Greensboro HIVE

Thanks to the many, many people who have donated their materials, time and expertise, the Food Not Bombs kitchen at The HIVE is only weeks away from its first pot of soup!

The colorful counter-tops look even better than we had hoped, the major appliances are in; all that’s left to complete is the plumbing and electrical work, and the finishing details. And—again thanks to the many donations of time and materials, and to a lot of ingenuity—we are still within the $1,000 budget we raised at our banquet last October! This has been truly a community effort, and it shows what a community can do when it puts its mind to it.

We are now beginning to build up our inventory of kitchenware. We have already received a number of donations but we could still use some help. If you have something on the list (scroll down) and are ready to part with it, we’d love to know!

Liz Seymour is heading up the collection effort and can be reached at hobbldhoy [at] aol.com

Update: Watch the progress in the Building The HIVE gallery by clicking here!

We have put together a list of all the material needed as this project moves forward. We are happy to accept donations of all these materials! When it comes to basic building materials, we ask that donations of Lowes or Home Depot gift cards be made rather than the materials themselves because of storage space restriction. For donations of appliances or other large materials, please contact us first before dropping off.

We’ll cross out the items as we get them, so you can see a current list of items needed here!

Kitchen Material List

Building Supplies

• 2×4’s of all lengths
• Drywall, 8-10 full sheets, 3/8″ or 1/2″ thick
• 1/4″ thick concrete backerboard or “hardiboard” for ceramic tile backing. About 8 or 9 3×5-foot sheets
• 32″ door with frame for pantry
• Vinyl adhesive for floor tiles, about 5-6 gallons
• Mastic for ceramic tile counter tops (90 square feet)
• Grout for ceramic tiles (light color)

Vinyl & Ceramic Tile

• VCT (vinyl composite tile) flooring, 12″x12″. 450 total tiles needed.
• Ceramic tiles for counter tops. Sizes desired: 2″x2″, 4″x4″, 6″x6″. Also, smaller or specialty pieces can be used. Enough needed for 90 square feet.

Electrical Supplies

• Two range 220V 3 or 4 wire electric sockets
• Five surface mount electrical boxes for single gang 110V, 20 amp sockets
• Two surface mount electrical boxes for 2 light switches each
• Seven new construction electric boxes for sockets & switches
• Two GFI (ground-fault interruption) 110V, 20 amp sockets
• 300 feet, 12-2 with ground electric wire (110V and 220V circuits)
• 3 single pole light switches, 2 “three-way” light switches
• 100 feet, 8-2 with ground electrical wire (ranges)
• 300 feet electrical conduit with fittings, clamps

Appliances

• Two residential-type refrigerators
• Two (closely) matching electric stoves
• Two (closely) matching residential-type range hoods
• One chest freezer, 4-5 feet long
• One under-counter dishwasher

Specialty Items

• Butcher block table or slab, about 26″x60″
• 4 heavy duty 3″-5″ casters, swivel and lockable
• 40 feet of 2″ diameter schedule 40 PVC pipe
• Miscellaneous 2″ PVC fittings – tees, elbows, joints
• About 100 feet of 3/4″ PEX flexible water pipe
• Miscellaneous 3/4″ PEX fittings (brass) – tees, elbows, joints, etc.

Kitchenware

• Large frying pans
• Large deep baking pans (lasagna pans)
• Cookie sheets
• Deep roasting pans
• Wok
• Industrial-sized rice cooker
• Large colanders
• Gallon pitchers
• Serving utensils
• Salad servers
• Sharp knives
• Knife sharpener
• Dishtowels
• Hot pads
• Silverware (knives, forks, spoons)