Welcome to The Starting Block

West Michigan's Non-Profit Regional Kitchen Incubator and Entrepreneurial Center

Located in Hart, Oceana County

OPEN HOUSE!

Join us on Tuesday, May 21 from

2-6pm at The Starting Block for our Brand New Meat Processing Facility Open House!

Come see how kitchen incubators benefit the local and regional economies.

Tour our facility and learn about starting a food product.

Meet local entrepreneurs.

Taste some of the delicious products made at The Starting Block.

The Starting Block's kitchen is a home for individuals who want to take a special recipe to market or create a food or natural resource business. We provide:

• A commercial test kitchen and a USDA-certified meat facility for start-up and existing food processors.
  
  
• Low-cost office rent including computer, internet access, phone and office support.
  
  
• Expert resources through Michigan State University's Product Center.

New Meat Processing Facility!

The Starting Block has a brand new meat processing kitchen for start-up and small meat producers.

We are proud to offer the first and only USDA-inspected meat processing incubator facility in the state, possibly the country.

To ensure FSIS (Food Safety Inspection Service) standards, the meat facility is located in a separate building adjacent to our current Starting Block building with separate rooms for meat production and packaging.