{"id":2925,"date":"2015-03-06T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T16:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodtruckr.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2026-03-30T09:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:15:28","slug":"fs030-changing-world-one-taco-time-cayla-taco-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/2925\/","title":{"rendered":"FS030: Changing the World One Taco at a Time \u2013 with Cayla of Taco Bike"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FS030: Changing the World One Taco at a Time \u2013 with Cayla of Taco Bike\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZWcS2KNuHZs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s episode, we&#8217;ve got another amazing\u00a0food truck alternative for you: Taco Bike. Cayla Mackey brings organic, local, sustainable breakfast tacos to the Nashville community, all from the back of a bicycle.\u00a0Not only does Taco Bike produce absolutely zero waste, but it&#8217;s also\u00a0the first certified organic restaurant in the South.<\/p>\n<p>Sustainability isn&#8217;t just Cayla&#8217;s business model\u2014it&#8217;s a personal passion.\u00a0As a vegan, Cayla grew\u00a0frustrated by how difficult it was to enjoy a meal\u00a0anywhere but her own home. She decided to change that herself, and Taco Bike was born.<\/p>\n<p>Cayla&#8217;s here today to give us the low-down on sustainable food trucking, becoming\u00a0USDA organic and REAL certified,\u00a0the challenges of being a solo\u00a0food vendor, and what she\u00a0would have done differently if she could do it all again.\u00a0If you&#8217;ve got a passion for making a difference with your food trucking, this is the episode for you. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h3>Links and resources from the show:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Taco Bike<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tacobikenash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taco Bike on Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TacoBikeNash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/tacobikenash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<li>USDA Organic Certification<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/eatreal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REAL Certification<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/foodtruckr\/30_FS030-_with_Cayla_of_Taco_Bike.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Right click and save-as to download the podcast MP3 file<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Thanks for listening, and if you enjoyed it&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #545454;\">Please leave a rating and review on iTunes, and share this podcast with your friends and family. Thanks for joining me, and I\u2019ll see you in the next episode of The FoodTruckr School Podcast!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1130287009\/taco-bike\/description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taco Bike on Kickstarter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0This article is based on a podcast recorded in 2015. Some of the business owners we spoke to at the time are no longer in business. While the insights remain valuable, keep in mind that some details may have changed.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In today&#8217;s episode, we&#8217;ve got another amazing\u00a0food truck alternative for you: Taco Bike. Cayla Mackey brings organic, local, sustainable breakfast tacos to the Nashville community, all from the back of a bicycle.\u00a0Not only does Taco Bike produce absolutely zero waste, but it&#8217;s also\u00a0the first certified organic restaurant in the South. Sustainability isn&#8217;t just Cayla&#8217;s&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/2925\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">FS030: Changing the World One Taco at a Time \u2013 with Cayla of Taco Bike<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[142,266,331,332],"class_list":["post-2925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-food-truck","tag-organic","tag-sustainable","tag-taco-bike","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2925"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26006,"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925\/revisions\/26006"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilefoodalliance.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}