Traditional Food Incubator | Tribal Community Survey

Traditional Food Culinary Incubator Project

The California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) is proposing to develop a Traditional Food Culinary Incubator to serve Sonoma County and surrounding areas.

What is a Traditional Food Incubator?

We are gathering input to design a traditional food incubator to give small Native and traditional food businesses a competitive advantage when entering or continuing in the local marketplace by providing an affordable certified kitchen space for food prep, demonstration and sales. Incubators:

·       Help remove restrictive barriers of high cost capital investment associated with leasing or purchasing a kitchen and kitchen equipment;

·       Allow specialty food businesses like processors, farmers, caterers, food cart vendors, and mobile food trucks the opportunity to start from nothing and grow;

·       Reduce the risk of failure by removing additional start up barriers associated with no, or low skills in the areas of managing and maintaining a commercial kitchen;

·       Provide resources and technical support related to distribution, branding, marketing, accounting, insurance, and financing new products.

CIMCC is committed to the revitalization of traditional foods and the growth of Native food businesses. We are seeking to improve the infrastructure of our tribal food system. According to the Intertribal Food Systems Report for the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative, “A tribal food system, then, refers to the connectedness of people, culture, politics, law, and economics that allows for a particular tribal community to provide food for all its members.” We are seeking to increase the consumption of traditional and daily foods in our everyday lives, increase the transmission of cultural knowledge and connectivity and improve the health and welfare of our tribal communities.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Tribal Affiliation

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* 3. County of Residence:

Sonoma County

Mendocino County

Lake County

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Email

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* 5. Phone Number:

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* 6. Would you like to be contacted for a follow up interview?

Yes

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* 7. Please describe your existing or planned traditional food activities:

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* 8. Please select all of the activities that apply or will apply in your traditional food activities.

Gather and use raw traditional foods for ceremony.

Gather and give raw traditional foods to elders and/or others.

Gather and trade raw traditional foods for other things.

Gather and sell unpackaged raw traditional foods.

Gather and sell packaged traditional foods.

Gather and process traditional foods into a product and sell it.

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Describe your relationship to traditional food preparation and production.

Community member needing traditional foods

Traditional food steward

Value added traditional foods entrepreneur

Interested in becoming a traditional foods entrepreneur

Native organization supporting traditional foods

Non-native organization supporting traditional foods

Tribal government supporting traditional foods

Tribal clinic supporting traditional foods

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you operate a traditional food business currently?

Yes

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* 11. Please describe the stage of your traditional food business currently?

Conceptual

Planning it

Starting to operate it

Operating it

Expanding it

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What are the main challenges facing your business?

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* 13. If the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) were to develop a California Indian Traditional Food Incubator at its facility in Santa Rosa, please rate how likely it would be that you would use it with 1 being unlikely and 5 being highly likely

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* 14. Please describe the barriers to you using a California Indian Traditional Food Incubator at CIMCC.

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* 15. How can a California Indian Traditional Food Incubator support Native food businesses?

Please rate the following ways the Traditional Food Incubator can support Native food businesses based on their level of importance to you: Very Important, Somewhat Important, Neutral, or Not Important.

