little bird - little help?

By jeremy bennett

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This campaign was successful and closed on 03/03/2015 at 7:55 PM.

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Little Bird - Little Help?

Project 2015-02-12 17:54:46 +1300

Little Bird has an exciting announcement:

The Unbakery is coming to Britomart!

We have secured a wonderful (and tiny) space on Customs Street East to create a take-out only version of our unbakery.

Here we will serve an awesome range of ready to go breakfasts, lunches, dinners as well as our famous desserts cabinet. in addition we will be launching a new range of cold pressed juices, nut milks and tonics, made by us and full of nourishing organics goodness.

Little Help?

While our new unbakery is very exciting news, it is also a little stressful. Little Bird has previously been supported by an ethical finance company called Prometheus Finance.

However the day we signed the lease for our new location was also the day we found out Prometheus had gone into voluntary recievership. This is a real bummer for all customers of Prometheus, and a massive loss for social lending in NZ. For Little Bird, it means no more access to finance. Little Bird owners Megan May and husband Jeremy Bennett have long ago invested their life savings into the company, and are hoping the amazing little bird community might now like to get involved!

The little bird story

Little Bird makes healthy food, that doesnt compromise on flavour. We produce pacaked cereals, macaroons, crackers and trail mix, and, we run two crazy little cafes serving raw, vegan, organic, gluten free, refined sugar free, dairy free deliciousness.

Begun by Megan May in 2010 as a way to restore her own ill health, little bird has slowly built a most amazing and supportive customer base. We do our utmost to ensure the food we produce is of the highest possible quality and tastes incredible. We make everything from scratch, using organic plant-based ingredients. We make our own raw breads, coconut yoghurt, nut cheeses, coconut bacon, nut milks, sauerkraut, raw chocolate... we do this so our customers get the best possible nutrition and flavour from the food we serve.

We figure if you are going to offer a healthy alternative you may as well offer the best damn meal anyone can find. 

Its a massive effort to produce food in this way, but we love it, and we love that our customers love it too.

What next?

We are doing as much as we can right now to get the space ready. With your help we will be able to pay for the big load of extra equipment we will need to operate the location. (This stuff aint cheap!) We need refrigerated display cabinets, fridges, freezers, blenders, mixers, scales, dehydrators, more fridges.... 

And then?

Hopefully we can achieve our funding target, (which will be awesome!), but there is still a bunch of extra stuff we need to hustle for. We will be producing a few hundred organic cold pressed juices each day (!) and we need to get this operation ready to go. We need several pallets of bottles, printing, sinks, shelves, more fridges... our stretch goal is $55,000, and anything over the $30,000 minimum target will go towards our organic juicing extravaganza. 

Whats in it for you?

Oh my God, seriously, we have put together a bunch of killer rewards, something we hope will cater to every little bird fan, from Auckland locals to long distance kiwi supporters and even to the global bird lovers all across the world. Have a look at the rewards listed on the right  and see what might tickle your fancy. Everything has been set with special pricing, so not only are you supporting us, but you are also getting some great deals!

Pledge to our campaign. Get a great reward. Share the campaign with your friends. Give little bird a little help!

Comments

Updates 2

Thank you!

03/03/2015 at 9:05 PM

Megan, Jeremy and all the crew at little bird would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported this campaign.

We are so excited and humbled by the response.

We will be working hard to get everyone their rewards as quickly as possible, some we will be able to get out very soon, others may take a little longer. We hope to be able to get in contact with you all ASAP to let you know time frames and confirm details for those who need to make product choices etc. 

Pledge Me takes a few days to compile and send us all the pledges and contact details for everyone (all 843 of you, that's gonna be a big list...), and they can't do this until the campaign closes (which it now has).

So hang tight everyone, we will be sending out goodies as quick as we can. (We are also working intensely on getting the Unbakery Britomart open, so we have our work cut out for us...)

And keep an eye out for the opening date of the Unbakery Britomart, maybe in 2-3 weeks!! 

 

Thank you all one more time for your help.

Jeremy, Megan, and the 64 other little birders.

You are all Awesome.

23/02/2015 at 11:20 AM

Thanks so much to all the Pledgers, for all the support you have given to the campaign and to us.

Its pretty humbling actually. I only realised that there was a whole bunch of messages under the Pledgers tab (under the video above) in the weekend. I read through them all, and got a bit teary... (dont tell anyone).

Seriously though, we had no idea what little bird would grow into when we started, and the fact that so many have been so quick to help out... this company has changed our lives and continues to surprise us in wonderful ways!

So, we have reached our target, very exciting. Look out Britomart! 

We are still taking pledges obviously, and there are still a bunch of great deals there. The total cost of setting up Britomart is around $100,000 (ouch), so all extra help is very much appreciated.

Once again, thank you everyone for your support, it looks like we are going to be busy in our tiny little city shop - we will do our best to keep up.

