Peter Varkonyi, formerly the chef at Wild Roots in South Royalton, and his fiancee Lauren Stevens, who formerly worked at Sweetland Farm, hope to open their new business, the Brownsville Butcher and Pantry, in the former Brownsville General Store building on Oct. 20. They were photographed outside in Brownsville, Vt., Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Peter Varkonyi, formerly the chef at Wild Roots in South Royalton, and his fiancee Lauren Stevens, who formerly worked at Sweetland Farm, hope to open their new business, the Brownsville Butcher and Pantry, in the former Brownsville General Store building on Oct. 20. They were photographed outside in Brownsville, Vt., Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Peter Varkonyi, formerly the chef at Wild Roots in South Royalton, and his fiancee Lauren Stevens, formerly of Sweetland Farm, of Brownsville, hope to open their new business, the Brownsville Butcher and Pantry, in the former Brownsville General Store on October 20. They were photographed outside in Brownsville, Vt., Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. (Valley News – James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

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