{"id":2993,"date":"2015-03-20T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodtruckr.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=2993"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:23:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:23:00","slug":"fs031-community-build-food-shiel-worcester-jam-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/2993\/","title":{"rendered":"FS031: The Community You Build Through Food &#8211; with Shiel Worcester of Jam Bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FS031: The Community You Build Through Food \u2013 with Shiel Worcester of Jam Bakery\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AMzZSNLp03c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Correction from the Editor: During the interview, Pat mistakenly said that Shiel Worcester is from Richmond, Virginia, and that her website is jam-bakery.com. Shiel is actually from Richmond, Vermont. We apologize for the incorrect information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Shiel Worcester has a passion for building community through food. But Shiel doesn&#8217;t just feed\u00a0her Vermont community\u2014she&#8217;s building her business with them, gathering locally-sourced ingredients and connecting with local farmers along the way.<\/p>\n<p>After a successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1587146369\/jam-bakery-goes-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter<\/a> campaign, Shiel took her passion for baking on the road with Jam Bakery, serving up a seasonal menu of pies and pastries. In this episode, you&#8217;ll here more on\u00a0how she used crowdfunding to kick off her food truck journey and the challenges\u00a0she faced turning her part-time passion into a full-time business. Shiel also has some\u00a0excellent\u00a0advice for food truckers who\u00a0want to source their ingredients locally.<\/p>\n<p>Sound sweet? Check out what Shiel has to say about building a food truck with and for your community.<\/p>\n<h3>Links and resources from the show:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jam Bakery<\/li>\n<li>Jam Bakery on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JamBakeShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/jambakerymobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1587146369\/jam-bakery-goes-mobile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jam Bakery Kickstarter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/foodtruckr\/31_FS031-_The_Community_You_Build_Through_Food_-_with_Shiel_Worcester_of_Jam_Bakery.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Right click and save-as to download the podcast MP3 file<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Thanks for listening, and if you enjoyed it&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #545454;\">Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, and share this podcast with your friends and family. Thanks for joining me, and I\u2019ll see you in the next episode of The FoodTruckr School Podcast!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JamBakeShop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jam Bakery<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:\u00a0<\/strong>This article is based on a podcast recorded in 2015. Some of the business owners we spoke to at the time are no longer in business. 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