Participants are those restaurants or caterers that make the initiative to purchase local food from regional food producers or through the Farm to Restaurant Delivers system. Please support these establishments that are making that extra effort to bring you high quality, tastier and healthier fare to their menus.

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113 1/2 E. Palace Ave.
Santa Fe, NM 87501
Phone: 505-982-9030
Website: www.sfshed.com
Hours: Mon-Sat 11-2:30, 5:30-9

Offering locals and visitors alike a time tested taste of the best that Northern New Mexico has to offer in both cuisine and hospitality. A family owned and operated business now under the management of the 3rd generation of Carswells. The Shed is located on Palace Avenue just east of the Plaza. La Choza is located on Alarid Street on the east side of the railroad tracks by the Cerrillos and St. Francis crossroads.

Why is THE SHED a Farm to Restaurant participant?

The Carswell family has purchased chile for the past 20 years direct from the farm in Hatch valley. Posole comes from Espanola Valley. Tortillas are made in the area and delivered by local distribution. They purchase local farm produce directly from farmers and through Farm to Restaurant Delivers during the July-October season

Why is purchasing local food important?

"We see regional systems as the only answer to the rather disastrous practice of sourcing industrially-produced food coming from the current system with no long term sustainable future. "

Also:

• To support the local economy
• Improved quality and consistency.
• To promote a closer relationship with our suppliers which benefits our business and the community in general.

What do they currently buy and from whom?

Posole from Rancho Casados • Tortillas from Sabroso • Beer from Santa Fe Brewing Company • Milk from Creamland Dairies • Chile from Hatch Valley and Bueno Foods • Pinto beans from Southern New Mexico • Bread from Plaza Bakery

What is the average annual percentage spent on local food?

21-40%

What did they like about participating in the pilot phase of Farm to Restaurant Delivers in 2010?

Quality of the produce delivered and the positive reactions from our customers.

Ask the Staff!

They apprise the wait staff of items they are using as the foods become available and have them relay the info to customers. They also have the kitchen staff handle local items in a way that they can be showcased on certain plates.

Comments from Owner, Court Carswell:

"I like the information of the value network created by producing local food yielding opportunity for cultivation, support, harvest, packaging, processing, marketing, distribution and consuming. I think this fact can interest people in participating in the economic generation brought about from the local source of foods.

We have been locally conceived, owned and operated since 1953 and base our food and flavors on local tastes which we have experienced in local homes"