Have you heard about SB 1245, a bill in the state senate that would help both farmers and low-income consumers connect around healthy, fresh, locally grown food? It's a great bill, and we'd love it if you (and the legislature!) would support it.

Our intern, Clare Healy, spent all summer researching these two farm certification programs offered by USDA. Which is cheaper? We've done the math, and presented it to you visually in this nice graph. Check it out!

We are honored to learn that we were nominated for not one, but two "Common Ground" awards this month. Put together by the Metropolitan Pima Alliance, "Common Ground recognizes community leaders, projects and events with successful collaboration for the overall benefit of the community."

A few days ago, HB 2518, which makes school garden food automatically approved for use in the cafeteria, was signed into law by the governor! Thanks to you for the calls you made to our representatives in support of it.

Disturbing developments are afoot with regarding to urban agriculture. After all the hard work we've done to get this to mayor and council, there is yet again a small group of people trying to make it appear there is widespread opposition to the proposed changes.