Local, Policy Pima County Food Alliance Local, Policy Pima County Food Alliance

Expanding Double Up SNAP - SB1245

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.

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Local, Policy, Tucson Pima County Food Alliance Local, Policy, Tucson Pima County Food Alliance

The Turkey Police Are Coming

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.

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Heritage, Local, Native Pima County Food Alliance Heritage, Local, Native Pima County Food Alliance

Culinary Arts and Indigenous Foods

Having instructed in Pima Community College's Culinary Arts program for over 10 years, I’m familiar with all the standard practices—what students need to know to survive in the restaurant industry, to open a bakery, or just to ensure they (not to mention their friends and their family!) will eat good food for the rest of their lives. But over that time...

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