Arizonans might want to think twice before chowing down on baked goods sold from home kitchens. The Arizona Home Baked and Confectionary Goods Program, started in 2011, provides broad leniency for home cooks to sell their products to the public. The program has its limitations, Arizona Sonora News has found: Nobody monitors the food made and sold. Five…
The kitchen is crowded as students rush to make salads, fresh mozzarella, and Italian potato dumplings for their daily family meal. Caridad Community Kitchen in Tucson is not the average culinary training program. The students have little to no income and are interested in a fresh start, said Jon Wirtis, executive chef and instructor. “We do have people…
After purchasing their new home in Mesa in 2009, Dennis McClung sketched out a plan for the broken swimming pool in their new backyard. Make it a greenhouse. One year later, the “Garden Pool” was finished. What was once a large, deep, swimming pool, is now a greenhouse, home to fish, chickens and vegetables aided…
More and more Arizonans are getting back to their roots through community gardening. Community gardens in Tucson, Phoenix, Mesa, Flagstaff and other cities across the state are in full bloom, as part of city initiatives or through private organizations. In Tucson, community gardens have doubled from 12 to 24 since 2010, according to Veronica…
Refugees are settling into Arizona life with the help of a universal staple of life: food. Groups throughout the state are giving refugees the opportunity to share their cultures and traditions with Arizonans through harvesting and farming, cooking classes and community gardening. The International Rescue Committee, a New-York-based, not-for-profit organization, helps hundreds of refugees each…
