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Millrace Kitchen Members “Do Good”

Millrace Kitchen Members “Do Good”

July 18, 2018 by Tamara Burman

Millrace Kitchen is proud home to “Rustic Roots Baking” and “Herb and Forage LLC”, two of the newest graduates from Social Enterprise Greenhouse’s Food Accelerator 2018 cohort. The SEG Food Accelerator Program takes socially-conscious and “do well, do good” businesses that positively transform lives and communities, create jobs and lead to a healthy economy. The program was… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Economic Development, Millrace Kitchen, News Tagged With: entrepreneur, food accelerator, food business, Small Business, social enterprise, social enterprise greenhouse

Celebrating Women in Business

Celebrating Women in Business

October 20, 2017 by Tamara Burman

In recognition of National Women’s Small Business Month, meet Vanessa Gray, owner and co-operator of “Nessa’s Snack Shop,” a mobile food vendor specializing in Italian Ice and other ice cream novelties. Vanessa, better known to friends and family as Nessa, grew up in the city of Woonsocket where she still lives today. She’s decided to… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Creative Placemaking, Economic Development, News Tagged With: 40 South Main, Economic Development, Food, Millrace, Millrace Kitchen, NWBRV, Small Business, Women, Woonsocket

Shopping at your Local Farmer’s Market

Shopping at your Local Farmer’s Market

December 8, 2015 by Cyndra Kohfeldt

I went to a local Winter Market recently and it was awesome. I bought spinach humus, baba ganoush, pre-made salads, blackberries, and, of course, a ton of vegetables. I also met a great local business owner with their own restaurant. The shopping trip prompting me to share why shopping your local farmer’s markets can be so great!… Read more ⇒

Filed Under: Financial Capabilities, News, Partners, Resident Services Tagged With: Benefits, Climate Change, Community, Eat Local, EaterAwards, Farmer's Market, farmfresh, Food, Food Access, Food Policy, Local, NWBRV, SaveHoliday, Small Business, Snap, Thundermist, Vegetables

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