> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://updates.flourish-local.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # The Bakery's Next Chapter — Your Input Needed - URL: https://updates.flourish-local.org/lvk-2026-01-bakerys-next-chapter/ - Published: 2026-01-28T20:37:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-28T20:37:00.000Z - Description: An invitation to February small-group meetings about the shared personal chef service and the bakery's next chapter. - Author: Stacy Rebich Hespanha - Tags: Loca Vivant Kitchen, #mailchimp-archive, #Import 2026-10-05 02:42 Archived Loca Vivant Kitchen email · originally sent January 28, 2026 ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/f5/54f5e02a-f6b7-4f8e-a232-00df1cdbc487/content/images/lvk-archive/6fa2b582-612.png) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/f5/54f5e02a-f6b7-4f8e-a232-00df1cdbc487/content/images/lvk-archive/2d0493fa-1320.jpg) **Join me for a small group meeting in February to learn about the shared personal chef service vision and help determine the bakery’s next chapter.** RSVP closed ## **A Note from Stacy** Dear friends, You know me as the person who runs a gluten-free bakery. But what you might not know is that the bakery was always meant to be one element of something better — a new way of organizing food businesses that makes quality, fair compensation, and sustainability work together instead of compete. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/f5/54f5e02a-f6b7-4f8e-a232-00df1cdbc487/content/images/lvk-archive/0b8d459c-240.jpg) After 4+ years of operating the bakery, I’ve reached a decision point. The bakery was envisioned as one component of a shared personal chef service — a collaborative venture I’ve been working to bring together. **The final steps to launch are ones that I can’t take on my own — I need to connect to a community who can help make it happen.** Maintaining the bakery on its own isn’t sustainable, so I need to understand whether there’s community support now — or whether it’s time to take a different path. I’m hosting small group meetings during the month of February to share what I’ve been working toward and to gather information that will help me make this decision. **What you’ll learn at these meetings might excite you. This has never been just about baking.** --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/f5/54f5e02a-f6b7-4f8e-a232-00df1cdbc487/content/images/lvk-archive/77b94fe1-1320.jpg) ## **The Shared Personal Chef Service** **What it offers:** Delicious and varied options from multiple chef/baker specialties, highly customizable ordering for your dietary needs, meal formats from single servings to family-style to prepped ingredients, zero-waste containers, seasonal local ingredients you can trace to farms, and personal chef quality made accessible through collective participation. **Why it matters:** Making this come to life requires reimagining business relationships, not just making food — and what already exists to make it possible is more than you might think. **How you can help make it happen:** We’ll discuss how you might want to participate — or connect me with others who might. --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/f5/54f5e02a-f6b7-4f8e-a232-00df1cdbc487/content/images/lvk-archive/d34c705b-1320.jpg) ## **These meetings matter because** - The bakery’s future depends on community support for expanding into a shared personal chef service - There are ways to get involved beyond being a client, and your community connections could be valuable - This is information gathering to determine if the community is ready now **I hope you’ll join me for one of these sessions. Your perspective matters, whether you’re interested in supporting what comes next or simply want to understand what’s been driving this work all along.** **There are 4 opportunities to join a meeting and facility tour:** Wednesday February 11, 7:00-8:00pm Sunday February 15, 2:30-3:30pm Thursday February 19, 10:30-11:30am Saturday February 21, 2:30-3:30pm If none of these times work for you, or if you prefer an online meeting, please indicate this on your RSVP and I will reach out about scheduling an option that works for you. RSVP closed --- # [Learn More about our Food System Work](https://www.flourish-local.org/?ref=updates.flourish-local.org) --- ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/54/f5/54f5e02a-f6b7-4f8e-a232-00df1cdbc487/content/images/lvk-archive/6fa2b582-612.png)