Media & Press

Meet the Winners of the 2024 Food Heros Awards

Tucson Foodie - "The nonprofit Tucson City of Gastronomy (TCOG) has announced the 2024 winners of their Food Heroes Awards! Yadi Wang (first place) and Dena Cowan (second place) were given the ¡Si Charro! Food Visionary Awards, and Phyllis Valenzuela (first place) and Sewa ...
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The Loft Cinema & San Xavier Co-op Farm Team up for Movie Night

Tucson Foodie - "At 7 p.m. on Friday, March 15, they’re (The Loft Cinema) setting up at the San Xavier Co-op Farm at 8100 Oidak Wog. The feature is the late ’90s film “Smoke Signals,” ...
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The Hidden Mental Health Impact Of Cultural Food Insecurity

HuffPost - "To support cultural food access at a local level, community members need to be a part of the solution. Take the San Xavier Cooperative Farm in Arizona, for instance. Sixty-five miles west of ...
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Harvesting Heritage at Arizona’s Indigenous-Owned Farms

San Diego Magazine - "At San Xavier Co-Op, a farm on the Tohono O’odham Nation, Adrienne and I meet with Duran Andrews, the farm manager. He shows us around the property (San Xavier offers tours ...
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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 and food sovereignty. Amy Juan ...
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Cultivating 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 culture and foodways.” This commitment ...
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San 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 include tepary beans and yellow ...
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Hot 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 for the health and comfort ...
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Cultivating 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, & Future - YouTube
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San 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   Watch the full episode here.
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