Community-supported restaurants
Restaurants tap into the community-supported agriculture model.
Take Claire’s in Hardwick, Vt., as an example. Claire’s not only gets it food locally; it gets its funding locally. Touch the Soil magazine (PDF) has the story of Claire’s creative funding.
The Bee's Knees restaurant in Morrisville Vermont is owned and operated by Sharon Deitz. According to Gourmet.com, Deitz thought she was going to have to sell the restaurant she had owned for five years until she began to sell community-supported restaurant certificates. She’s raised a total of $70,000.- Tabellas (Amherst, Mass.) – a farm-to-table restaurant
- Local Sprouts Café (Portland, Ore.) – Organic and local foods and beverages (opening in 2010)
- ZenKitchen (Ottawa, Canada) – Local, organic and gourmet food
Images: Clairesv.com; Bee's Knees Facebook page
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Great article, Robin. My wife, Debbie, and I own Restaurant Phoebe in Montpelier, VT, which transformed into a community supported restaurant earlier this year. With a slightly different arrangement than Claire's and Bees Knees, Phoebe diners can become members of the restaurant for a year (and enjoy discounts at the restaurant and around town) and/or pre-purchase meals for as little as $100 or up to $2000. It's truly a community restaurant!







































