By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Honest, Organic, and Pesticide-Free Eats. These are the words that describe HOPE Kitchen and Marketplace, a community supported kitchen establishment that has served Connecticut for more than five years. For Chef Cathy Blanchette, being the owner of HOPE Kitchen and Marketplace, LLC means sharing her passion for health, food and cooking with the local community in every food preparation she makes. Recently, the professional chef expanded her business to 26 North Main Street, sharing a space with the Sixpence Pie Company. “I want this to be Southington’s Community Supported Kitchen—it’s their kitchen now,” said Blanchette, a long-time resident of Southington who initially started her business at home. “Nothing is processed here.” A Community Supported Kitchen (CSK) is a weekly or bi-weekly box of locally grown and raised food for individuals to cook. The box varies each week, and includes a variety of food selections, including meats, vegetables, soups, salads and other items. From hormone and antibiotic-free meats to wild caught seafood to farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, HOPE Kitchen provides natural and organic food to the community, committed to supporting local farms. Blanchette has provided produce and poultry from a variety of local farms, including Lewis [...]
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer Honest, Organic, and Pesticide-Free Eats. These are the words that describe HOPE Kitchen and Marketplace, a community supported kitchen establishment that has served Connecticut for more than five years. For Chef Cathy Blanchette, being the owner of HOPE Kitchen and Marketplace, LLC means sharing her passion for health, food and cooking with the local community in every food preparation she makes. Recently, the professional chef expanded her business to 26 North Main Street, sharing a space with the Sixpence Pie Company. “I want this to be Southington’s Community Supported Kitchen—it’s their kitchen now,” said Blanchette, a long-time resident of Southington who initially started her business at home. “Nothing is processed here.” A Community Supported Kitchen (CSK) is a weekly or bi-weekly box of locally grown and raised food for individuals to cook. The box varies each week, and includes a variety of food selections, including meats, vegetables, soups, salads and other items. From hormone and antibiotic-free meats to wild caught seafood to farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, HOPE Kitchen provides natural and organic food to the community, committed to supporting local farms. Blanchette has provided produce and poultry from a variety of local farms, including Lewis [...]