Garden Gate Delivery Offers “Farm to Family” Delivery

Marlo Capoccia recently opened Garden Gate Delivery, a “farm to family” delivery service that brings meats, cheeses, produce and pastries from farms and suppliers to homes and businesses around Tompkins County. Capoccia got the idea for Garden Gate Delivery when she had her first child and began to think about what foods she wanted to put into her body.  Once her third child turned two she decided it was time to go back to work.  "I didn't think I could go back to a nine-to-five job.  I wanted to be home with my kids, so I started thinking about what my choices were.  Delivery service just kept coming back to me. The “farm to family” idea was inspiring and I was motivated to research similar businesses, extract pieces that I thought would help make a successful business, and create a new entity that suited my vision and the community’s needs.” Capoccia had many conversations with local and regional farms that were interested in selling directly to consumers but didn’t want to commit to advertising or farm-pickup hours. The result is Garden Gate Delivery. 

When Garden Gate began service back in February, they were only servicing the city of Ithaca.  After a few weeks, they realized that was too small a market, so they expanded to the Town of Ithaca.  This summer Garden Gate began serving Lansing and Ellis Hollow as well, and Trumansburg will be added shortly.  They deliver to homes but they also serve businesses as an employee benefit.  Businesses that support at-work deliveries are giving their employees access to nutritious foods with reduced delivery fees.  Delivery of groceries also frees up recreation time that an employee otherwise would have spent shopping.  If you’re interested in bringing the finest foods in the area right to your home or workplace call Marlo today, or visit their attractive, easy-to-use website at gardengatedelivery.com.
 
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