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Farm-to-Fork
The marketing identity Sacramento adopted in 2012, calling itself America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital for its restaurants that buy from the farms around the city.
In 2012 Sacramento began promoting itself as America’s Farm-to-Fork Capital, pointing to the many restaurants that source food from the farms around the city and to its certified farmers’ markets.
The city holds an annual Farm to Fork Festival that showcases grocers, restaurants and growers, and it is the host city for Terra Madre Americas. In 2012 one of the city’s farm-to-fork restaurants, The Kitchen, was nominated for Outstanding Restaurant by the James Beard Foundation.
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Questions people ask
What does Farm-to-Fork mean in Sacramento?
It is the city’s branding, adopted in 2012, for a food culture built on restaurants that use locally grown ingredients from the surrounding farms.
Does Sacramento hold a Farm to Fork festival?
Yes. The city has an annual Farm to Fork Festival that showcases grocers, restaurants and growers.
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