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Neutral	Not Important
Access to a Commercial kitchen	Access to a Commercial kitchen Very Important	Access to a Commercial kitchen Somewhat Important	Access to a Commercial kitchen Neutral	Access to a Commercial kitchen Not Important
Access to a Network of Native Food Gatherers, Harvesters, Prepares, Vendors, Chefs	Access to a Network of Native Food Gatherers, Harvesters, Prepares, Vendors, Chefs Very Important	Access to a Network of Native Food Gatherers, Harvesters, Prepares, Vendors, Chefs Somewhat Important	Access to a Network of Native Food Gatherers, Harvesters, Prepares, Vendors, Chefs Neutral	Access to a Network of Native Food Gatherers, Harvesters, Prepares, Vendors, Chefs Not Important
Traditional and Cultural Educational Opportunities	Traditional and Cultural Educational Opportunities Very Important	Traditional and Cultural Educational Opportunities Somewhat Important	Traditional and Cultural Educational Opportunities Neutral	Traditional and Cultural Educational Opportunities Not Important
Hands on Technical Assistance for Business Development	Hands on Technical Assistance for Business Development Very Important	Hands on Technical Assistance for Business Development Somewhat Important	Hands on Technical Assistance for Business Development Neutral	Hands on Technical Assistance for Business Development Not Important
Access to Market Opportunity for Launching and Growing Native Food Businesses	Access to Market Opportunity for Launching and Growing Native Food Businesses Very Important	Access to Market Opportunity for Launching and Growing Native Food Businesses Somewhat Important	Access to Market Opportunity for Launching and Growing Native Food Businesses Neutral	Access to Market Opportunity for Launching and Growing Native Food Businesses Not Important
Connecting Native Food Vendors to Local Retailers	Connecting Native Food Vendors to Local Retailers Very Important	Connecting Native Food Vendors to Local Retailers Somewhat Important	Connecting Native Food Vendors to Local Retailers Neutral	Connecting Native Food Vendors to Local Retailers Not Important
Identifying Native Food Vendors to Source Ingredients	Identifying Native Food Vendors to Source Ingredients Very Important	Identifying Native Food Vendors to Source Ingredients Somewhat Important	Identifying Native Food Vendors to Source Ingredients Neutral	Identifying Native Food Vendors to Source Ingredients Not Important

Other (please specify)

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* 16. Why do you think its important to support Traditional and Native Food businesses?

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* 17. What types of commercial equipment would California Indian traditional food businesses benefit from in an Incubator?

Walk-in Cooler/ Refrigerators

Freezers

Standard Oven

Convection Oven

Food Processors

Mixers

Grills

Fryer

Steamer

Dehydrators

Canners

Filling and Packaging

Dry storage

Stainless steel preparation tables

Dishwasher

Packaging Machinery/ Supplies

Other (please specify)

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* 18. What types of specialized and traditional processing or cooking equipment or other amenities would California Indian traditional food businesses benefit from in an Incubator?

Acorn Granary

Acorn Drying Area

Acorn Leaching Station

Native Plant Garden

Quail Run/ Aviary

Outdoor Cooking Stations

Underground Cooking Station

Food Smoker

Drying Racks

Seaweed Drying Stations

Other (please specify)

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* 19. What types of culinary training or programs would California Indian traditional food businesses benefit from in an Incubator?

Traditional Food Processing

Traditional Food Preparation

Pickling

Canning

Butchery

Other (please specify)

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* 20. What types of business training or programs would California Indian traditional food businesses benefit from in an Incubator?

Please rate the following business trainings or programs based on their level of importance to you: Very Important, Somewhat Important, Neutral, or Not Important.

