The time has come to take matters and ladders into our own hands. We are now busy at the store tearing down walls and ripping up carpeting in anticipation of a building permit. With a midstream downsize of the original build out plan, we now have something that feels doable whether or not the various banks and grant writers that think we have a great idea EVER come through.
"Another f$%#^g growth experience!" is a quote from a colleague that seems to apply here. We are certainly learning a lot about opening (or not) a restaurant and market. We thought we could build out the space with conventional financing. We thought we could be open this summer. We thought we could create a timeline and stick to it. And now we have learned otherwise. SO, PLEASE consider becoming a member of the Cow&Quince CSR if you live nearby or plan to shop our online store once we get it up and running. Or you can just donate to the cause. We have decided to utilize our website rather than a crowd-funding site. Although Hallie did inform us that someone raised over $20,000.00 on Kick Starter to fund a sandwich. So now that strategy is taken!
We are excited about the new, scaled down farm to plate menu and space design. We still hope to be open before the first snowflakes fall this winter (how is that for not setting a hard and fast deadline?). And we continue to be dedicated to supporting our local farmer friends with access to a commercial kitchen for season extending farm products that would also be available for purchase at Cow&Quince through the menu and on the shelves.
Thanks to everyone who has offered support in time and labor. We are getting closer to taking you up on that! If you live in New Glarus, peek in the windows during the weekends. After Lori teaches morning yoga and we feed our B&B guests at Lucky Dog Farmstay we will head down to the store to keep things moving. And do consider becoming a member or funding our dream. Visit the CSR page for more information about all of that.
"Another f$%#^g growth experience!" is a quote from a colleague that seems to apply here. We are certainly learning a lot about opening (or not) a restaurant and market. We thought we could build out the space with conventional financing. We thought we could be open this summer. We thought we could create a timeline and stick to it. And now we have learned otherwise. SO, PLEASE consider becoming a member of the Cow&Quince CSR if you live nearby or plan to shop our online store once we get it up and running. Or you can just donate to the cause. We have decided to utilize our website rather than a crowd-funding site. Although Hallie did inform us that someone raised over $20,000.00 on Kick Starter to fund a sandwich. So now that strategy is taken!
We are excited about the new, scaled down farm to plate menu and space design. We still hope to be open before the first snowflakes fall this winter (how is that for not setting a hard and fast deadline?). And we continue to be dedicated to supporting our local farmer friends with access to a commercial kitchen for season extending farm products that would also be available for purchase at Cow&Quince through the menu and on the shelves.
Thanks to everyone who has offered support in time and labor. We are getting closer to taking you up on that! If you live in New Glarus, peek in the windows during the weekends. After Lori teaches morning yoga and we feed our B&B guests at Lucky Dog Farmstay we will head down to the store to keep things moving. And do consider becoming a member or funding our dream. Visit the CSR page for more information about all of that.
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