a C_SF. just like a CSA.
hey there! we have so so so much to say about human individual and group behavior. and politics. and ethics. hot damn! what a complicated time!
but. for now. we're concerned mostly about these things:
1) the health of all of the older and infirm people who *any bungalow customer knows or comes into contact with*.
2) our health.
3) our employees' capacity to afford proper healthcare, rent and food for the next several months.
and. with that. we announce one of many new initiatives/products:
*COMMUNITY_SUPPORTED FERMENTATION*
ever join a CSA? CSAs are great for a few reasons. first, if you like farms or farmers or real food or small businesses or your general community, CSAs are *the best* way to support all of those things. they help farmers plan for growing and harvesting. and for labor. they spread the farmer's risk out a bit among the broader CSA community. they help with cash flow. etc. etc.
this is actually quite common in the craft beer community, too. it helps brewers a bit with cash flow and risk. but also creates a lot of camaraderie and connection between breweries and their customers. and among the customers themselves.
what we're launching is modeled after CSAs and CSBs. but since ours includes beer, bread and pizza. we're calling it a CSF. for community_supported fermentation.
cuz, you know, all wild things are wildly good.
for the next couple weeks, we'll work through a pilot program with the first 20 of you who sign up. we hope you'll be generous with us. and patient with us. and constructively criticize us so we can open it up to the rest of the broader wilderness of chicago.
note: for now, we only offer pick ups. once per week. but we'll expand to offer delivery quite soon.
visit middlebrowbeer.com/communitysupport to sign up.
as i said last week: we have deep gratitude for your support this past year. and we hope you have a little more time and budget to support us these next few months. so we can continue to run this modest place as the community hub it's become.
we love u.
and u can wild 2.