The bountiful desert, and the ingredients it has to offer

  Tucson organizations have taken initiative to educate locals on the importance of incorporating native Arizona ingredients into their everyday diet. “Our main goal is to show people the bounty of the desert and to get people thinking about eating locally,” Public Relations Coordinator Sonya Norman of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum said. Norman sheds light on…

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Community gardens take root in Arizona

  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…

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