In August, a Federal court ruled that USDA’s approval of genetically engineered (GE), “Roundup Ready” sugar beets was unlawful, concluding that USDA had failed to conduct an adequate analysis of the impacts of this crop on farmers and the environment, such as the biological contamination of non-GE crops with GE pollen.  The Court made the [...]

“While I strongly believe in and support our local farmer markets and know that they are an essential piece in the food system, there is a greater need in the region than farmers markets can provide.  Our work is not about getting value-added products for sale at the farmers markets. It’s about getting them into [...]

University Park, Pa. — Not only are restaurant patrons willing to pay more for meals prepared with produce and meat from local providers, the proportion of customers preferring local meals actually increases when the price increases, according to a team of international researchers. A recent study of how customers perceive and value local food shows [...]

When it launched five years ago, the Santa Fe Alliance’s Farm to Restaurant Project was a humble marketing program aimed at informing customers about which restaurants were buying locally. This year, with help from a grant from the Department of Agriculture, Farm to Restaurant has begun a new distribution project to facilitate restaurants acquiring food [...]

Check out the latest blog about Cook with the Chef by the Santa Fe Reporter: http://www.sfreporter.com/santafe/blog-2337-cook-like-a-pro.html

Dinner for Two, a family owned restaurant in Santa Fe, has launched their new website with fully integrated online marketing capability that generates revenue instantly. The restaurant’s new website includes easy management of their website content and graphics, email marketing, social media, SEO, online menus, branded Instant Gift Certificates, and special events, all within a [...]

On some of our Friday Night High Desert Highball Trains, SFSR will be featuring tastings of local cheese, local bread, and local libations.  The cheese and bread purveyors are their neighbors as they also sell at the Santa Fe Farmer’s Market in the Railyard. LOCAL BEER, CHEESE, AND BREAD TRAIN Friday, June 18, 2010, 6:30 [...]

Harry’s Roadhouse is proud to have earned the 2 Star Certified Green Restaurant® seal, an award that also makes them the first ever Certified Green Restaurant® in the state of New Mexico! Harry’s Roadhouse began working with the Green Restaurant Association, a national non-profit organization, in October ’09 to earn the Certification. The GRA specializes [...]

The National Restaurant Association has launched the pilot of Greener Restaurants™ – a new, national program to recognize restaurants’ environmental sustainability efforts. A limited number of restaurants have signed on to participate in the pilot befor… Read more at restaurant.org »

SFFM participation- Latest news that directly affects this grant project – Farmers Market will have a Thursday evening market beginning June 17, 3:00-7:00, which will make many restauranteurs happy as well as open up opportunities for a wholesale connection point and Cook with the Chef events. Stay tuned for more details as they become available.