A key part of growing food is water. What is the future of our food system given the limited nature of our water? Where will, or should, both our water and food come from?
A large portion of it today comes from the Colorado River and, with help from our intern Marisa, we’re all learning more about it.
No really we meant “putting” as in “to put,” not “to putt.” Anywho… At the April leadership council meeting, your leadership council made some difficult decisions about how…
The Arizona Department of Health Services recently released their set of guidelines for school gardens. They’re still in draft form, but even so have far-reaching consequences. We’ll…
During our MyPlate project—our attempt to experiment with USDA’s MyPlate project in our local food context—some tough questions came up. The first question was, obviously, “What does local…
[Update: Our deadline has passed and we are currently reviewing a batch of great applications. We’ll get back to you soon, so stay tuned!] The Pima County Food…
At last night’s TUSD Governing Board, the last of the year before a newly elected board takes office, board members voted to close 11 schools as part of the $17…
Did you know that as recently as last year, students in Pima County weren’t allowed to eat the food they’d grown in their school gardens? Ridiculous, right?
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