On more careful inspection of the terms of use for kickstarter, I can't use it. Or at least I'd be tempting fate if I tried.

They forbid anything that's an "energy bar or drink" or "supplements" from food based campaigns. And depending how one twists it, my cutting bar could be construed as an energy bar, a supplement, or both, even though I intend to market and sell it as "food".

So.... better just not to push my luck on that one.

There's other options out there though none are QUITE so famous and/or popular as kickstarter. There's an awesome new one though called crowdtilt that looks VERY promising, and they'll allow you to make a campaign about literally ANYTHING. They're all about tilting there, windmills, optional.

So I guess I need to work out what my minimum funding required will be to make a quick run of bars using NOCK as my kitchen. And what my upper goal would be to go out and lease my own space and hire some help, and then I can start a crowdtilt campaign and start spreading the word.

Honestly I'm thinking crowdtilt is just perfect for my idea. It really is sort of tilting at mainstream meal replacement bars and saying POW! It CAN be done right! And what better place to do some tilting than a place with tilt in the name! lol.