Nudi Pasta.The start-up of a fresh pasta business.

Any person that knows me well, knows I'm always thinking of new business ideas. I could probably say I've been doing businesses (or at least researching about them) all my life. It started in kinder garden with silk worms, $1 each, 2nd grade handmade hair pins, 3rd grade a small bank where my parents would "deposit" pennies, a monthly newspaper that covered 4th grader things like school crushes, then I got more fancy with holiday presents like brownies and cookies all nicely packed and everything.

Sharing some home-made brownies in Kinder garden.

My mom was always very supportive, and I thank her for taking me to buy ingredients, bulk colorful necklace beads, and waking up with me at 5 am to pack cookies in nice little bags to sell that morning in school.

My dad, even though he never woke up at 5, he always listened to my ideas and inspired me in a way that felt like I could do anything I wanted.

Now I'm grown up and it's time to start new adventures. But this time, with a bigger market than 5th graders. So through this blog I'll share with you my story, of the start-up of a small artisan pasta business, everything from ups and downs, and maybe you can one day become part of my adventure too.

Karla



23.11.08

Among monsters and yellow walls

As predicted, our dear squash has been growing like it's getting ready to take over the world. With about one new leaf appearing every 2-3 days, it has been hard for me to want to upload pictures, because they all become outdated in a day. Our peppers plants far from being monsters, are slowly growing; and the basil seems to do better out of my hydroponic system on a soil-filled pot.

Back home, we have the nursery going: 4 new types of tomatoes, 1 lettuce, and more squash on the way. Also, crossing the Atlantic are 11 new types of seeds; from red cucumbers, yard long beans, to chocolate jamaican habaneros.

So where's the pasta??? We are still under-construction, but have made major advances. Since I don't want to bore you to death, just let me say we have done a lot... pressure washing, wall demolition, roof sealing, cement new walls, electric reconstruction, window and door installation, primer, paint. I seriously do not understand how can a 10x14 room can take so much work, but so it did.
Outer wall- 1st stage (Top)

Outer wall, after moving door, and cement work. (Top)

Soon, among all transformations and without any need to go to court for a name change, the dull laundry room will have the joy to be renamed as... Karla's Pastificio.

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