Sustainability at SAME Café

Zero waste. Local ingredients. Access for all.

SAME Café works with community partners to make sustainable, dignified, and healthy dining a reality.

Zero Waste

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Locally Sourced

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Access for All

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Zero Waste ✳︎ Locally Sourced ✳︎ Access for All ✳︎

Zero Waste

  • Partner with Scraps for composting of waste and to-go containers.

  • The use of solar energy on the food truck to supplement and offset the use of nonrenewable resources.

  • Partner with We Don’t Waste to help reduce the amount of waste in Denver’s food network.

  • A commitment to creatively using all parts of produce in secondary applications such as soup stocks, sauces, spreads, toppings, etc.

  • SAME Table events are zero waste with help from Ghost Print and their event composting services.

Locally Sourced

  • Commitment to partnering with local farms and gardens to source fresh produce in order to serve a farm-to-table menu.

  • Partnerships with Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms to reduce leftover waste from CSA distribution.

  • Diverts thousands of pounds of grade B produce from Kiowa Organic Family Farm. Their donations of asparagus and summer and winter squash are rescued from becoming animal feed or waste.

Access for All

  • Kids 16 and younger eat for free in the cafe and at the food truck.

  • Every Friday, SAME Café hosts a free produce market open to everyone, ensuring fresh, healthy ingredients are available and accessible to anyone who wants or needs them.

  • The food truck echoes the café’s pay‑what‑you‑can model and brings healthy food directly to communities across Denver.

  • Partnership with the Too Good To Go platform offering produce and dry good surprise bags.

Keystone Partners