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I’m getting there! I’m close enough with my Kickstarter project to be excited–and nervous–at the same time. If the project is not 100 percent funded, it’s not funded at all. I have 10 more days, until 11:37 a.m. EST on March 3, to meet my funding goal. Pledges aren’t not charged until March 3 because if I don’t meet my goal? It all goes away! As if it never happened! I’m hoping all the other bad luck I’ve had in the past few months was because the universe was saving up all my good luck for the studio.
Meanwhile, I’m working away on my paperwork with the county health department. (This is a “process the paperwork and the studio will happen” mindset. I want to be ready!) For those of you who might find it interesting (anyone?), I’ll explain a little bit about that. There are lists and plans and diagrams for everything. It’s crazy detailed. Questions such as: The amount of cubic space for dry, refrigerated, and frozen storage. Thawing methods. Warewashing methods. A color-coded flow chart for storing utensils! (I don’t make this stuff up.) It’s called a Food Establishment Plan, and is the same paperwork you’d have to fill out if you were opening a restaurant. “Not all sections may be applicable to every establishment.” Whew. Fortunately, there is a very encouraging and friendly county health inspector here who has generously spent much time answering questions and helping me wade through the maze.
There is nothing like my studio on the farm anywhere around here, so approving this sort of establishment (one that is primarily for cooking/baking/cheesemaking workshops and farm agritourism) is new for him, too. From a business standpoint, this is excellent for me–there’s no competition in the area for what I have to offer.
But first I have to make my funding goal! If you can’t make a pledge, you can also help by sharing the project with friends. And remember that you can pledge as little as one dollar–and every dollar adds up! Thank you so much for your support. The project would never have gotten this far on Kickstarter without you!
Posted by Suzanne McMinn on February 22, 2012See me on Kickstarter! Please spread the word!
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Will you also process animals for food there? That is, if you had had it last Fall, would your meat roos process have been different?
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I also re-posted on my fb page, and will again closer to the end, but again, I have a limited ‘friend’ base, so I don’t want to get crazy with it! Still I’m putting it out wherever I can find a friendly spot.
We REALLLLLLLLLY want success for this! Can’t wait to see it at the Party on the Farm!!!
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Uhhhhh, right.
That Kickstarter is looking closer! I challenge everyone to round up – maybe Suzanne’s goal can be accomplished today and she can stop sweating this project’s funding. I did round up today.
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I too have a Kickstarter project, just launced last week.
The Gourmet Farm Girl Cookbook…
Best,
The Gourmet Farm Girl
Delaware, Ohio
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I went over to kickstarter and kicked ya! It’s only fair. This is all the farm I’ll probably ever have, and I appreciate you doing all the work. (I hope you didn’t track that mud into our farmhouse)?
Getting my farm fix vicariuosly,
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Donated at Kickstarter today — as others have said this may be all the farm I will ever have. Love your stories and the critters. Glad to see Coco recuperating well! Hope she will get home soon! (How are the chickens doing in the new digs?)
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As I write this, you’re at 94%. Girl, this IS going to happen! I’m so sincerely happy for you.
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I knew you would make it!
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What happens if you are over-funded? Do you get to keep it? Just curious, I hope you do get to keep it!
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I’ve not been posting much but I still read every day, feeling your joy…and your pain. I’ve learned so much through your trial and error, and many successes…thank you so much!
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CONGRATS! Seriously.
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Get those plans going
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am SO happy for you!!!
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{{{{{Huggs}}}} You so deserve this!!!!!
Off to make some grandmother bread in celebration!!!!!
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I am so happy for you and we can’t wait to come for classes!
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Ok, so the black cloud over you has dissipated – at least a bit!
Congratulation. And congrats to the CITR readers and facbook friends that have helped out.
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Jenny from Frederick
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I”m so glad for you!
Good luck!
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