As the culinary gateway in the Southwest with a flourishing collection of charming, neighborhood farms and food-centric outposts providing a year-round bounty of seasonal goods for visitors to enjoy. These linked experiences create the Fresh Foodie Trail® and carve out the ultimate foodie road trip for those travelers with a penchant for good eats. The trail stops share more than just great food, it's also a chance for the chefs-in-training to dive a little deeper and discover why local dining matters. Learn all about what makes Arizona BBQ different from the rest at Jalapeno Bucks. This roadside food stand fashioned out of a container-ship is nestled in the middle of one of Arizona's oldest orange groves dating back to 1915. Or, look to the future at True Garden Urban Farm where bio-diverse produce is being grown on less land and using less water that most factory farming. This 'living produce' is starting to appear on menus across Arizona and tours here illustrate to visitors how they can grow rich-tasting produce using no soil.

Education-plus-experience makes a stop at Schnepf Farms memorable. An assortment of salivating, epicurean activities can be enjoyed including pasta and pizza making classes with ancient Native American grains at Hayden Flour Mills at Sossaman Farms, watching the cold-pressing of fresh olives and tasting early harvest and late harvest extra virgin olive oil at the Queen Creek Olive Mill, or foraging for the freshest produce with the farmer at Schnepf Farms.

If your visit is timed right, plan to enjoy a truly farm-to-table, chef-prepared meal among standing saguaros and under the stars at our newest Superstition Mountains dining site with Cloth & Flame. A beautiful 150-foot-long table situated on a short ridge, overlooking the entire Peralta Canyon is the new hot spot for visitors to sip wine and swap stories with your neighbors while passing delicious plates around the table.

BOOK A FRESH FOODIE TRAIL® TOUR: Reserve a full-day Arizona Fresh Foodie Trail® tour with premier tour outfitter DETOURS American West offering guest pick-up and drop-off at all area hotels. For a complete list of Fresh Foodie Trail® stops, or to download the Arizona Agritourism Guide, go to www.FreshFoodieTrail.com.  

For more information on 2019/2020 new experiences, activities, press tour dates and things to do, stop by the Arizona Office of Tourism Booth at IMM UK featuring Visit Mesa to pick up a copy of the Arizona Agritourism Guide to the Fresh Foodie Trail®.

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Visit Mesa Arizona
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