[SustainableTompkins] garden gate- new green business in ithaca!

[marlo capoccia]

thanks, tony!
-marlo


On Dec 13, 2007, at 9:28 PM, Tony Del Plato wrote:

> Best wishes Marlo on your new venture
> Tony Del Plato
>
> On 12/13/07, marlo capoccia <marloco at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>> hello everyone,
>> i had been waiting to let people know, but you guys are my first
>> official announcement that my family and i are beginning a new home
>> delivery service in ithaca in february.  garden gate will be
>> delivering local foods "milk man" style, but more like a farmers'
>> market on wheels.  in most cases we are getting our food directly
>> from farms and processors within 100 miles of ithaca.  in the rest of
>> the cases we are getting foods through a distributor, but ALL
>> products will be from within 100 miles of ithaca.  we will begin
>> delivering in the city of ithaca and expand into tompkins county once
>> we get our systems perfected.    we're running the business out of
>> our downtown ithaca home.
>>
>> the green part of our business includes retrofitting our vehicle for
>> veggie oil.  when we're big enough i'd like to get an electric
>> vehicle and am even considering a delivery bike, but doubt i can
>> manage that.  (it's still a wonderful dream, though.)  we will be
>> using only reusable bags for delivery and will work with suppliers to
>> minimize waste from packaging.
>>
>> the benefits are far greater than the green tools we'll be using,
>> though.  if we can prevent vehicles from being out on the road for
>> mid-week trips to the grocery store, we can reduce ithaca's
>> contribution to carbon emissions right away.  keeping the food supply
>> local is very appealing to me, and we'll be doing tons of product
>> education and marketing on behalf of our suppliers.
>>
>> so far, we have about 25 local farms and producers and easily over
>> 100 products, probably on the way to 200 at this point.  we'll
>> deliver meat, dairy products, eggs, sauces and chutneys, breads and
>> pastries, prepared foods, tofu and seitan, coffee and tea, maple
>> syrup and honey, chips, nut butters, cleaners and tons more.  i am
>> particularly interested in working with new farms and processors, so
>> if you know of anyone getting started who'd like to sell a few more
>> units of product, please let me know!
>>
>> in addition to announcing garden gate delivery to you all, i am
>> looking for feedback from people about what kinds of things you
>> anticipate i should be thinking about.  i am beginning to make
>> purchases for the business and though i have spent dozens of hours on
>> research, any snippets of advice or insight will be very helpful.
>>
>> our website is:
>>
>> gardengatedelivery.com and will be ready for viewing in just over a
>> month from now.  if people have questions or ideas and would like to
>> contact me directly, please call me at 607 342 6228.
>>
>> i am really looking forward to working with some of you in various
>> ways as garden gate begins delivery in february.
>>
>> many thanks,
>> marlo capoccia
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