Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day is 56 years old today. It began as a “teach-in” in 1970 to make people aware of the environmental problems facing America and …
Category: Food in Tucson
Traffic nightmare at the Vegan Night Market
If I go to the Vegan Night Market at Rillito race track again, I won’t arrive until after 7 p.m. That’s when the “first sitting” …
A Dragon and Kraken feeding the hungry
This year the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona has turned to four clever “monsters” to support their summertime food drive at Park Place Mall. …
Vegan Night Market – Bravo! But parking…
Someone must have been inspired by the famous 626 Night Market in Los Angeles when it came to planning the Tucson Vegan Night Market. (Note: …
How to donate a child’s b-day cake
As you are filling up a bag of groceries to give to the local holiday food drive, this year add a couple of boxed cake …
Busy Saturday: Olives, cancelling a $5 tree, ofrendas
The Mission Gardens has found success with their new food tastings. This last Saturday it was Olive Tasting at the garden: a small event that …
4 plant sales and a quince tasting this weekend
Normally, Fall planting should only begin after the average daytime high temperature drops below 90F. That rule of thumb is not really about air temperature …
Now about that Garlic Soup recipe
At the Mission Garden’s 2023 Garlic Festival one group was giving away free garlic soup. I picked up a little cup, took one sip and …
How to turn messy mesquite pods into pies
The Mission Garden at the foot of A Mountain held a mesquite pod milling session on Saturday. All you had to do was collect those …
Muralists paint indigenous life
Washington St. near the Tucson Art Museum used to be pretty boring. Halfway down the block, there was a side entrance to Old Town Artisans …