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Groundworks. The Culture in Agriculture.
A community food culture space — café, farm stand, and education center — planned for McMinnville in the Banks–McMinnville corridor. A single door where local produce, prepared food, and cultural programming meet.
Problem
the Banks–McMinnville corridor has working farms and growing towns, yet it lacks a durable, everyday place that connects local farms to local eaters — with SNAP access, honest farmer pricing, and programming that treats food as culture.
Three pillars
The Café
The revenue anchor.
A light-but-real, counter-service café with a seasonal, farm-sourced menu people want to eat often. The daily gathering point.
The Farm Stand & Marketplace
The front door.
Curated produce and value-added goods from corridor farms. SNAP / EBT acceptance is part of the proposed operating model.
The Education Center
The reason to stay.
Workshops, film nights, guest talks, cooking demos, youth programming, and the Groundworks Bookshelf. Programming owned and curated by Groundworks.
Key facts
- Legal entity
- Groundworks · nonprofit structure in formation
- Service area
- Banks–McMinnville corridor, Oregon
- Site target
- McMinnville
- Facility size
- 1,500 – 2,500 sq ft
- Startup capital
- $150K – $250K
- Year-1 revenue (est.)
- ~$295K – $360K
- Target opening
- Late 2028 / Early 2029
- Founder
- Drew Keske
The ask · three lines
- 01Money — commitments toward the $150K–$250K to open. Founder's Table starts at $25.
- 02Warm intros — Legal / Land Use, Nonprofit Finance, or a Philanthropic Connector for board Priority-1 seats.
- 03A fiscal sponsor that can hold funds during the 501(c)(3) determination window.
Contact
hello@rootstockcorridor.com
Rootstock system concept — 501(c)(3) in formation
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