Nov 26, 13 Pedaling quietly down tree lined streets in the crisp autumn morning, we round the corner into Dunbar/Spring Community Park and meet the sounds of gasoline engines driving mills grinding mesquite pods. It is the 11th Annual Mesquite Milling, Pancake Brunch, & Fiesta at the Dunbar Spring Community Garden, Orchard and Mini Nature park in…READ MORE >
Archives for December 2013
Celebrating Local Food, Celebrating the Mission Garden
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 >
A Drop of Water and Another and Another
I started painting pictures of the Mississippi River when I was living in Canada. Always a northerner, I felt at home in Canada as long as I stayed within breathing distance of the mists off the Great Lakes, and I became familiar with the names and histories of the great rivers of Canada. I learned…READ MORE >
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 >