Annye Camara, proprietor and namesake of Annye’s Complete Food items, has very long believed that improved food qualified prospects to superior health and fitness for all on Nantucket. That thought will proceed and grow, subsequent the sale of her mid-island storefront to Continue being Ventures.
With the buy of 14 Amelia Push, Remain Ventures will go on to reinforce the economic vitality of the island by increasing its scope to include food stuff and agriculture initiatives that deal with environmental and social resilience.
To progress regenerative foods systems throughout the island, Keep on being has designed a tenant-landlord collaboration with nearby foods hub curator, 100 Mile Makers, by means of its hybrid retailer strategy, Pip and Anchor. Proprietors Rita Higgins, Mayumi Hattori, and Chris Sleeper determined a want for equitable neighborhood obtain to healthful food items, further strengthening the nearby economic system by supporting nearby growers and makers.
“The Pip and Anchor staff is thrilled to go on Annye’s legacy in this new area and appears ahead to advancing a balanced local community by reconnecting men and women to neighborhood foods and items,” claimed Higgins.
By combining 100 Mile Makers’ current on line model with a storefront to make browsing and ingesting community convenient, Pip and Anchor strategies to foster a much healthier community through progressive regional foods systems. The workforce options to collaborate with non-revenue organizations like Overall health Imperatives, and other food stuff makers like The Corner Table and Born & Bread, to endorse academic opportunities and increase recognition about minimizing meals waste.
“In a yr that transformed how we experience local community overall health and security in an uncertain upcoming, Keep on being has taken a challenging glimpse at the job we can acquire in struggling with pandemics, sea-amount rise and economic instability,” said Cecil Barron Jensen, government director of Keep on being Ventures and Remain Nantucket. “This partnership is an additional way we can generate a healthier neighborhood, which is crucial for vitality across the island.”
Pip and Anchor on 14 Amelia Push is scheduled to open up this summer time.
Continue being Ventures and Keep on being Nantucket are funded by Wendy Schmidt and her partner Eric to help the financial, social and environmental vitality of the island of Nantucket by fostering innovation and resilience. Stay Ventures will work to boost mission-similar company ventures through non-public partnerships and collaborative initiatives.