WATERLOO — The faster a food gets from the farm to your table, the more fresh and tasty it is. Local businesses and area farmers are teaming up to feed Cedar Valley residents food produced right here at home.

“Rather than having that lettuce shipped in on a truck, we can go literally right across the street to get it. You can’t get more fresh than that,” said Jill Mejia, director of operations at the Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo.

Mejia is referring to how food is purchased for the casino’s eateries, namely the Farmer’s Pick Buffet. The buffet partners with local farmers and regional growers to make sure only the freshest dishes hit the palates of buffet diners.

Read the full article on the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier website.