MENDOCINO Co., 6/2/18 — North Coast Opportunities is exploring the possibility of opening a public commercial kitchen and would like to know if you’re interested, and have any feedback. To that end, they’ve created two nifty surveys where you can provide your ideas and opinions. Go ahead and fill them them out if you’re involved in food in Mendo:
Here is the full press release from NCO:
Farmers & Food Producer Feedback Needed on New Community Kitchen in Mendocino
June 1st (Ukiah, CA) North Coast Opportunities is currently running two online surveys soliciting farmer and food producer needs of a possible community, commercial kitchen facility in Mendocino County.
These surveys are designed to gather information from entrepreneurs, companies and organizations who might be prospective tenants or beneficiaries of a new commercial kitchen facility and is being gathered as part of a feasibility study carried out by North Coast Opportunities.
“This feasibility study is to understand what our community thinks a properly equipped commercial kitchen in our area should look like in order to help local farmers and food producers expand their operations,” says Community Wellness Project Manager Fontaine McFadden. The information provided by individuals is confidential and will not be shared with the public. The surveys can be found at:
The Agricultural Producer Survey
This survey is for anyone who grows/raises food in Mendocino or Lake counties, at a small or large scale — including, but not limited to: Berries, Cannabis, Cut Flowers, Dairy, Diversified Vegetables, Eggs, Fiber, Livestock: Beef, Lamb, Poultry, Pork, etc., Melons, Mixed Herbs: Culinary & Medicinal, Orchard Fruit, Seafood, Seeds & Grains, Tree Nuts, Wild Harvested Foods, Wine Grapes, etc.
The next survey is the Food-Maker Survey (click here) and is for anyone who makes a food product in Mendocino or Lake counties, at a small or large scale. Including, but not limited to: Baked Goods, Beverages, Cannabis Products, Catered Meals, Chocolate, Candy & Confectionery, Dairy Products & Cheeses, Dehydrated Products, Fermented Foods, Herbal Supplements, Items for Food Truck, Cart or Mobile Food Vendor, Jams, Jellies, Preserves, & Marmalades, Meal Service (like Blue Apron), Pasta, Pet Food, Ready to Eat Food (Fresh or Frozen), Restaurant/Café food, Sauces, Salsas, Chutneys, Value-Added Meat Products (sausage, jerky, smoked meats), Vinegar Pickles, etc.
For more information please contact: Fontaine McFadden, [email protected], 707-467-3200×283
Because I don’t have a commerical (state inspected) kitchen the jams and sweet breads I make at home can not be sold to the public at the local Mom & Pop stores.
If there was a “public commercial kitchen ” would I beable rent some time and make the products there?
Hi Liz,
Yes, this is exactly what we want to build! We want to help support makers just like YOU. The idea is that this kitchen would be available to rent as needed, some folks would use it full-time, others may just need it seasonally. All users will need to have the basics required to operate a food business, things like a food handlers certificate / liability insurance / business license.
Please fill out the survey. We’d love to hear from you!
Hi Liz,
Yes, that is exactly what we want to do. We want to make it possible for people like you to have access to a commercial kitchen. Some folks may need it full-time, other seasonally. All users will need to have documents like food handlers certificate / liability insurance / business license – but the main hurdle of building out a commercial kitchen would be removed.
Please take the survey – we want to hear from you!
Hi Liz,
Yes, that is exactly what we want to do. We want to make it possible for people like you to have access to a commercial kitchen. Some folks may need it full-time, other seasonally. All users will need to have documents like food handlers certificate / liability insurance / business license – but the main hurdle of building out a commercial kitchen would be removed.
Please take the survey – we want to hear from you!