Jeremy, little bird.

    Pledgers 843

    Violet Foster
    26/02/2015 at 7:07pm
    Renee Fleming-White
    26/02/2015 at 7:06pm
    Nicola Pye
    26/02/2015 at 7:02pm
    Nicola Gamble
    26/02/2015 at 6:13pm
    Zahra champion
    26/02/2015 at 5:58pm

    "Love your food, love your business :)"

    Rosie Smith
    26/02/2015 at 5:41pm
    Siobhon Moore
    26/02/2015 at 5:30pm
    Lauren Price
    26/02/2015 at 5:03pm
    Jen Howes
    26/02/2015 at 4:50pm
    Jane
    26/02/2015 at 4:29pm
    Jill Mackay
    26/02/2015 at 4:28pm
    Carol Ruwhiu-Vazey
    26/02/2015 at 4:00pm
    amy
    26/02/2015 at 3:51pm

    "All the best, you will definitely get there!! I can't wait to visit when I come to Auckland :) "

    lucia mcewan
    26/02/2015 at 3:45pm
    Joanna
    26/02/2015 at 3:35pm
    Sarah Mikkelsen
    26/02/2015 at 3:14pm
    Anonymous pledger
    26/02/2015 at 2:52pm
    Jade Au Morris
    26/02/2015 at 2:51pm

    "Little Bird come to Wellington! "

    Krizden
    26/02/2015 at 2:32pm
    Tiffany Oliver
    26/02/2015 at 2:26pm
    Sarah Ley-Hamilton
    26/02/2015 at 2:26pm

    "I've been following your journey via Facebook/Instagram and 'un-cooking' alongside you at home with my book! Much love, you're all amazing!"

    Charlie
    26/02/2015 at 2:20pm
    Jane Wimsett
    26/02/2015 at 2:16pm
    Kate daulton
    26/02/2015 at 2:12pm
    Emily Lush
    26/02/2015 at 1:50pm
    Lucy
    26/02/2015 at 1:45pm

    "You guys are the best!"

    Lucy Godwin
    26/02/2015 at 1:43pm

    "Glad to pledge my support in return for delicious treats! Hope you guys make it to Wellington soon x"

    Erin Fisher
    26/02/2015 at 1:40pm
    Erin Fisher
    26/02/2015 at 1:38pm
    Anita Thi
    26/02/2015 at 1:38pm

    Little Bird - Little Help?

    Project 2015-02-12 17:54:46 +1300

    Little Bird has an exciting announcement:

    The Unbakery is coming to Britomart!

    We have secured a wonderful (and tiny) space on Customs Street East to create a take-out only version of our unbakery.

    Here we will serve an awesome range of ready to go breakfasts, lunches, dinners as well as our famous desserts cabinet. in addition we will be launching a new range of cold pressed juices, nut milks and tonics, made by us and full of nourishing organics goodness.

    Little Help?

    While our new unbakery is very exciting news, it is also a little stressful. Little Bird has previously been supported by an ethical finance company called Prometheus Finance.

    However the day we signed the lease for our new location was also the day we found out Prometheus had gone into voluntary recievership. This is a real bummer for all customers of Prometheus, and a massive loss for social lending in NZ. For Little Bird, it means no more access to finance. Little Bird owners Megan May and husband Jeremy Bennett have long ago invested their life savings into the company, and are hoping the amazing little bird community might now like to get involved!

    The little bird story

    Little Bird makes healthy food, that doesnt compromise on flavour. We produce pacaked cereals, macaroons, crackers and trail mix, and, we run two crazy little cafes serving raw, vegan, organic, gluten free, refined sugar free, dairy free deliciousness.

    Begun by Megan May in 2010 as a way to restore her own ill health, little bird has slowly built a most amazing and supportive customer base. We do our utmost to ensure the food we produce is of the highest possible quality and tastes incredible. We make everything from scratch, using organic plant-based ingredients. We make our own raw breads, coconut yoghurt, nut cheeses, coconut bacon, nut milks, sauerkraut, raw chocolate... we do this so our customers get the best possible nutrition and flavour from the food we serve.

    We figure if you are going to offer a healthy alternative you may as well offer the best damn meal anyone can find. 

    Its a massive effort to produce food in this way, but we love it, and we love that our customers love it too.

    What next?

    We are doing as much as we can right now to get the space ready. With your help we will be able to pay for the big load of extra equipment we will need to operate the location. (This stuff aint cheap!) We need refrigerated display cabinets, fridges, freezers, blenders, mixers, scales, dehydrators, more fridges.... 

    And then?

    Hopefully we can achieve our funding target, (which will be awesome!), but there is still a bunch of extra stuff we need to hustle for. We will be producing a few hundred organic cold pressed juices each day (!) and we need to get this operation ready to go. We need several pallets of bottles, printing, sinks, shelves, more fridges... our stretch goal is $55,000, and anything over the $30,000 minimum target will go towards our organic juicing extravaganza. 

