Finnriver Farm Commercial Kitchen Project, 2015-2018
The NODC received funding from USDA Rural Development to purchase commercial kitchen equipment for lease to Finnriver Farm and Cidery's new location at the main intersection of Hwy 19 and Center Rd. in Chimacum, WA. Finnriver Farm is part of a regional effort to revitalize agriculture in Chimacum, the region that has prime soils and a history of productive, diverse farms.
The new shared-use commercial kitchen opened in June 2018. It has enabled Finnriver to add food service at the Cidery and has allowed the Chimacum Corner Farmstand to expand their prepared food offerings. The kitchen is also used regularly by Dented Buoy Pizza and a number of other food producers.
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