Cafe Plans for Burnett’s Country Gardens
Burnett’s Country Gardens has plans to add a café that serves local and organic foods in addition to its garden center retail services. The Planning and Zoning Commission has scheduled an Aug. 27 public hearing to allow resident feedback on the changes proposed by Burnett’s owner, reports Kelly Catalfamo of The Day – Connecticut .
Town Planner Richard Serra at two August Planning and Zoning meetings explained that using language that allows the proposed café only as a subordinate use in a garden center, the changes would not allow fast food restaurants or other unwanted businesses to move into the area.
Owner Todd Burnett foresees the café associated with a market that would offer produce grown at his farm or by other local growers. The sale of additioonal local products, such as cheese from dairy farms in the region are also expected.
“The local, organic foods would be used to prepare a menu of smoothies, wraps, sandwiches, and paninis in the proposed café, said Burnett. He sees the restaurant as small, with no table service and selling food primarily for take-out,” writes Catafalmo.
In addition to his market and café proposals, Catalfamo adds, “Burnett has other changes in mind for Burnett’s Country Gardens. He hopes to renovate the building … to create a more ‘rustic’ environment by remodeling. He said he is considering using features such as exposed beams to bring the store more in line with what he sees as a farmers market type of business.”
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