    Whats in it for you?

    Oh my God, seriously, we have put together a bunch of killer rewards, something we hope will cater to every little bird fan, from Auckland locals to long distance kiwi supporters and even to the global bird lovers all across the world. Have a look at the rewards listed on the right  and see what might tickle your fancy. Everything has been set with special pricing, so not only are you supporting us, but you are also getting some great deals!

    Pledge to our campaign. Get a great reward. Share the campaign with your friends. Give little bird a little help!

    Comments

    Thank you!

    03/03/2015 at 9:05 PM

    Megan, Jeremy and all the crew at little bird would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported this campaign.

    We are so excited and humbled by the response.

    We will be working hard to get everyone their rewards as quickly as possible, some we will be able to get out very soon, others may take a little longer. We hope to be able to get in contact with you all ASAP to let you know time frames and confirm details for those who need to make product choices etc. 

    Pledge Me takes a few days to compile and send us all the pledges and contact details for everyone (all 843 of you, that's gonna be a big list...), and they can't do this until the campaign closes (which it now has).

    So hang tight everyone, we will be sending out goodies as quick as we can. (We are also working intensely on getting the Unbakery Britomart open, so we have our work cut out for us...)

    And keep an eye out for the opening date of the Unbakery Britomart, maybe in 2-3 weeks!! 

     

    Thank you all one more time for your help.

    Jeremy, Megan, and the 64 other little birders.

    You are all Awesome.

    23/02/2015 at 11:20 AM

    Thanks so much to all the Pledgers, for all the support you have given to the campaign and to us.

    Its pretty humbling actually. I only realised that there was a whole bunch of messages under the Pledgers tab (under the video above) in the weekend. I read through them all, and got a bit teary... (dont tell anyone).

    Seriously though, we had no idea what little bird would grow into when we started, and the fact that so many have been so quick to help out... this company has changed our lives and continues to surprise us in wonderful ways!

    So, we have reached our target, very exciting. Look out Britomart! 

    We are still taking pledges obviously, and there are still a bunch of great deals there. The total cost of setting up Britomart is around $100,000 (ouch), so all extra help is very much appreciated.

    Once again, thank you everyone for your support, it looks like we are going to be busy in our tiny little city shop - we will do our best to keep up.

    Jeremy, little bird.

      Violet Foster
      26/02/2015 at 7:07pm
      Renee Fleming-White
      26/02/2015 at 7:06pm
      Nicola Pye
      26/02/2015 at 7:02pm
      Nicola Gamble
      26/02/2015 at 6:13pm
      Zahra champion
      26/02/2015 at 5:58pm

      "Love your food, love your business :)"

      Rosie Smith
      26/02/2015 at 5:41pm
      Siobhon Moore
      26/02/2015 at 5:30pm
      Lauren Price
      26/02/2015 at 5:03pm
      Jen Howes
      26/02/2015 at 4:50pm
      Jane
      26/02/2015 at 4:29pm
      Jill Mackay
      26/02/2015 at 4:28pm
      Carol Ruwhiu-Vazey
      26/02/2015 at 4:00pm
      amy
      26/02/2015 at 3:51pm

      "All the best, you will definitely get there!! I can't wait to visit when I come to Auckland :) "

      lucia mcewan
      26/02/2015 at 3:45pm
      Joanna
      26/02/2015 at 3:35pm
      Sarah Mikkelsen
      26/02/2015 at 3:14pm
      Anonymous pledger
      26/02/2015 at 2:52pm
      Jade Au Morris
      26/02/2015 at 2:51pm

      "Little Bird come to Wellington! "

      Krizden
      26/02/2015 at 2:32pm
      Tiffany Oliver
      26/02/2015 at 2:26pm
      Sarah Ley-Hamilton
      26/02/2015 at 2:26pm

      "I've been following your journey via Facebook/Instagram and 'un-cooking' alongside you at home with my book! Much love, you're all amazing!"

      Charlie
      26/02/2015 at 2:20pm
      Jane Wimsett
      26/02/2015 at 2:16pm
      Kate daulton
      26/02/2015 at 2:12pm
      Emily Lush
      26/02/2015 at 1:50pm
      Lucy
      26/02/2015 at 1:45pm

      "You guys are the best!"

      Lucy Godwin
      26/02/2015 at 1:43pm

      "Glad to pledge my support in return for delicious treats! Hope you guys make it to Wellington soon x"

      Erin Fisher
      26/02/2015 at 1:40pm
      Erin Fisher
      26/02/2015 at 1:38pm
      Anita Thi
      26/02/2015 at 1:38pm
      This campaign was successful and got its funding on 03/03/2015 at 7:55 PM.