Re: Fwd: A shared-use commercial kitchen for the Palouse

[lkeenan@norby.latah.lib.id.us (Lori Keenan)]

What an excellent idea!  I just knew that some of the ideas generated at the
Retreat would come to fruition - and if it's in the form of jam, so be it.
Lori Keenan


>One of the suggestions that came from the Community Retreat was a shared 
>commercial kitchen space--ethnic foods restraurant incubator.
>
>Well, looks like it might actually happen.  If you are interested, 
>please read following post...
>
>BL
>
>>From london@wsu.edu Fri Aug 28 10:52:23 1998
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>>>Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1998 18:02:17 -0700
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>>>To: pcei@pcei.org (PCEI Members)
>>>From: Tom Lamar <lamar@pcei.org>
>>>Subject: A shared-use commercial kitchen for the Palouse
>>>
>>>PCEI Member,
>>>
>>>The YWCA of WSU, and the Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute 
>are
>>>sponsoring a panel discussion on the possibility of creating a  
>shared-use
>>>commercial kitchen on the Palouse.  This discussion will take place
>>>Tuesday, September 1, in room 224 at the WSU CUB (Compton Union 
>Building)
>>>from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Margaret Viebrock of WSU Cooperative Extension 
>in
>>>Douglas County, Debbie Toner of the Prosser Economic Development
>>>Association, and Laurie Katana of the Bonner County Business Center 
>will
>>>share their expertise and experience in developing and managing 
>shared-use
>>>commercial kitchens.  All who are interested in community economic
>>>development or think they might benefit from a shared-use commercial
>>>kitchen are encouraged to attend this free event.  For more 
>information, or
>>>if you plan to attend, please contact Peggy Adams at 882-1444 (PCEI,
>>>Community Food System Program) or Liza Rognas at 335-6849 (YWCA of 
>WSU).
>>>
>>>Lots of people think about turning their favorite recipe into a 
>business.
>>>For many the biggest obstacle is access to an approved commercial 
>kitchen.
>>>Anyone who investigates health department regulations regarding 
>selling
>>>home-made food finds that making food in your own kitchen for retail 
>sale
>>>can get you in big trouble.  Once aspiring entrepreneurs run up 
>against the
>>>complex and expensive requirements for building commercial kitchen
>>>facilities, they usually give up their dreams.  Too often this leaves
>>>consumers without access to the wonderful tastes of regional foods and
>>>limits our choices to the homogenous, bland, national brands available 
>in
>>>grocery chains.
>>>
>>>Not only do locally produced foods allow consumers a greater variety 
>of
>>>products to choose from, but local products help keep our grocery 
>dollars
>>>local.  Most of each dollar we spend at the grocery store goes out of 
>the
>>>area.  In our small rural communities this can be a significant drain 
>on
>>>local economies.  When we purchase from our local, small-scale 
>growers,
>>>bakers,  jam makers and other food processors, we keep our money in 
>our
>>>communities which helps those communities to stay alive and vital.
>>>
>>>Tom
>>>
>>>Thomas C. Lamar, Executive Director
>>>
>>>===================================================================
>>>Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
>>>P O Box 8596; 112 West 4th St; Suite #1
>>>Moscow ID 83843-1096
>>>Phone (208)882-1444; Fax (208)882-8029
>>>url:  http://www.moscow.com/pcei
>>>
>>>Please Note our individual staff email addresses below:
>>>
>>>Thomas C. Lamar, Executive Director: lamar@pcei.org
>>>Kathleen Lester, Office Manager: lester@pcei.org
>>>Laurie Gardes, Financial Manager:  gardes@turbonet.com
>>>Adam R. Thornbrough, Watersheds: thornbrough@pcei.org
>>>Colette DePhelps, Community Food Systems: dephelps@pcei.org
>>>Jon Barrett, Idaho Smart Growth:  smartgro@micron.net
>>>Elaine Clegg, Idaho Smart Growth:  eclegg@micron.net
>>>Jennifer Bell, Environmental Education: bell1719@uidaho.edu
>>>
>>>Celebrating twelve years of connecting people, place and community.
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>>>
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Lori Keenan, Director
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