If you’re a local food entrepreneur looking to grow your business, consider renting one of our two state of the art commercial kitchens at the Food Hub in Florence. We offer hourly rates as low as $9, vendor resources and support and entrepreneurship assistance. Shared-Use Kitchen 60 quart Hobart Floor Mixer 20 quart Hobart tabletop…
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Kasandra Grows During the Culinary Workforce Training Program
The culinary portion of the CWTP is almost complete. With six weeks under her belt, Kasandra is preparing for her upcoming restaurant week. The final skill to learn is cooking on the line to order. During restaurant week, Kasandra will name her restaurant and create her very own three-course meal. Once the culinary skills portion…
Continue readingPrep Your Garden for Springtime Success
Springtime is quickly approaching and the 2018 season of the Florence Community Garden is almost here. Whether you have a green thumb or have never gardened before, there are simple things you can do to prepare for a great gardening season! Want to speak with an expert? Meet with NMEP Garden Manager Nancy Scott…
Continue readingDig It! Program Prepares You For Spring
Throughout the winter season, No More Empty Pots and the Florence Community Garden will partner with Florence Public Library and other community partners to bring educational programming to the community through Dig It! It is held at the Florence Public Library on the fourth Saturday of each month. Dig It! programming will cover season-appropriate topics…
Continue readingWhole Foods Market Sprouts NMEP Seed Fund
Thank you for supporting No More Empty Pots on Community Giving Day at Whole Foods Market. The frigid weather didn’t stop you from coming out and helping the cause on January 11th. Through your purchases, you raised $1,500 for the NMEP Seed Fund, a new program that supports local food entrepreneurs in starting and growing…
Continue readingCulinary Workforce Training Program is Back in Action
This January the Culinary Workforce Training Program welcomed two new participants, Kassandra and Michael. The participants will undergo 15 weeks of training including culinary skills, career development and an internship at a food service institution. Although they have different career aspirations, both participants strive to become self-sufficient, with skills that will help them find better…
Continue readingCWTP Post Graduation Update
As the year comes to a close, so does the first graduating class of the Culinary Workforce Training Program. After receiving their chef coats, knife rolls and tools – Teeka, Dari and Jean are ready to hit the ground running in the culinary world. Teeka When Teeka joined the program, she wasn’t sure what direction…
Continue readingNMEP Annual Holiday Open House – Festive & Fun
No More Empty Pots opened the doors of the Food Hub to the community for the Annual Holiday Open House. Guests learned about the NMEP mission, accomplishments and programming while tasting local food samples from startup food entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship Invitational Supported by Wells Fargo The audience was full while the three finalists of the Entrepreneurship Invitational presented…
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Elders Fall for Autumn Recipes at Cooking Demo
Education is a core value at No More Empty Pots. In October we partnered with Elders 4 the Earth, a 50 years and older group that engages in activities to learn and take action in positive practices concerning improving the ecosystem and the environment. At their annual retreat, Neva, Project Leader with No More Empty…
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