Soo I’ve had the idea of starting a small restaurant on a permaculture farm for a while. Every single ingredient would be grown right on the farm and customers would be able to see and walk around the farm if they want(with supervision, I guess in a short tour?), im thinking it should be a vegan restaurant, it just makes more sense to me. All the food would be organic/pesticide free/herbicide free, This would be the healthiest restaurant in my whole country for sure.
The restaurant wouldn’t be on the middle of the farm but it would be right in the middle of a nice botanical garden. The garden would make the place so much more pretty and attractive, plus this way people can sit down benches placed around the garden and eat while. In my country theres not many 3rd place , I could advertise the place as a free botanical garden with a restaurant on it.
The farm would be right besides the garden but it would be fenced so people dont touch the plants too much or steal them. So yeah these are 3 ideas together, botanical garden/restaurant/farm. I feel like I can advertise the botanical garden and the vegan restaurant separately so its less confusin.
I have worked in a restaurant, eat a vegan diet, and try to grow zucchini and tomatoes every year.
Go work in a restaurant for a few years before you start. The management of people, food safety and hygiene, skill at making people feel welcome, is all a lot to learn.
There needs to be a buffer between the restaurant schedule and then farm schedule. Farms have wildly fluctuating labor needs depending on the calendar and weather. These do not match offering consistent service in a restaurant.