Several people around a stove and countertop making strawberry jam.

Rent or Reserve Our Teaching Kitchens

for cooking classes, a team building event, preparing food for your business, or other rental uses.

Cargill Teaching Kitchen

View of stoves, tables, and countertops in a large kitchen space.
View of stoves, countertops, and kitchen appliances in a kitchen space.

While the Cargill Teaching Kitchen and the 4-H Acres Kitchen primarily serves as the home base for the nutrition and food related workshops offered by CCE Tompkins, they are also available for rental on a limited basis for a wide range of activities.

We have updated our kitchen application and are accepting applications.

You are welcome to download the pdf of the kitchen rental application, fill it out, sign it and either email a scanned copy to the Kitchen Manager at cce.kitchens [at] cornell.edu (cce[dot]kitchens[at]cornell[dot]edu) or mail / drop off the physical document at:

CCE Tompkins County
c/o Craig Livermore, Nutrition Director
615 Willow Ave
Ithaca, NY  14850

*IMPORTANT* - As outlined in the Vendor Application Guide on page 1 of the kitchen rental application, your application is only complete when you submit it with the necessary Certificate(s) of Insurance, and your deposit. Please review the kitchen rental application for details.
 

Contact the Kitchen Manager at cce.kitchens [at] cornell.edu (cce[dot]kitchens[at]cornell[dot]edu) with any questions.

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We offer two fully functional commercial kitchens. 

The Cargill Kitchen has one demonstration station with commercial stove and oven, four teaching stations, a sanitation room and a meeting area. Standard food prep equipment is provided. Additional equipment, food preparation tables, meeting tables and chairs are available upon request. The Cargill Kitchen is located at our Education Center at 615 Willow Ave in Ithaca. 

The 4-H Acres Kitchen includes a commercial stove and oven, small walk-in cooler, sanitation area, and stand-up freezer. Standard food prep equipment is provided. The 4-H Acres Kitchen is located at 418 Lower Creek Rd in Ithaca, close to the Dryden border.  

To rent a Teaching Kitchen, please get in touch with the contact listed below. An application / rental agreement will be sent to you via mail or email. Upon receipt of the completed application, we will contact you to confirm your reservation and to set up an orientation, Please allow for at least 2-3 weeks prior to your first intended use. Proof of liability insurance must be submitted at least 10 days prior to the event date. The kitchen is available only when the space is not being used for CCE programming, and reservations are available on a first come, first served basis. 

If you are interested in using the kitchen as a commissary for your mobile food business, please email the Kitchen Manager for details. 

Kitchen Rental Application

Background

In 2011, the limited kitchen space used for teaching purposes by the Nutrition and Food Safety staff at CCE-Tompkins was transformed into a well-equipped certified kitchen with 4 cooking stations, upgraded appliances, a sanitation room, food pantry and laundry facilities. Renovations were funded by grants totaling $250,000 from Cargill Deicing of Lansing and Cargill Incorporated of Minneapolis. The project was designed and overseen by Schickel Architects and was dedicated formally as the Cargill Teaching Kitchen on March 30, 2012.