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["Michael G. Burns" <michael AT fingerlakespermaculture.org>]

 Event: Community Kitchen Public Meeting

Press release from Cooperative Extension:

Community Kitchen Input Sought

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 email mr55 AT cornell.edu 
.