Helped Generate Income for Local Businesses

We started off 2021 by continuing to provide support to local food businesses through the Community Meals Program. Partner businesses packaged and distributed meals to limited-resource families during the pandemic.

Our incubated food businesses – E14th Eatery & Kitchen (formerly Ashland Market & Café), Mandela Produce Distribution, and Oak Harvest Kitchen–pivoted during COVID with new branding and sales channels to help build revenue and local economic returns where they are established.

Oak Harvest Kitchen Team

photo creds: Oak Harvest Team

We generated $302,000 in revenue from local food business partners.

Supported $46,000 in loans to community food businesses and family farmers.

Distributed meals to

13,700 limited-resourced families with 10 local food businesses during the pandemic.

Created $537,000 in local economic returns.