Being a food explorer in the southwest can be a demanding job, and on Saturday, November 9, there was more than one community festival calling us. Leaving Las Milpitas de Cottonwood, we headed north, traveling a couple miles to reach the party at the Mission Garden to celebrate the November issue of Edible Baja. Published…READ MORE >
Farming
Farm Festival at Las Milpitas de Cottonwood
When We Grow Our Food, Our Community Grows November in Tucson, Arizona, signals a change in season. The intense summer sun has relaxed, and while we wait for the winter rains, people, plants and animals reach a place of contented wellbeing. We find joy in the warm soft brightness of an autumn day in the desert. …READ MORE >
Building Compost Piles at River Road Gardens
Urban farmers Jon McNamara and Emily Mabry operate River Road Gardens, a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project on the campus of the Tucson Waldorf School. The multiple beds of Jon and Emily’s farm lie on the south side of the school property, alongside a busy county road that is the major thoroughfare on the north…READ MORE >