July 14, 2011 — San Francisco is an innovative town for many reasons. An example is La Cocina, a non-profit organization that focuses on mentoring low-income and immigrant women entrepreneurs to jump start and grow their food businesses. Below we’ve highlighted some of the success stories that have flourished from their kitchen and the food that tastes good and makes you feel good. Read the stories.

Nov. 14, 2008 — The ingredients for green collar economic renewal via food-based businesses have been stewing for a few years in the Mission at La Cocina. Entering its fifth year of operation in 2009, La Cocina was founded to provide kitchen space and assistance to food entrepreneurs – many of them low-income and all of them women – helping them in starting new businesses or grow their home-based businesses into stable ventures. Read more