Help Launch the Kitchari Kart Food Cart & Healing Bus

Healing food • Homeschool on wheels • Nourishing communities

Hi, I'm Chef Christina Sunshine, founder of Kitchari Kart — a mobile Ayurvedic kitchen that serves warm, organic, plant-based Kitchari at festivals, retreats, and gatherings.

I’m raising funds to not only build a custom Kitchari cart, but also to purchase and convert a short bus into a mobile kitchen and home for me and my 6-year-old son. This journey is more than a business — it’s a lifestyle of healing, service, and alternative education.

Why a Short Bus?

As a single mother and small business owner, this mobile kitchen will:

Pull the food trailer to events, markets, and mutual aid sites

Serve as our off-grid home while traveling

Be a place for my son’s homeschool education rooted in nature, food systems, and community service

Let us live simply and give freely while growing our mission

What We’re Building

A custom Ayurvedic food cart for events & food service

A converted short bus that functions as our mobile kitchen & home

A food project focused on community nourishment and educational values

How Funds Will Be Used:

Item Cost

Custom Kitchari food cart $8,000

Short bus purchase & registration $7,000

Off-grid bus buildout (kitchen, solar, bunks) $6,000

Licensing, permits, certifications $2,000

Initial inventory & organic ingredients $1,000

Compostable serviceware $1,000

Total Goal $25,000

Why It Matters

Kitchari Kart is structured as a 508(c)(1)(a) Trust, so a portion of all profits goes to food access work in communities. Your support helps us:

Serve at wellness festivals, mutual aid events, and cultural gatherings

Offer pay-what-you-can meals

Raise a child with strong roots in service, food, and healing

Follow along: @KitchariKart

From our hearts to yours,

Chef Christina Sunshine & my super boy

Kitchari Kart