https://www.westcenter.org/result/how-to-grow-radically-sustainable-mushrooms/
One of West Center’s success stories is The Forest People, a mushroom cultivation business located in Anderson Valley. Owned by Lama Nasser-Gammett and her husband Matthew, they work together to grow oyster mushrooms that are both delicious and healthy.
https://www.westcenter.org/result/the-bewildered-pig/
Janelle Weaver and her life and business partner, Daniel Townsend, spent six years travelling in their 1978 VW Westfalia camper searching for the right place to open their restaurant, The Bewildered Pig.
https://www.westcenter.org/result/rising-up-in-downtown-ukiah-schats-bakeries-cafe/
“If you make a bread customer, you have a customer for life.” Since 1991, Schat’s Bakery has been a fixture in downtown Ukiah. It’s the place where lawyers pick up…
https://www.westcenter.org/result/peace-and-plenty-in-the-time-of-pandemic/
There may be a global pandemic. . . the economy may be in free fall. . . and wildfire season is upon us, but down on the farm, life goes…
https://www.westcenter.org/result/fernando-plazola/
We got to the stage where Cultivo was doing well and we were given an opportunity to start working on Hangar 39 so why not!
https://www.westcenter.org/result/mendocino-tea-company/
If you live in Mendocino County, you’ve seen the now-iconic Mendocino Tea packaging in stores like Harvest Market. The bags are hard to miss with their distinctive super cool throwback design by poster artist John Chamberlain.
https://www.westcenter.org/result/peace-and-plenty-farms/
Melinda Price and Simon Avery wanted to be farmers, but at first, weren’t sure what to grow. Now they are cultivating organically grown saffron, one of the very few places in the U.S. that produces this valuable commodity.
https://www.westcenter.org/result/slam-dunk-pizza/
Matt and Stephanie Dunken had many years of experience working in the pizza business, but when it came to pairing their love for pizza with sports and opening their own business, they turned to West Business Development Center to make sure they were doing it right.
https://www.westcenter.org/result/corrina-pena/
As the owner of Frosted Bakery and a mother of two, Corrina Pena has found a way to work and earn, while still staying home with her girls. Corrina Pena was constantly making cakes and cupcakes for family and friends. As response to her goodies over the years kept being overwhelmingly positive, she decided to turn her baking hobby into a real business called Frosted.
