Description: Located in the Green Mountains of Vermont, less than 45 minutes from Burlington International Airport, The Kid's Culinary Academy of Vermont offers an extensive week of training for kids who are interested in learning and expanding their Culinary Knowledge. In 2008 we offer not only full culinary training in our complete commercial kitchen, but also training in aquaponics (integrated growing of tilapia fish and culinary micro-greens) in our greenhouse, organic square foot gardening, shitake mushroom growing and harvesting, olive oil herbing, organic food nutrition and mineral supplementation from culinary sea salts and much, much more. Our culinary training includes:.
- Knife skills - Cooking techniques - Cake decorating - Soups & salads - Meat & vegetable cookery - Menu planning - Nutrition - Breads & pastries. - International cuisine - Sauces - Decoration - Pies, - Cookies. - Menu planning
In addition, we cover food history, different cultures and how it effects our cuisine. Daily afternoon excursions to many Vermont food-oriented sites are also planned for residential campers including: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory Mt. Mansfield Ski Resort Gondola Ride Cold Hollow Apple Cider Mill Cabot Cheese Factory Vermont Teddy Bear Factory Lake Champlain Chocolate Factory Carmen Brook Maple & Dairy Farm Vermont State Park at Lake Carmi Vermont Berry Farm Maple Grove Sugar House Factory Nature Wildlife Walk Leahy Echo Center Trout Hatchery of State of Vermont Nordic Farm Green Mountain Blue Cheese Farm Lake Champlain Ferry Boat Adams Turkey Farm Boyden Valley Vineyard Lake Placid Winter Olympic Village A great time in the kitchen. Bon Appetite !! | 