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Neutral	Not Important
Business Plan Development	Business Plan Development Very Important	Business Plan Development Somewhat Important	Business Plan Development Neutral	Business Plan Development Not Important
Cultural Gathering Permits and Memorandums of Understanding	Cultural Gathering Permits and Memorandums of Understanding Very Important	Cultural Gathering Permits and Memorandums of Understanding Somewhat Important	Cultural Gathering Permits and Memorandums of Understanding Neutral	Cultural Gathering Permits and Memorandums of Understanding Not Important
How to Obtain Food Sales Permits	How to Obtain Food Sales Permits Very Important	How to Obtain Food Sales Permits Somewhat Important	How to Obtain Food Sales Permits Neutral	How to Obtain Food Sales Permits Not Important
Food Labeling	Food Labeling Very Important	Food Labeling Somewhat Important	Food Labeling Neutral	Food Labeling Not Important
Food Nutritional Analysis	Food Nutritional Analysis Very Important	Food Nutritional Analysis Somewhat Important	Food Nutritional Analysis Neutral	Food Nutritional Analysis Not Important
Food Safety	Food Safety Very Important	Food Safety Somewhat Important	Food Safety Neutral	Food Safety Not Important
Food Online Sales	Food Online Sales Very Important	Food Online Sales Somewhat Important	Food Online Sales Neutral	Food Online Sales Not Important
Obtaining Investment Resources and Loans	Obtaining Investment Resources and Loans Very Important	Obtaining Investment Resources and Loans Somewhat Important	Obtaining Investment Resources and Loans Neutral	Obtaining Investment Resources and Loans Not Important
Sales and Distribution Channels	Sales and Distribution Channels Very Important	Sales and Distribution Channels Somewhat Important	Sales and Distribution Channels Neutral	Sales and Distribution Channels Not Important
Food Product Branding and Marketing	Food Product Branding and Marketing Very Important	Food Product Branding and Marketing Somewhat Important	Food Product Branding and Marketing Neutral	Food Product Branding and Marketing Not Important
Food Photography	Food Photography Very Important	Food Photography Somewhat Important	Food Photography Neutral	Food Photography Not Important
Public Speaking	Public Speaking Very Important	Public Speaking Somewhat Important	Public Speaking Neutral	Public Speaking Not Important
Obtaining Food Business Insurance	Obtaining Food Business Insurance Very Important	Obtaining Food Business Insurance Somewhat Important	Obtaining Food Business Insurance Neutral	Obtaining Food Business Insurance Not Important
Best Practices with Distributors	Best Practices with Distributors Very Important	Best Practices with Distributors Somewhat Important	Best Practices with Distributors Neutral	Best Practices with Distributors Not Important
Best Practices with Packaging Goods	Best Practices with Packaging Goods Very Important	Best Practices with Packaging Goods Somewhat Important	Best Practices with Packaging Goods Neutral	Best Practices with Packaging Goods Not Important

Other (please specify)

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* 21. What types of services or programs would you like to see provided to the tribal community at the incubator?

Market Place for Native Food Vendors

Native Food Pop Ups

Community Lounge

Community Café

Teaching Kitchen/ Cooking Classes/ Webcasting

Native Food Vendors Kiosks

Other (please specify)

Traditional Food Incubator | Tribal Community Survey

Traditional Food Culinary Incubator Project

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Tribal Affiliation

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* 3. County of Residence:

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* 4. Email

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* 5. Phone Number:

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* 6. Would you like to be contacted for a follow up interview?

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* 7. Please describe your existing or planned traditional food activities:

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* 8. Please select all of the activities that apply or will apply in your traditional food activities.

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* 9. Describe your relationship to traditional food preparation and production.

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* 10. Do you operate a traditional food business currently?

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* 11. Please describe the stage of your traditional food business currently?

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* 12. What are the main challenges facing your business?

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* 13. If the California Indian Museum and Cultural Center (CIMCC) were to develop a California Indian Traditional Food Incubator at its facility in Santa Rosa, please rate how likely it would be that you would use it with 1 being unlikely and 5 being highly likely

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* 14. Please describe the barriers to you using a California Indian Traditional Food Incubator at CIMCC.

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* 15. How can a California Indian Traditional Food Incubator support Native food businesses? Please rate the following ways the Traditional Food Incubator can support Native food businesses based on their level of importance to you: Very Important, Somewhat Important, Neutral, or Not Important.

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* 16. Why do you think its important to support Traditional and Native Food businesses?

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* 17. What types of commercial equipment would California Indian traditional food businesses benefit from in an Incubator?

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* 18. What types of specialized and traditional processing or cooking equipment or other amenities would California Indian traditional food businesses benefit from in an Incubator?

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* 19. What types of culinary training or programs would California Indian traditional food businesses benefit from in an Incubator?

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* 20. What types of business training or programs would California Indian traditional food businesses benefit from in an Incubator?Please rate the following business trainings or programs based on their level of importance to you: Very Important, Somewhat Important, Neutral, or Not Important.

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* 21. What types of services or programs would you like to see provided to the tribal community at the incubator?

* 15. How can a California Indian Traditional Food Incubator support Native food businesses?

Please rate the following ways the Traditional Food Incubator can support Native food businesses based on their level of importance to you: Very Important, Somewhat Important, Neutral, or Not Important.

* 20. What types of business training or programs would California Indian traditional food businesses benefit from in an Incubator?

Please rate the following business trainings or programs based on their level of importance to you: Very Important, Somewhat Important, Neutral, or Not Important.