Food & Agriculture

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Farmers Markets in the Tucson Area

Find fresh, locally grown produce year round, every day of the week.

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Affiliated Organizations

  • Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture
    "a 501c3 non-profit organization working to increase local sustainable food production and marketing in southern Arizona."
  • Canelo Project
    "A small non-profit dedicated to the exploration and education of natural, local and artistic building techniques Workshops in straw bale, earthen and lime plasters...
  • Center for Sustainable Environments
    "CSE is a national leader in university-based sustainability science" (Northern Arizona University)
  • Community Food Security Center
    "... supporting community organizations, schools and individuals in becoming more food secure through education, advocacy, food production and desert gardening, and providing healthy food access through markets."
  • Community Gardens of Tucson
  • CSA - Tucson's Community Supported Agriculture
    Locally grown produce - weekly shares program, or trade yours
  • Desert Harvesters
    Desert Harvesters is a volunteer -run, grassroots organization based in Tucson. We strive to promote, celebrate, and enhance, local food security and production by encouraging the planting of indigenous, food-bearing shade trees (such as the Velvet mesqui
  • Food Conspiracy Co-op
    Organic produce, award-winning bulk section, fair trade and local food and items, plus community programs.
  • Iskashitaa Refugee Harvesting Network
    “We empower refugees by creating opportunities to use their knowledge and skills from Africa to help their families and their own community and to better integrate with the larger Tucson community while gaining life skills that serve them in America.”
  • Slow Food Tucson
    This group holds events exploring the joys of locally-produced--and savored--foods and beverages.
  • Sonoran Kitchen Gardens
    "We started Sonoran Kitchen Gardens to make sure every school in the Sonoran bioregion has a drylands kitchen garden linked into our local food economy."
  • Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    An excellent resource for all people wanting to design systems guided by ecology, including building, food production and water harvesting. The site also features workshops taught by Tucson's experts in the field.
  • Tucson Area Farmers Markets
  • Tucson Botanical Garden
  • Tucson Community Food Bank
  • Tucson Farmers Market
    Tucson Farmer's Market hours, events, favorite vendors, and other info

Other Local Organizations

Local Businesses

Other Resources

  • Green Drinks Tucson
    Every month people who work in the environmental field meet up for a drink at informal sessions around the world known as Green Drinks.
  • Sonoran Permaculture Guild
    An excellent resource for all people wanting to design systems guided by ecology, including building, food production and water harvesting. The site also features workshops taught by Tucson's experts in the field.
  • UofA Sustainability Centers
    Various Centers for Sustainability in conjunction with the University of Arizona.

Global Organizations

  • Bountiful Backyards (Durham, NC)
    Bountiful Backyards is an edible landscaping collective with a radical vision for the future. It starts with the attainable ideal of transforming the relationship that people have with food and their communities. From kitchen gardens and composting to n
  • Community Solution
    Community Service, Inc. (CSI), founded in 1940, is a non-profit organization that educates on the benefits and values of small local community living. We envision a world where people live sustainably and cooperatively in local communities which are diver
  • Farm & Garden
    Farm & Garden is an online magazine and community website. We publish news, information and resources related to living in a sustainable fashion with a focus on food, flowers, fiber and families. We publish monthly columns in addition to continually e
  • Institute for Responsible Technology
    A leading spokesperson on the risks of genetically modified (GM) foods, Jeffrey Smith started this organization to promote the responsible use of technology, and stop GM foods and crops through both grassroots and national strategies.
  • LocalHarvest.org
    Find and connect with locally-focused farmers, CSA, seeds, etc. anywhere in the country.

Local Discussion Groups

Articles

  • New Film: "Food, Inc"
    On July 17: the most-talked about new film, “Food, Inc.” will be shown at The Loft Cinema, 3233 E. Speedway Blvd., 520-795-7777, http://www.loftcinema.com
  • "The World According to Monsanto" film showing
    WHAT:  FREE public showing of The World According to Monsanto Monsanto's controversial past combines some of the most toxic products (e.g. PCBs and Agent Orange) ever sold with misleading reports, pressure tactics, collusion, and attempted corruption.  They now race to genetically engineer (and patent)...
  • Organic Initiative Funds Now Available! Sign up through May 29
    Organic Initiative Funds Now Available! First Sign up Period: May 11 - May 29 The Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) has created a special $50 million pool of funding for a new Organic Initiative under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The Initiative will provide payments...
  • Non-GMO's & Organics
    Expand your knowledge of Non-Genetically Modified Organism-based foods. Where:  the New Life Health Center,  4841 East Speedway, 520 795-7862 When: Saturday, May 2nd,  11am to 3pm Health Fair featuring information, free food, and prizes
  • Sustainable Tucson July General Meeting
    What: Sustainable Tucson July General Meeting When: Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 5:45pm- 8:00pm Where: Joel D. Valdez Main Library Downtown, 101 N. Stone Ave (free lower level parking off Alameda St.) At the July general meeting, Sustainable Tucson will show the film "Fresh" and provide time for people...
  • Nabhan: ”Flavors Without Borders: Desert Foods, Regional Food Security and Health”
    Widely acclaimed author, sustainable food advocate, ethnobiologist and co-founder of Native Seeds/SEARCH, Gary Paul Nabhan speaks on ”Flavors Without Borders: Desert Foods, Regional Food Security and Health” as part of the Well University Partnership’s (Well U) Provost Lecture Series, on March...
  • Greenhouse Hydroponic Production
    The UA Controlled Environment Agriculture Center has volunteer meetings on the second Saturdays of each month from September through May.  Our next meeting will be March 14th and our speaker will be Dr. Merle Jensen, emeritus professor from the UA who has been involved in greenhouse hydroponic production...
  • 27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition
    27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition April 25, 2009 10:00 a.m. until dark Catalina State Park, Tucson, Arizona Presented by Citizens for Solar For information: 940-2565 Citizens for Solar invites everyone to come and join in the fun of the 27th Annual Tucson Solar Potluck and Exhibition. ...
  • The Power of Community (video /documentary on 1990 food & economy crisis in Cuba)
    Urban Food Growing in Havana Cuba: >>See Video How Cuba Survived Peak Oil: >> See Video The whole movie: When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba's economy went into a tailspin. With imports of oil cut by more than half – and food by 80 percent – people were desperate. This film tells of the...
  • Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program coming to the Mercado
    Diana Hadley writes: I'm hoping that you can help me spread the word about a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program coming to the Mercado. This program can provide you with weekly bundles of fresh, locally grown produce at a reasonable price. This is a great way to be green, eat healthy, and...