Can-Do Kitchen Project

Meet our Entrepreneurs!

Adventures of Barb & Tammy

Contact: 248.295.7075 or adventuresbt@gmail.com

Website: http://barbandtammy.moralmunky.com/index.html

The Story: Barb and Tammy are two women who began with a simple a vision - to provide others with high quality local products. What started off as a chance encounter flourished into a thriving business endeavor giving the locals of Kalamazoo the best organic cookies, granola and garden accessories around.

The Products: Granola, Fruit & Nut Mix, Biscotti

Where to Buy:

• "Fresh on Q" Texas Township Farmers Market (7110 West Q Ave, Kalamazoo)
• Glorious Gardens (gloriousgardensmi.com)
• Whitrights Family Farm Market (67734 M152, Dowagiac)
• Nature Connection (natureconnect.com)
• Borgess Farmers Market (borgessnews.co)

Ageless Pantry

Contact: 734.995.2386 or rlee@agelesspantry.com

The Products: sauces and cold teas

Where to Buy:

• People's Food Co-op (peoplesfoodco-op.org)

Clara's Kitchen: Mike's Famous Michigan Bean Dip

Contact: michaelkruk@charter.net

The Products: Mike's Famous Michigan Bean Dip in three heat levels - "Mild", "Kinda Hot & Spicy", and "Spicy") - tasty, vegan low-fat dip made fresh locally in Kalamazoo using Michigan pinto beans.

Where to Buy:

• People's Food Co-op (peoplesfoodco-op.org)
• Natural Health Center (naturalhealthfoodcenter.com)
• Sawall Health Foods (sawallhf.com)
• Tiffany's Spirit Shoppe (aatiffany.com)
• D&W (2103 Parkview Ave)
• Lucy's Market (133 Columbus Ave, Grand Haven)
• Food Dance Market (fooddance.net/market)
• Irving's Market (irvingsmarket.com)

Crumbstealer Confection

Contact: 269.373.3061 or crumbstealerconfections@yahoo.com

The Products: cookies

Where to Buy: contact directly to buy

Dirtsong

Contact: pierce.se@gmail.com

The Products: fresh herb pistous made with herbs they grow on their farm

Where to Buy:

• Kalamazoo Farmers Market (1200 Bank St.)

DoughChicks

Contact: 269.832.8347 or denise@doughchicks.com

Website: www.doughchicks.com

The Story: Karabread, LLC was started by Kara and Denise (a.k.a. the DoughChicks). We provide the best tasting and most unique bread available.

The Products: KaraComets, breads, Agave Granola

Where to Buy:

• Natural Health Center (naturalhealthfoodcenter.com)
• People's Food Co-op (peoplesfoodco-op.org)
• Something Better Natural Foods (somethingbetternaturalfoods.com)

Fresh Food Fairy

Contact: hether.jf@gmail.com

The Products: bicycle powered smoothies using local fruits and locally made yogurt

Where to Buy: 100-mile Market (507 Harrison, Kalamazoo)

The Gathering Bread

Contact: themains@charter.net

The Products: dry spice blends, dry bread mixes (yummy samples of dip made in Can-Do Kitchen

Where to Buy: festivals, contact directly to buy

The Green Lunch Box

Contact: info@thegreenlunchbox.org

The Products: healthy lunches for elementary school students using local produce, meats and other Can-Do Kitchen products

Where to Buy: contact directly to buy

Happy Mouth Vegan Treats

Contact: Diadrian Washington & Tamara Davis, happymouthvegan@gmail.com

The Story: coming soon

The Products: vegan donuts with various icings

Where to Buy:

• Natural Health Center (naturalhealthfoodcenter.com)
• Borgess Farmers Market (borgessnews.co)

Perfect Blend Coffee & Desserts

Contact: Jill Chestang, jchestang@aol.com

The Story: coming soon

The Products: ground coffee & desserts

Where to Buy: contact directly to buy