farm-to-table
adjective
farm-to-ta·ble
ˈfärm-tə-ˈtā-bəl 
variants
or less commonly farm to table
: involving or advocating the direct sale and distribution of food (such as raw meat, vegetables, and grains) from its point of origin to customers
farm-to-table food
a farm-to-table restaurant
the farm-to-table movement
Examples of farm-to-table in a Sentence
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All meals and beverages including premium wines, spirits, and liqueurs are bundled into the daily rate, and farm-to-table dishes reflect seasonal ingredients and personal dietary desires.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
What that location became in November 2018 was Mockingbird Bar + Garden, a farm-to-table restaurant on Barrington Avenue, located across from the north end of Meier Street and nestled next to the Fox River Bike Trail.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The restaurant, which opened in February 2025 and is closed on Fridays and Saturdays in honor of the Sabbath, reinvents classic kosher cuisine with rich flavors and a fierce farm-to-table mentality.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
At the on-site farm-to-table restaurant, Star Hill Provisions, the kitchen offers Fever Tree sodas, soft drinks, coffee and tea as non-alcoholic options.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
Colorado’s Front Range has long been fertile ground for farm-to-table restaurants, with chefs building menus around ingredients that are often grown just a few miles away.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Head to a true farmers market on a weekend morning and you’ll likely spot chefs doing exactly that — inspecting greens, tasting fruits and plotting nightly specials of farm-to-table dishes.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The farm-to-table movement has reshaped American menus, grocery aisles and home kitchens — but the term gets thrown around so often that its meaning has blurred.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
Feast on seasonal fare at farm-to-table restaurants like Hayward.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
What that location became in November 2018 was Mockingbird Bar + Garden, a farm-to-table restaurant on Barrington Avenue, located across from the north end of Meier Street and nestled next to the Fox River Bike Trail.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
The restaurant, which opened in February 2025 and is closed on Fridays and Saturdays in honor of the Sabbath, reinvents classic kosher cuisine with rich flavors and a fierce farm-to-table mentality.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 28, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
At the on-site farm-to-table restaurant, Star Hill Provisions, the kitchen offers Fever Tree sodas, soft drinks, coffee and tea as non-alcoholic options.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
Colorado’s Front Range has long been fertile ground for farm-to-table restaurants, with chefs building menus around ingredients that are often grown just a few miles away.
—Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Head to a true farmers market on a weekend morning and you’ll likely spot chefs doing exactly that — inspecting greens, tasting fruits and plotting nightly specials of farm-to-table dishes.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
The farm-to-table movement has reshaped American menus, grocery aisles and home kitchens — but the term gets thrown around so often that its meaning has blurred.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2026
Feast on seasonal fare at farm-to-table restaurants like Hayward.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
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