Kim and I went to a meeting last night concerning the new Kitchen Incubator Project being started in the neighboring town of Bloomington, Indiana. What a wonderful idea.
This projects provides a commercial kitchen space for anyone interested in starting a food based business. The project also provides, if you become a member, business training, networking and a retail outlet for the end product.
While the Kitchen Girls are not about producing a product for retail sale, we do believe in supporting local business, and especially, local grower's guilds and CSA's.
As our world changes and we find that we must adapt to the higher cost of living, I highly suggest looking into your local community. Find the local growers, the CSA's, the community gardens, the small scale organic farmers, and give them as much support as you can.
When the gas prices go back up, we all may find that supporting our local economy pays off, and allows us to keep putting food on our tables. While I don't want to sound like I'm shouting from a soap box, I do think it's important to keep as close of a local connection to our food and our economics as we possibly can.
So, if there is an Incubator Project in your community, a local CSA, a community garden or kitchen, or even a nearby neighbor with a large garden plot, give them a call and ask how you can support or volunteer for their project. You might find yourself pleasantly surprised when freshly grown produce is handed to you throughout the summer. Plus, volunteering can make a person feel wonderful, and these days, we all need that.
~ Paula
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