Sussex County has launched a new program to put food on the table for vulnerable residents.
This October, the Sussex County Kitchen Incubator will launch the Feeding Every Delawarean program, which will partner food entrepreneurs with Sussex County Seniors Services (CHEER) to produce and distribute meals throughout the community.
Members of the incubator, which serves as a commercial kitchen for small operators to create and sell their goods, will supply the meals at cost to CHEER, which will then deliver the offerings to senior centers.
The Kitchen Incubator, managed by the County’s Economic Development office, is using a $12,500 grant from the Delaware Grocery Initiative. The goal is to boost programs throughout the state aimed at eliminating ‘food deserts’, or areas that have been identified as lacking access to affordable, healthy options.
“I knew that we had this great commercial kitchen and a team of passionate culinary experts with our incubator, and I saw an opportunity to help solve a community problem,” said Sussex County Economic Development Director Andrew D. Harton, who developed the program and submitted the grant application. “Our incubator members know how to make great food, but we needed a strong partner that could be an outlet, and we found that in CHEER. This is like pairing two great, complementary dishes together for one satisfying meal.”
Those seeking information information on the Kitchen Incubator and the Feeding Every Delawarean (FED) program, visit www.sussexkitchende.com.
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd,
racist or sexually-oriented language. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another
person will not be tolerated. Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone
or anything. Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism
that is degrading to another person. Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on
each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness
accounts, the history behind an article.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.