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Forage Kitchen is the first Co-working space for food. A hub for the Bay Area food community, and a home for artisan food makers.

Forage Kitchen

Forage Kitchen is the first Co-working space for food. A hub for the Bay Area food community, and a home for artisan food makers.
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Iso Rabins
Iso Rabins
1,605 backers pledged $156,502 to help bring this project to life.
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Come see what you helped create!

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Forage Kitchen is here!

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I sent out an email earlier to our whole list, which Im pretty sure you're all on, but just in case wanted to let you know that we're... Read more

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Installing tiles and hoods!

Hello, my friends: 

Things at the kitchen are moving right along! Both kitchen hoods—the 33-footer in the main kitchen and the smaller one in the cafe up front (can't wait to... Read more

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A little update on where we're at:

Things are going great with the space, we've been working away getting it closer to opening. Main thing holding us back from a firm open date is waiting to hear... Read more

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windows and water pipes and more...oh my!

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A quick update on whats going on in Forage Kitchen Land (and yes, Land is definitely capitalized, it is a whole place after all). Things are moving along!... Read more

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Construction construction, onward onward...

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Wanted to give a quick update in case you're wondering whats going on over here. Construction is very much on its way, the framing for the office space... Read more

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We're starting a podcast! Do you have radio production skills?

Hi, friends!

We're embarking on a new project: a podcast called Food Diaries, in which we highlight all the great food makers out there. Something I've always loved about what... Read more

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We got our building permit!!!

Hello!

This is a few weeks belated because I wanted to make sure it was all working out, but great news is we got our building permit so major construction... Read more

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Local Food Folks

I wanted to write what will hopefully be the final word on the local food ordering with Forage Kitchen. The reason for the proposed policy asking people to order through... Read more

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More about why we're going local

A few weeks ago we announced that we're planning to organize a list of food purveyors from whom we'll be sourcing all the produce for our chefs to use in... Read more

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Farmer Partners

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First off I want to thank everyone who is helping beta test our website. Really incredible response, very exciting. Now I have another request!

Using local food is... Read more

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Beta Testers

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Things are moving along nicely with the kitchen. Still have the plans into the building department, but its looking good. We're also going to meet with an urban... Read more

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through planning!

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Wanted to give a quick update on the goings on at Forage Kitchen. We made it through the planning department! Huge step, and now onto the building department,... Read more

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A holiday musing...

I hope you’re all having a great holiday. I’m up in northern CA at my dad’s, sitting by a tree cut from the nearby woods. I actually went to church... Read more

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We signed the lease!!!!

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It's official! We signed the lease on our space at 25th/telegraph in Oakland! Much more to come soon, but wanted to let all you patient folks know that... Read more

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Mighty close....

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A space of ones own

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No real hard news to pass along, but wanted to give an update on the goings on with the space. This is looking really good! We're currently negotiating... Read more

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Some good news...fingers crossed!

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A setback

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Your own 1000 sq ft kitchen

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We’re getting very close to securing a space for Forage Kitchen! In addition to the communal kitchen space, we’re planning on building out a few 1000 sq ft private... Read more

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A space is lost, a space is gained

Hey my friends,

The work day's coming to a close, this time between times when we're all either settling in for the night, or recharging for the night ahead. I... Read more

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Real Estate Search

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We will rise!

Hello my friends. It’s been quite a while since we’ve talked, but what’s a few months between old pals? I’ve been holding off sending an update until I had something... Read more

This week in Forage Kitchen: Classes, a possible space, and four years of dinners....

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Hope you all had a great Valentines Day (and if you’re single don’t let that hallmark holiday get you down!). I'm writing from the courtyard of Stable Café,... Read more

This week in Forage Kitchen: Jan 7th

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Hope you're all enjoying your rewards! I'm excited to see some Forage Kitchen T-shirts around the city, so wear them with pride. I wrote an update on my... Read more

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Rewards are here! Pickup and delivery this weekend:

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This week in Forage Kitchen...and REWARDS!

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Update on Rewards

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Open Source Design



Open Source Design with Forage Kitchen

We need your help designing Forage Kitchen. Throughout the process of creating this space, we want to involve you in its creation. Rather than... Read more

Forage Kitchen status and rewards

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Rewards

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I sent out an email today about the rewards, and where we're at in that process. If for some reason you didn't get it, please email me at... Read more

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Forage Kitchen is hiring

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I know many of you saw this posting through our email list (and if you're not on the list, please sign up at foragesf.com), but wanted to pass... Read more

Designers and Architects

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On design and rewards

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REWARDS!!!!!

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Charles

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Moving forward

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Farm Fest

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Successfully raised $156,502 with 1,605 backers

We made it!!!

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10 hours left! Help us get there.

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Up more than $8K today so far!

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35 hours to go! Increase your pledge today

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Underground Market tickets

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2 Days left - Video update:

Who wil use Forage Kitchen?

Laura will.

She'll use the workshop to teach her classes, the office to organize her business, and the kitchen to recipe test her vegan treats. Watch this video where Laura... Read more

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Help me grow the movement

Help Grow This Project

Forage Kitchen is about sharing my passion for growing the local food economy with as many people as I can. My vision is to create a... Read more

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$100 is all we need to reach our goal

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The Underground Market is Back!

The Underground is Back With A Kickstarter Celebration

The Underground Market will return to on June 28th to Public Works in San Francisco! We're all super excited to get back... Read more

Let's make it happen

We’re getting down to the wire - only 10 days left before the end of the kickstarter. I started this project because I wanted to involve our whole community in... Read more

Media contacts

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the 30%

We made it to 30%! This is real milestone on kickstarter. Campaigns that get to 30% have a 90% chance of being successful. What we need now is a constant... Read more

How is Forage Kitchen Different?

What is unique about Forage Kitchen?
I've been asked this question a bunch in the last several weeks, and thought it would be good to send out for everyone.Forage Kitchen... Read more

Date auction postponed

What's more fun than a date auction? A date auction during an Underground Market. You all are the first to know, but we're organizing the revival of The Underground Market... Read more

Date Auction, hope to see you all there

This kickstarter has been such an intense experience. An emotional rollercoaster - elated one moment, discouraged the next. It's been great to see all the support out there for this... Read more

A date auction!




For the next installment of our kickstarter event series, we’ve organized a live date auction with local food folks. This is going to be fun. Come and bid for an... Read more

Can't go wrong with a potluck

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I just checked out the venue for our next big event, a date auction! It's going to be on June 14th, with some local food folks on the... Read more

Thanks for coming out to the movie

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New showtimes scheduled

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Movie night tickets!!!

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Thanks! And some clarifcation on Thursdays event.

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Thanks and some clarification on Thursdays event

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The 10%

We got to 10%! Very exciting. Its been a good start, and now we're starting to ramp it up. Im going to be sending out an email tomorrow about our... Read more

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who pledged yesterday. We're one day in and at almost $9000! Really amazing. I can't tell you how good it feels to know there are so many... Read more
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