Project Description
SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
The Sustainable Food Systems priority has two basic components. First, the team is interested in promoting innovative sustainable solutions for the growth and consumption of local food. We are developing a number of projects involving hydroponics and aeroponics. These growing methods promise faster and greater yield, less water, and little to no need for pesticides or herbicides. Moreover, the use of solar power reduces the energy consumption associated with these approaches.
Our second focus is on helping people to transition from an animal-based diet to plant-based eating. Like any major behavior change, diet modification can be extremely difficult, is prone to lapses and is challenging to maintain over the long run. Our team is working on research projects to understand these processes. We hope to develop more effective tools to assist people in moving toward sustainable plant based eating.
Current and Planned Projects
Sustainable Food Systems – Weekly Update – October 25, 2018
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact: tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com We completed our second successful Help-A-Farm project on Sunday, October 21 at the St. Vincent de Paul Urban Farm in Phoenix. We learned all about the farm, and how they
Sustainable Food Systems – Weekly Update – October 10, 2018
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact: tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com The food systems team is in need of some volunteer help! We are currently looking for a co-priority lead, and project coordinator for our school vertical garden program. If you
Sustainable Food Systems – Weekly Update – September 26, 2018
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact: tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com We are so grateful for all of the positive attention that our Sow It Forward: Vertical Garden Program has been receiving. We have been meeting with the schools to
Sustainable Food Systems – Weekly Update – September 10, 2018
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact: tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com We had a busy week that kicked off with the announcement that we won the Community Heroes grant on Sonoran Living on ABC15. We are so honored to have won
Sustainable Food Systems – Weekly Update – September 2, 2018
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact: tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com I am so happy to announce that we won the CVS Health and ABC15 Community Heroes Grant! We couldn't have done it without our amazing volunteers and community support. Thank
Sustainable Food Systems – Weekly Update – August 26, 2018
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact: tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com This week I attended the monthly MARCO meeting, where we did a group activity to map out features of our food system based on the Building Community Networks Through Community Foods
Sustainable Food Systems – Weekly Update – August 21, 2018
By: Tearsa Saffell Contact info: tearsa.saffell@azsustainabilityalliance.com Great news, we have been awarded a $2,500 grant for a school tower garden project and the chance to win $5,000 more through the CVS Health and ABC15 Community
Local Food Weekly Update Nov. 13
by Tearsa Saffell Southwest VegFest is on Sunday November 19, from 10 am - 5 pm at Steele Indian School Park. AZSA will be hosting a booth where we will be featuring the Lexicon
Sustainable Food Update, November 6, 2017
by Tearsa Saffell Sustainable Food Systems monthly meeting will be on Wednesday, November 8, at the Tempe Public Library from 6:30-8 pm. On Sunday, November 19, AZSA will have a booth at the Southwest Veg
Foods Update
by Reyna Olvey Mark your calendars! September Foods Meeting: Sunday 9/10 at 12pm. Tempe public library. Phoenix Food Day - Saturday 10/21 Southwest Vest Fest - Saturday November 11th - free! The foods team will
Sustainable Foods, July 2, 2017
by Kammy Pany This week we spoke with Tara Mahmood, a nutrition master's student at ASU. She partnered up with a local Muslim woman Nadia Katrangi who founded the project, Grow My Own. Nadia is
Sustainable Food Systems, June 25, 2017
by Kammy Pany This week we have connected with the Maricopa County Public Health Food Systems Coordinator and also Local First AZ, thanks to one of our new members Kristen Osgood. We will be meeting
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