Campaign launch

Hucks Hollow Farm Homemade Goods will celebrate the launch of its Kickstarter campaign from 5:30 - 8:oo p.m. on March 13 at Tesss Kitchen Store in Grass Valley. to donate to the campaign, visit kickstarter.com on or after March 13 and search for Hucks Hollow Farm Homemade Goods.

When Penn Valley resident Theresa Huck and her husband Jim adopted their son in 2001, the new parents faced an immediate challenge.

Josh, who was placed with the family out of foster care just before his fourth birthday, has six severe anaphylactic food allergies, including allergies to peanuts and soy.

Hes so deathly allergic, he cant even have a microscopic speck of cross-contaminated anything, Huck said.

Huck was having a hard time finding information about ingredients from food labels. She began calling food manufacturers, but wasnt getting the results she needed.

What I found was that the companies themselves didnt know and no one could find an answer, Huck said.

So she took matters into her own kitchen. By modifying recipes she could find scouring the Internet, consulting with her mother, who had worked as a caterer, and relying on help from her next door neighbor, she began creating homemade snacks things like crackers, cookies and chocolate that fit Joshs dietary needs. When she shared those snacks with family and friends, she received positive feedback.

Eventually people said, you should sell this, this is amazing, Huck said.

And she did. Beginning in August 2013, Huck, 45, began operating Hucks Hollow Farm Homemade Goods. The organic food company sells spice blends, baking mixes and artisan crackers as well as pasteurized eggs online, at the Nevada City farmers market and in several local stores.

See the article here:
Penn Valley organic food business eyes national launch