Rise SF is a growing body of shared knowledge for people who want to build resilient food businesses.

It is shaped by our experience running Cassava San Francisco through expansion, contraction, closure, and rebuilding, and by a belief that hard earned operational clarity should not be gatekept. You will find articles about leases, financing, city processes, staffing, budgeting, and the real decisions that determine whether a business survives.

Subscribing to our Substack connects you to an ongoing conversation and community grounded in lived experience, and for those who want deeper guidance, it opens the door to working together more directly.