food hub & Community workspace in New Denver, BC, Canada
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Incubating New Food Businesses
A dynamic and varied group of enthusiastic people from across the region spent last weekend at Fireweed Hub exploring how to start or scale up food and beverage businesses in a course with Food Business Coach Mandi Lunan. The course was funded by a Rural Economic Development grant from the BC Government. The lucky dozen…
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Food Pathways: Mushrooms
We’ve been collaborating locally with the Healthy Community Society and regionally with the Kaslo Food Hub and the Nelson Community Food Cupboard to offer a series of community events in the “Food Pathways in the Kootenays” program, funded by United Way Canada. Each workshop is repeated in each of the three communities. Along with the…
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Food business course
On the weekend of October 18/19, Fireweed Hub will be offering a two-day workshop for aspiring food entrepreneurs, led by the inimitable food business coach Mandi Lunan. Thanks to funding from the provincial government’s Rural Economic Development fund, all costs of the workshop are covered for participants. “This is an incredible opportunity for people who…
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New Fireweed Hub taking shape on New Denver’s main street
This article was published in the Valley Voice March 23, 2023. Anyone who frequents the downtown core of New Denver will have noticed the extensive construction and renovation project visible from the rear of the Merkley Building, former home of Rory’s on Main and the Village Hearth restaurants. The main floor of the building is…
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Gift cards now available
Do you love someone who would appreciate a distraction-free day away from home in an efficient and pleasant work environment? Would you feel good contributing to the vibrancy and vision of a non-profit that is working to expand its shared community space in the heart of New Denver? A gift certificate at Fireweed Hub could…
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Structural work
Now that we have our building permit, all the planning and organizing work of the past 24 months is starting to come together in the form of tangible progress. Laurie and crew are working hard. They’ve removed the raised floor area at the back of the building, poured new footings to support the existing floor…
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Interior drawings
Project designer Keith Dewey of Zigloo Studio has created two lovely views of the planned interior space.
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Meeting space
There is a clear need for small meeting space in our area, and the current Fireweed Hub is serving well in this respect. There have been five meetings in the space this week, and new inquiries are coming regularly. While the village halls are suitable for large open-house style meetings and events, they are more…
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The first lunch
If you look carefully you can see our contractors enjoying the first Fireweed Hub lunch in our soon-to-be community kitchen.