Farm Fresh: SLO Restaurants Ahead of the Curve When It Comes to Sustainable Dining
BY: ROMAN NORAVIAN At first glance, it doesn’t seem like there’s anything special about SLO Ranch Farms and Marketplace, a mix-use retail space located in the San Luis Ranch community. A plate of tacos from Luna Red in downtown San Luis Obispo. Luna Red is one of the multiple restaurants in SLO that source their ingredients from local vendors. (Photo/Roman Noravian) However, if one was to do a little digging (no pun intended), they’d find out that some of the ingredients used at restaurants occupying the space are grown in-house, according to an article from KSBY . Given San Luis Obispo’s vibrant dining scene–the city was named as one of the United States’ top foodie cities by Yelp in 2022 –it’s unsurprising that some of its restaurants have already adopted this growing industry trend, known as farm-to-table dining. The idea behind the practice of farm-to-table dining is that restaurants get their supplies from local farms or vendors, which is more sustainable than ordering from l...