Our primary mission is to provide at least one health conscious, well balanced, nutritious hot meal per day for all residents of the Safe Harbor Ranch.
Our secondary mission is to provide a commercial kitchen facility with the ability to cater to no less than 50 and up to 250 individuals per catered event.
Our final mission is to teach health conscious, well balanced, nutritious meal preparation techniques and procedures for those who wish to learn them.
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We offers assistance to everyone regardless of their age, race, color, creed, sexual preference, religious beliefs, spiritual practices or alternative lifestyle.
The 15,000 sq ft mess hall is for "Transitional Housing" community occupants only, as well as for private functions that have a need for a full service commercial kitchen facility and dining area. The "Transitional Housing" community occupants will have three meals a day available to them at designated times. The facility can comfortably seat and feed 400 people at a sitting and the kitchen area is designed to rival any fully functioning commercial kitchen. With separate food preparation areas for each specific task which makes preparation and coordination for a function a simple task.
The Traditional Kitchen is a fully equipped kitchen designed for caterers and small businesses. It has everything you need to manufacture your product in an efficient manner, with proximity to the scullery and storage areas. The Baker's Kitchen has been created for bakers and other makers of sweet products. Whether you are making simple breads or delicate desserts, this kitchen will be perfect for your needs.To ensure product quality for everyone, we ask that you restrict usage of the Baker's Kitchen to bread-based products or desserts
Traditional Kitchen
Baker's Kitchen
* Six Burner Range with Standard Oven
* Convection Oven
* Single Door Refrigerator
* Stainless Steel Worktables
* Prep sink* Double Convection Oven
* Deck / Pizza Oven
* 20 qt mixer
* Cooling racks
* Stainless Steel Worktables
* Proofer
The Demonstration Kitchen is a large, fully equipped commercial kitchen which has been designed for demonstrations and cooking classes (both observation and hands-on). The space is extremely flexible and can be configured to suit your needs.
Equipment:
* Six Burner Range with Griddle/Broiler and 2 Standard Ovens
* Convection Oven
* Single Door Refrigerator
* Stainless Steel Worktables
* 3 compartment sink
* Dedicated Storage
* Mobile Tables and Chairs (which can be easily arranged to suit your needs)
SHF Kitchen is available for rent on an hourly basis, and we're committed to offering the lowest hourly rates possible. If you're interested in reserving time in the kitchen, we can work with you to schedule time for anywhere from a one-time use the next day, to reserving regular, recurring time slots for an entire month. The kitchen is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Hourly Rates
Hours of kitchen use per month
Peak
Off-Peak
Shared Peak
Shared Off-Peak
1-10
$24
$20
$17
$13
11-30
$22
$18
$16
$12
31-60
$20
$16
$14
$11
60+
$17
$14
$12
$10
Peak hours are Monday - Friday, 6am - 10pm and weekends 6am - 6pm. Sharing space with another client saves you money. Please ( add Link ) us with any questions about these rates.
Classes
Four hour class
$100.00
Four to eight hour class
$200.00
Setup/takedown assistance is available.
Amenities
In addition to the kitchen areas, The SHF Kitchen Space offers other amenities to help your food business.
The first step for most prospective clients is to give us a call or send us an email in order to make an appointment to see the kitchen. Since someone is not always available for drop-in showings, it's important to make an appointment first. Our staff is minimal, but we do our best to return all inquiries within 24 hours. We're available to show you around at just about any time, including evenings and weekends, and we're happy to answer any questions, and will provide you with the paperwork (it isn't much) you'll need.
Once you're ready to get started, we require just three things:
Many of our clients visit us early in their planning process, after which we don't hear from them until a few months later when they are ready to get started. So don't hesitate to call us even if you're not sure of everything else quite yet. We understand that many of the people that are new to our space are also new to running their own business. There's no pressure, and we may even be able to help you out, as we have with a number of other new, small business owners.
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Once you have decided to host a large food event, the basic secret of success is summed up in three words: "Plan, plan, plan."
Why Self Catering?
You may be in a rural area where catering services are unavailable. You may want family specialties or ethnic foods that aren't available commercially. Still, the most common reason to consider self catering is a desire either to reduce costs or to have an expanded event for the same budget, such as a dinner rather than a reception.
The cost of a fine wedding supper, catered and served buffet style, is $40 to $200 per person and up. Unless you are very skilled and experienced, your cash costs for a self-catered event will start at about 1/2 what the same event would cost you locally if it were fully catered. Your costs can go up from there; with poor planning, you can do all the work and STILL pay about what a fully catered dinner would have cost. Imagine, for the cost of a large wedding dinner of 200 guests, you could buy a car, or make a down payment on a small house.