Caz Tortilla
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Saturday Farmers Market, January-April: C-Shed
Saturday Farmers Market, May-October: F-Shed
Saturday Farmers Market, November-December: F-Shed
Products: Tortillas
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Owners of @caztortilla Katie and Casey moved to CNY from the Southwest, where local tortillerias were common. Every tortilla you ate was made fresh in front of you at the grocery store or restaurant. Missing this tradition, Katie and Casey longed to bring a tortilleria to Central New York. “We bought an abandoned auto shop in spring of 2021 and gutted it down to the bare cinder block walls. A local construction company rebuilt it over the winter to meet our rigorous cleanliness and sanitation standards, including a positively pressurized production room with an independent, filtered air source, and compartmentalized wet rooms for mixing and sanitation. We began kitting out the building and calibrating the ovens in spring of 2022, made our first tortillas in July, and our first sale in August.”
Making flour and yellow corn tortillas in in two sizes: approximately 5 inches ("street") and approximately 6 inches ("table"). You will only find the 5 inchers at area restaurants or, if you are lucky, at the Farmer's Market. On the extra rare occasion they also can make 10inch burritos, 7.5inch whole wheat wraps, and half corn/half flour tortillas.
“We begin our day at 5:30am with dough making and don't stop until every order is delivered, generally around 3-4pm. Our ovens are up to temp and running by 07:00 and continue until the early afternoon. Our merchandisers load up their respective delivery vans while the rest of the team takes a lunch break and then we begin cleaning up for the next day's cook. The Regional Market helped us bring our product to market and test out new formulations, pricing, and generally get feedback from our customers.
Customers come for the corny jokes and stay for the delicious tortillas. Really though, the value of buying directly from the producer is that you can give them feedback directly. Thankfully that's usually been good feedback, but on occasion we get suggestions for new products, different formulations, or pointed in the direction of prospective commercial customers.
When you shop at a Farmer's Market you are directly participating in and helping to strengthen your community. Whether it's by spending your money with the hopeful start up, interacting with someone who is learning the ropes of salesmanship, or simply checking in with the familiar face at the tortilla stand, when we engage and interact with one another we all benefit.
“We are so thankful for the support of our community. This business could not have existed in its current form almost anywhere else.”
