In July 2011, Cocina Linda restaurant became Linda’s Local Food Café. Our new focus is threefold: support area farmers and ranchers, contribute to our customers’ good health, and strengthen the local economy. We are committed to contributing to making our community healthier and wealthier by serving real food and doing everything we can to directly support local farmers. Supporting our farmers: We source as much of our produce and meats as possible from local producers. We’ve resolved to also buy local farmers’ excess product whenever possible. We’re developing mutually beneficial partnerships with our farmers to create value-added goods that they can sell for additional income. Supporting your health: The majority of our ingredients are now organic and/or natural. We use very few items produced by industrial agriculture. Strengthening our economy: We do this by strengthening our community. Our remodeled dining area provides a way for the farmers to communicate to the public, thus creating a greater awareness of who our farmers are and where our food comes from. Also, since we encourage our customers to shop locally, we try to set the example: all our ingredients come from as close to home as we can find them. Please eat at Linda’s and enjoy our updated dining area and dishes. While we have kept our customers’ Mexican favorites as “Cocina Classics,” we’ve broadened our menu to focus on clean, farm-fresh dishes – including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free – that reflect our new mission. Thank you for supporting Linda’s and our local farmers!