Fresh Thymes Eatery to open Saturday

BOULDER – Fresh Thymes Eatery will open Saturday, Aug. 24, at 2500 30th St. in Boulder after raising more than $25,000 through member “shares” and private investors.

The Boulder-based “community-supported restaurant” plans to raise an additional $25,000 from member “shares” through the end of December, said Nikki Dugas, a spokeswoman. Members can pay a set sum ranging from $250 to $1,000 to receive gift cards, community dinners and similar benefits.

The funding model is similar to that of “community-supported agriculture,” or CSA, in which people buy a “share” of vegetables from a farmer before the growing season, and they are delivered –…