[ShareTompkins] Fwd: [sustainable_tompkins-l] 4/18: Finger Lakes Community Kitchen planning meeting

[Shira Golding]

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> From: "Sandra J. Repp" <sjr37 at cornell.edu>
> Date: April 16, 2013 10:20:49 AM EDT
> To: SUSTAINABLE_TOMPKINS-L <SUSTAINABLE_TOMPKINS- 
> L at list.cornell.edu>, NWAEG-L <NWAEG-L at list.cornell.edu>
> Cc: Monika Roth <mr55 at cornell.edu>
> Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] 4/18: Finger Lakes Community  
> Kitchen planning meeting
> Reply-To: "Sustainability in Tompkins County" <sustainable_tompkins-l at list.cornell.edu 
> >
>
> Finger Lakes Community Kitchen Meeting
> Thursday, April 18, 5:30-7:30 PM
> @ The Space at Greenstar, west end of Court Street at N Fulton Street/ 
> Rt 13 S.
>
> For over 2 years, a group of food entrepreneurs and community  
> members has been working on planning a community catering and food  
> processing kitchen that will be available to rent by small scale  
> food entrepreneurs.  Their intention is to build the Finger Lakes  
> Community Kitchen in space adjacent to the new Neighborhood Pride  
> store on Hancock Street.  The space to be developed  will be a 3,300  
> SF licensed kitchen facility with multiple work stations and cook  
> stoves, processing equipment, and storage space to accommodate  
> multiple users at a time.  The kitchen will serve both start up food  
> businesses and provide a professional commissary with new equipment  
> for established businesses to rent.  The kitchen will also be  
> available for cooking and food safety classes.
>
> The group working on the project is forming an LLC and is in the  
> process of securing funding from a variety of sources including  
> grants and loans.  Preliminary designs and cost estimates have been  
> obtained but much more work needs to be done.  To this end, a public  
> meeting has been planned for Thursday, April 18, 5:30-7:30 PM at the  
> Greenstar Space located at the west end of Court Street off Rt. 13.
>
> Finger Lakes Community Kitchen organizers will present work that has  
> been done to date.  Potential users, kitchen supporters and  
> interested citizens are invited to attend and provide input on the  
> design, layout, equipment that is needed, plus learn about how to  
> become involved as a supporter, member of the LLC, or user.  Kirby  
> Edmonds, who is facilitating the development of this project,  
> indicates  this is a critical time for input so that the kitchen  
> reflects the needs of food businesses in the community.
>
> Come to learn more on April 18, 5:30 PM at the Space.  Enjoy light  
> refreshments, and provide input into the kitchen development.  RSVP  
> to Cooperative Extension if you would like to attend – 272-2292 or emailmr55 at cornell.edu 
> .
>
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