Address:
P.O. Box 40935
Tucson, AZ 85717
Phone:
520.331.9821
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Contact UsOur vision is a safe, secure and nutritious local food supply for all. This food is produced, marketed and distributed in a manner that enhances human and environmental health and adds economic and social value to rural and urban communities in the region.
Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture's mission is to help create and expand local sustainable food systems in southern Arizona that promote the health and well-being of the natural world and the people who live here. Our programs are designed to educate both producers and consumers.
Staff
Meghan Mix – Director – Meghan joined BASA in the summer of 2011. She is a native of the Pacific Northwest, and received her B.A. in Geology and Anthropology from Whitman College in 2004. She has a background in nonprofit administration, program management, and community organizing. She also has experience in the sustainable food movement, having worked at farmers markets, on farms, and in local food advocacy. Her other interests include hiking, dancing, photography, and cross-cultural studies. Contact her at meghan.mix"at"bajaaz.org.
Board of Directors
Chair - Valerie McCaffrey – Sierra Vista Farmers Market Manager, Bisbee Farmers Market Special Events Coordinator, weekly columnist in Sierra Vista Herald’s Wednesday Taste section, solar chef, B.S. Horticulture Tech. Contact her at valerie.mccaffrey"at"bajaaz.org and (520)378-2973.
Vice-Chair - Dennis Moroney – 47 Ranch (grass-fed beef and goat), Bisbee, Sierra Vista & University of Arizona Farmers Market vendor, B.S., M.S. Animal Science and Agriculture Education, instructor at Cochise College in Animal Feed & Nutrition & Range Management, raising 2 children. Lives off the grid. Contact him at dennis.moroney"at"bajaaz.org.
Treasurer - Nathan Watkins – San Ysidro Farm (grass-fed lamb & beef, natural pork & eggs), Bisbee & Sierra Vista Farmers Market vendor, Bisbee Farmers Market Advisory Committee, Sierra Vista Farmers Market Advisory Committee, Chiricahua Pastured Meat Producers, Arizona Farm Bureau, 4H, raising 3 children. Contact him at nathan.watkins"at"bajaaz.org and (520)266-1976.
Desert Foods Outreach – Martha "Muffin" Burgess. Ethnobotanist and herbalist who leads workshops on harvesting and preparing desert foods in the deserts of Arizona, Sonora and Baja California. Coordinates special events and outreach for the Desert Museum, Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Tucson Botanical Gardens, AZ Native Plant Society and Native Seeds/SEARCH. Contact her at martha.burgess"at"bajaaz.org and www.flordemayoarts.com. |
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Board Members
Keith Parker, (small grower, chef and food columnist, keith.parker"at"bajaaz.org),
Laura Smith (Bisbee Farmers Market Manager, herbalist, (520)227-5060, laura.smith"at"bajaaz.org),
Diane Jones (manager of Sierra Vista Farmers Market, sierravistafarmersmarket"at"cox.net) ,
Serena Sullivan (Founder and manager of Ecoasis Cafe in Bisbee, ecoasis.cafe"at"gmail.com)
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