This was the first in a series of monthly meetings organized around community resilience, which is the theme for our December 9th event. The Salons will take place the third Tuesday of each month, save November and December because we'll be too busy with our TEDxYouth event on Nov. 19 and the annual event in December.
We invited three speakers to share their vision of what local food will look like in the next ten years.
Jim McManus owns and operates Walking J Farms using polycultural agricultural methods. Jim also promotes the advancement of sustainable agriculture, local food systems and healthy food choices through education with his Farm Education and Resource Network.
Reggie Smith is a master gardener and owner of Westwind Seeds. Reggie started Westwind Seeds in 1980 because she noticed that heirloom and open pollinated seeds were beginning to disappear from mainstream seed companies. Reggie is committed to promoting local gardening using heirloom and open pollinated vegetable, flower and herb seeds.
Kelly Watters, Community Organizer from the Community Food Resource Center at the Community Food Bank, spoke about access to food as a basic human right. Kelly shared her vision of the end of hunger in Tucson.
Organizing team
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Janelle Curry
Curator