like St. J ALFA, $755.72 is a lot of money! We are so grateful to Sam, David, and the other Academy students and staff who made the dinner possible. Best of luck in culinary school, Sam!
Sam, who has been studying culinary arts at the Academy with teacher David Hale, is planning to be a chef and will be attending the Culinary Institute of America after graduating from the Academy. After researching factory farming practices, she came to the conclusion that she would prefer to support local food production. She decided to donate the proceeds from her dinner to the St. J Community Farm, which educates students and the public about gardening and produces food for area food shelves.
For a bare-bones organization like St. J ALFA, $755.72 is a lot of money! We are so grateful to Sam, David, and the other Academy students and staff who made the dinner possible. Best of luck in culinary school, Sam!
