Foodlink July Newsletter

Want to start a farm?

In this issue: Flagstaff Urban Farm Land Initiative, chicken coop search, job opportunity and more!

Want to start a farm? The City of Flagstaff has land for you. The City of Flagstaff is excited to announce the Flagstaff Urban Farm Land Initiative. In an effort to expand urban agriculture and support economic development in Flagstaff, the City of Flagstaff is accepting applicants for an urban farm, where vacant City land will be licensed for farming for four-year terms at $100 per year. For the pilot effort, there is a 0.2-acre parcel available south of the former Public Works Yard on 419 North Mogollon. To be considered, please submit a completed application by 9 pm MST on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Photo credit: Tamara Hastie

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Want to show off your chicken coop?

Do you keep chickens and live in Sunnyside, Greenlaw, Swiss Manor, Shadow Mountain, or Grandview? We're looking for people who are willing to show off their home chicken coop as part of our annual Tour de Coop on Saturday, October 6! Email us at flagstafffoodlink@gmail.com.

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Congratulations to Pinon Garden!  Pinon Community Garden received a Neighborhood Sustainability Grant from the City of Flagstaff! The $2,000 received will go towards the installation of water-conserving drip irrigation, a community bulletin board, and plant ID tags. The garden was recently planted with low water native and herbaceous plants as well as a small orchard of plum, apple, and cherry trees. The irrigation was set up on two zones so that the native and perennial plants, once established, will no longer require supplemental water (except during periods of extreme drought). The orchard trees were planted in a low lying area with greater access to seasonal water/moist soil.

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Other local food happenings... Rio Salado College is hiring for someone to teach correspondence courses to prison inmates enrolled in a certificate program in Sustainable Food Systems. Contact shelley.dennis@riosalado.edu for next steps. Arizona Mead and Cider Festival - August 4, 2018 Worm Workshop - August 15, 2018 Farmer Chef Connection - September 10, 2018 Little Colorado River Farmers Market - Every Saturday through Sept 15, 2018

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Gardening Ninjas Tour

Gardening Ninjas Tour!
Saturday May 13th
Do you feel like you're battling the elements when gardening in Flagstaff? Join Flagstaff Foodlink on a Garden Ninja Tour and discover the practical and innovative methods community members developed for successful food production and preservation.

9 - 11 a.m. Flagstaff EcoRanch - With a focus on education, water conservation, and community, Flagstaff EcoRanch is experimenting in sustainable living and gardening. Join founder Jeff Meilander for a farm tour and learn about growing under hoop houses, new water conservation techniques, and preserving food in a root cellar. Please park and carpool from the parking lot at the bottom of Snowbowl Road. Carpools running at 9 am and 10 am to Ecoranch.

Noon - 1 p.m. Forestdale Farm (455 Beech Dr.) - Tour Forestdale Farm's growing operation and see the innovative containers and systems in place that have led owners and Farm Stewards Rylan and Jamie to run a successful CSA and make value-added home- and health-care products. There will be plants, starts, and Farmacy products available for sale.

2 - 4 p.m. Elden Trails Bed and Breakfast (6073 N. Snowflake Dr.) - Join community leader and bed-and-breakfast owner Marnie Vail on a tour of her small, highly-efficient residential lot that maximizes 4-season growing. You'll see multiple rain water collection systems including 3 cattle tanks and 3 smaller tanks, efficient watering in 2 wicking garden beds, and 1 greenhouse. Take a peek in the carport and learn successful food storage and preserving options. (Additional directions: North on 89 past mall; turn left after light at Smokerise onto Winter (can only turn left); 2 blocks turn right onto Snowflake Drive; we are halfway up hill on left (you will see Elden Trails B&B sign).)