[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This article was written by Wes Zollicoffer, CWTP Participant – Cohort 5[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Eating out is one of America’s favorite past times. A great steak, a good burger, or private personal chef…
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Local Food Entrepreneurs Pitch Their Way Into Round 3
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Having a good business plan is crucial in building a solid foundation for a successful company. It helps determine if a business idea makes sense, obtain funding, ensuring goals are…
Continue readingLocal Artist In Search of JELL-O Boxes for Storefront Display
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4232″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1540399975872{padding-top: 15px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]No More Empty Pots has been chosen by local artist and NMEP advocate, Shirley Neary for a featured window display in Midtown Crossing’s Miracle…
Continue readingWhat do Dancing, Singing and Books Have to do With Apples?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”4214″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1538021580555{padding-bottom: 15px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the 3rd Thursday of each month at No More Empty Cups, No More Empty Pots, the Omaha Public Library and Dahlman Neighborhood…
Continue readingCommunity Market Basket Recipes to Expand Your Taste Buds!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Do you ever get an ingredient in your box that you have no idea what to do with it? Check out some recipes for these “not-so-common” produce items that have…
Continue readingChristapher, Parris and Ray Adventure Outside the Classroom
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For the past ten weeks Culinary Workforce Training Participants have built up their culinary skills in the Production and Training Kitchen at the NMEP Food Hub. From simple soups and salads to…
Continue readingParris and Christapher Pitch Food Start-ups to First National Bank
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4168″ img_size=”400×400″ onclick=”link_image” css=”.vc_custom_1535337387596{margin-left: 1px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”4169″ img_size=”305×305″ onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1535679802579{padding-top: 20px !important;}”]CWTP participants, Parris and Christapher had an opportunity to share their food dreams with…
Continue readingAshley Pays It Forward With Her Community Market Basket
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Meet Ashley Ashley enjoys fresh local produce weekly through the No More Empty Pots Community Market Basket Program. She found herself with an extra box last week because she had…
Continue readingCulinary Workforce Training Program Cohort 4 Takes Off!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1533056629341-355c722c-d984-5″ include=”4093,4098,4096,4097,4094,4099″][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cohort four welcomes five new participants; Ray, Parris, Christapher, Stacy and Kim. For the next 15 weeks, they will participate in culinary skills training, engage in workforce development…
Continue readingNo Matter How You Slice It, Suzan’s Sweet Potato Pie Keeps Growing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1533059353533-aaf44557-fc5e-0″ include=”4101,4102,4103″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Velma Mackey has made tremendous strides since starting her business, Suzan’s Sweet Potato Pie. When Velma first began her journey, she was selling her pies to friends and…
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