At FareStart, the work that our more than 3,700 volunteers a year produce is an extremely important piece in fulfilling our mission. From helping prepare meals in our Community Meals to entering data and gleaning produce to helping our students in the computer lab, our volunteers are
The FareStart Adult Culinary Program is a place for people to take an honest look at the direction they are going and make a decision to move forward out of poverty, homelessness or hopelessness. No one exemplifies that reset and pivot
Ian, a Youth Culinary graduate, talked about his experience going through the program and how the experience has changed how he looks at his future.
He first heard about the program from his school and although he was a little hesitant, he needed to do something, his
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Whole Foods is a long-time supporter of FareStart and on Thursday, April 18, they are proving that again with their annual 5% Day!
Five percent of any Seattle area Whole Foods Market net sales will be donated to FareStart
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Not only are we hosting Guest Chef Night while the FareStart Restaurant gets a refresh, we’re bringing the star power to Maslow’s Meal and Seattle Restaurant Week!
Our Guest Chef Night lineup is electric!
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Cory applied to FareStart’s Adult Culinary Program while still incarcerated at Coyote Ridge Corrections Center. Once training in our kitchens, he had to work through setbacks and challenges but was always willing to learn. He got a job halfway through the 16-week program, and worked part-time while completing his training. He successfully graduated
The FareStart Restaurant will temporarily close beginning Tuesday, April 2 while we make some changes to the interior and layout. Guest Chef Night will move to Maslow’s. Look for our re-opening in late April or early May.
Just over 12 years ago, FareStart opened its newly renovated flagship location and the
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Imagine you are a green bean. You are lying in the warm sun on your vine, just at the peak of your freshness, and then – pluck! - you are suddenly picked, packed up and put into a van with orange ripples on the side by a smiling volunteer worker, transported to an unknown alleyway into a basement kitchen, weighed along with many, many
Chef Timothy Delling is the executive chef for the FareStart Restaurant and FareStart Catering. He has a critical eye on the training opportunities for students and approaches his work with a dedication to maintaining FareStart’s stellar food reputation and staying focused on our mission.
We caught up to
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A message from FareStart CEO Angela Dunleavy-Stowell
More than three years into Seattle and King County’s homelessness state of emergency, FareStart is seeing more people than ever walk through its doors. More than 85% of our Adult Culinary students are experiencing homelessness. We are looking at a variety of ways to fund and grow
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