Pasture and Plenty expands with new food business incubator, The P&P Makeshop
New shared production kitchen will provide local food entrepreneurs a space to grow.
April 15, 2021 11:02 AM Hannah Twietmeyer
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In the process of expanding her own business, Christy McKenzie is launching The P&P Makeshop, a space for the community’s food service entrepreneurs to create, collaborate and support the local food system.
The owner of Pasture and Plenty is no stranger to the ups and downs of the food business, but similar to other local purveyors there was no way she could have prepared for the losses caused by the pandemic. After watching restaurants shut down in Seattle and New York City last February, McKenzie says it became clear by the first week of March that continuing business as usual was not a possibility. As a result, Pasture and Plenty closed the week before Gov. Evers’ Stay at Home order.