farm-to-table

American  

[fahrm-tuh-tey-buhl] / ˈfɑrm təˈteɪ bəl /

Also farm-to-fork

adjective

1. noting or relating to fresh, locally sourced food sold to local consumers or restaurants.

   farm-to-table meats and seasonal vegetables.

2. noting or relating to the stages involved in the growing, processing, and consumption of food.

   farm-to-table policies.

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Etymology

Origin of farm-to-table

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Vineyard tastings, chef-led classes and farm-to-table experiences have become the new playgrounds for grownups.

From MarketWatch

Vineyard tastings, chef-led classes and farm-to-table experiences have become the new playgrounds for grownups.

From MarketWatch

After a couple of hours, he and his fellow campgoers were met with a farm-to-table breakfast spread in the vineyard.

From The Wall Street Journal

His farm-to-table approach, he says, was to cook the way "my mother and grandmother did".

From BBC

And like here in Sioux City, you have agriculture as far as the eye can see, and as far as you can drive in every direction, and we don't have a farm-to-market or farm-to-table restaurant.

From Salon