Cedar Mountain Canteen will be using glassware from Transylvania Shares

Since purchasing the Cedar Mountain Canteen with Greg and Stephanie Thomas, we have been busy getting ready to open in November. We are making a lot of changes. We are focused on being a zero-waste business and that means we will be serving in real glasses. Instead of purchasing an inventory of glassware, we have decided to borrow glassware from Transylvania Shares! We attended their board meeting last week and made our pitch and it was approved unanimously. How about that! Transylvania Shares helping a new business get off the ground while practicing reuse and sharing!

Installing a commercial kitchen

In order to wash dishes on-site, we are required to have a health department and DEQ approved facility. We have gotten all our approvals from DEQ and now we are working with the health department to install a commercial kitchen. It will take us some time to get everything installed which means we will not be opening with real glassware. This is a short term solution and we are motivated to make it as short as possible.

We plan on a November opening and we will keep everyone posted. We are currently only allowed to serve outside and we are fine with that as we have some amazing outdoor space.

Thanks to everyone who shared their thoughts and ideas for our new adventure. We look forward to providing wonderful, safe and welcoming space for our wonderful community.

By Kim Coram|2020-10-19T09:19:41-04:00October 19th, 2020|Categories: Moving to Zero-waste, Sharing Club|

About the Author: Kim Coram

Kim Coram is retired from The Bureau of the Public Debt, US Treasury Department where she served as an IT manager in a variety of disciplines ranging from computer security to website management. She is an US Air Force veteran and was an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist. She was elected to Parkersburg, WV's city council where she served a 4-year term. Kim loved WV and decided to move after seeing the impact fracking has had and continues to have on this once paradise. She is now retired and lives in Cedar Mountain, NC where she enjoys clean drinking water, riding bikes with her husband, John, and taking her grandchildren on grand adventures in her "backyard".