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The Menu: farm-to-school success and a former chef’s new book
We were thrilled to have Amy Juan (SXCF Admin Manager) represent the work of the farm on Native America Calling’s regular segment The Menu. A show focusing on indigenous food…
Read MoreCultivating Tradition, Empowering Indigenous Agriculture
Rural Action – “Amy Juan, the farm’s administrative manager, explains, “We want to work to make sure that we’re not only producing seed for feed or sale but to preserve…
Read MoreSan Xavier Co-op Farm pushes through the heat to bring yellow watermelons and other specialty crops
KGUN9 – “The co-op has invested more in traditional crops they’ve been growing for years. They’re hoping their specialty crops will bring in more revenue. Some of the main crops…
Read MoreHot enough?
Native America Calling – Two climate tracking agencies say the Earth just reached its hottest average temperature on record and scientists predict it will only get hotter. That has implications…
Read MoreCultivating Identity: How Heritage Foods Connect Past, Present, and Future
Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area – Short video featuring San Xavier Coop Farm’s admin manager, Amy Juan, in song and interview. Cultivating Identity: How Heritage Foods Connect Past, Present,…
Read MoreSan Xavier Coop Farm in PBS’s La Frontera with Pati Jinich
Season 2, episode 2 featuring San Xavier Coop Farm managers, Amy Juan and Duran Andrews. Ancient Seeds & Desert Ghosts | La Frontera | Season 2 | PBS Food
Read MoreArizona’s Indigenous communities are reviving millennia-old food that was nearly lost
AZCentral – “We have a relationship with these foods and with these beans, not just a relationship by growing them, but our songs and our stories about how these foods…
Read MoreNative Americans’ farming practices may help feed a warming world
The Washington Post – “The Tohono O’odham have farmed in the Sonoran Desert for several thousand years. Like many Indigenous groups, they now are on the front lines of climate…
Read MoreNew Food Vendors at Tucson Meet Yourself
Border Lore – “The San Xavier Co-op Farm upholds the legacy of agricultural traditions of the Tohono O’odham, who have been farming in the region for over 4,000 years. Established…
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