At Primo, fresh is the vital relationship between the kitchen and the gardens that surround it. It is the morning communication that occurs between the chef and the head grower, coordinating the perfect harvest to fit that night's menu, and the perfect menu to fit that day's harvest.

Always fresh and organic items at Primo:
-Milk
-Butter
-Flour
-Olive oil
-Eggs (Chino Valley Rancher Cage Free)
-Sugar

-Primo Tucson supports open-water, line-caught fish. We fly our fish in from all over the world, wasting as little time as possible from catch to restaurant. We utilize fish and seafood purveyors out of Maine to ensure we are bringing in quality product from Primo's home location as well.

-Most of our cheeses are organic and come from all over the world including Italy, Spain, France and the United States. Our goat cheese is from Black Mesa Ranch which is in Snowflake, Arizona.

-We buy certified Organic fair-trade coffee. Arbuckles Coffee is a local roaster in Tucson. We also buy their "cafe feminino" project coffees. This project involves abused women and children in Peru who have started their own coffee business to support their families.

-Our tea is purchased from Maya Tea Company also located in Tucson.

-Agua Linda farms is a local CSA (community supported agriculture) out of Amado, AZ. We purchase "shares" of the farm for the restaurant and the Primo staff owns personal shares too. The farm only picks the freshest ingredients and those that are ripe for picking therefore we do not know what we will get each week as it depends on what is the best at that time.

-Primo Tucson only uses top quality meat products including La Belle Farms, Niman Ranch, Coleman Farms, and Ayrshire Farms which raises certified humane Veal.

-Chef de Cuisine, Matthew Margolskee, shops daily in local markets, including 17th Street Market, Roma Imports, Tucson Co-op, and local farmers markets on the weekends.

The gardens immediately surrounding the restaurant are host to edible flowers, herbs, and additional varieties of vegetables and fruits. These beds are designed to be as functional as they are beautiful - a place where the Primo cooks can slip out of the kitchen to cut the herbs or garnish that they need.