
06/30/2025
look what popped up-
now more than ever best said again!
Chef/owner of full circle catering, jenny elmes, of Lexington Virginia:
Let’s get right down to it folks-I’m a liberal feminist.
For 16 years I have operated my business under this premise-
Cook great food using locally sourced, sustainable, organic ingredients; work hard; keep mindful of the environment; be altruistic; use my earnings to support what I believe in ( among these issues)- women’s rights, under paid workers, unjust laws, racism, and the hate spewed by the new regime.
I have catered for fine folks up and down the Valley and beyond and for “famous” people ranging from Antonin Scalia to Toni Morrison.
I will continue to decide, as owner of my business, who I chose to work with and share my gift with.
As most small businesses do I started with basic premises’ but the most important is this-
“I am not defined by my business, however, I do define my business.”
Long after full circle catering is but a memory I will remain- jenny elmes- liberal, feminist, champion of women and of the food insecure, fighter for equality, working towards bettering the economy in my small town while being ever mindful of the environmental impact I make.
I will stand, literally and physically, hand in hand with like- minded citizens who too are fighting the good and just fight.