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Warner Park Community Recreation Center 1625 Northport Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53704
press release: Taste the Future 2019 will feature food businesses from Northside Planning Council programs FEED Kitchens and MarketReady, bringing together established Madison favorites and new startups for an innovative, small-plate menu on March 9. The event will take place from 5-7 pm at Warner Park Community Recreation Center on the Northside.
Unlike many of Madison’s annual food events, Taste the Future is free and open to the public. “This is our first annual event,” said NPC executive director Abha Thakkar, “and we hope to make it one of the top local food events in the region, where community members can get a quick snapshot of what's happening in our local food system. So often, local food is too expensive for low-income residents, but we believe that local food should be accessible to everyone.” Rather than charging an entry fee, the event will be funded through sponsorships. NPC requests RSVPs in advance at northsideplanningcouncil.org/
In addition to the small plate menu, Taste the Future 2019 will include live music, a cash bar and childcare (with advance RSVP). MSCR will staff a room with childcare for ages 1-10, and the community center’s game room will be open to older youth. Organizations in the Madison area working to improve the local food system will also be tabling at the event.
Businesses featured at the event will include members of FEED Kitchens, NPC’s nonprofit commercial kitchen space and business incubator, and of the Madison Public Market’s MarketReady Program. MarketReady is administered by NPC to provide peer support, mentoring and micro-grants to a diverse cohort of entrepreneurs interested in vending in the future Public Market.
“We work with many entrepreneurs who have historically faced barriers to business ownership. Supporting these businesses means that these entrepreneurs will build wealth for their families, create new jobs, produce culturally appropriate foods for Madison's diverse population and become the policy brokers of the future. Taste the Future is an opportunity for them to share their food traditions with the wider community,” said Thakkar.
FEED Bakery Training Program and Healthy Food For All will also have a presence at the event as NPC programs. FEED Bakery will serve a selection of cookies and pastries sold at area retail locations to support the vocational training program. Healthy Food For All will be making the case for redirecting food waste to local food pantries and neighborhoods.
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With the goal of advancing racial and economic equity, NPC’s areas of focus include small business incubation, food security, regional food system coordination, vocational training, commercial district revitalization, community journalism and technology, grassroots leadership development, and community organizing. Learn more about the Northside Planning Council at http://
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