Sonoma Family Meal Community Kitchen opens in mid-June 2022

We are building this kitchen with YOU in mind! Located in North Petaluma, CA.

In times of emergency and in times of calm, the Sonoma Family Meal Community Kitchen will be a haven for those who seek comfort, comfort food, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO improve THEIR KITCHEN SKILLS. 

The cement has been cast and the walls are going up. Every day, we’re getting one step closer to opening the doors to our new home - the Sonoma Family Meal Community Kitchen!

How our community kitchen will help us serve the community:

Disaster + Emergency Services

Our 3,100 square foot commissary kitchen will be a home base for emergency food operations in the county, where restaurants and chefs, farmers and food producers, volunteers, and nonprofit organizations can come together to donate local food, prepare delicious meals, and distribute these meals to those with the greatest need. We will be here, stocked and ready to go, when the next disaster strikes our community.

COMMUNITY SKILL BUILDING + TRAINING

And in the the times of calm, we will open our kitchen doors to those in the community who can benefit from cooking and nutrition classes, are seeking career training in the culinary fields + culinary arts, and want to learn how to prepare for the next local emergency.

Income disparities and racial inequities in Sonoma County impact opportunities for upward mobility and financial security. Job training and career development at the Community Kitchen can help bring families out of poverty and prepare new entrepreneurs for culinary careers.  

We have no time to waste. Your gift to Sonoma Family Meal will help us turn on the ovens, fill our pantries, and flip on the lights so that we may learn, cook, and dine together. 

Be a part of this incredible movement in Sonoma County - take a seat at our table and join us for the next leg of our journey, in our new home and our new kitchen.  A gift of $100 or more will go a long way towards our goal of raising $150,000 by year’s end to offset our construction costs!