Community Forum January 31 2009

The Sierra Vista Co-op Market held a community forum Saturday, January 31. Over eighty people attended the event. The Mona Bishop room at the library was full!! Buzz Breads donated wonderful, fresh and sweet breads. Tortilleria Arevalo donated a gallon of Atole de Mezquite, a traditional and ancient Mexican drink. Adventure Coffee Roasting (Tucson) donated a great organic, fair-trade coffee. We also had fresh, locally grown apples from Beatty’s Apple Orchards, cookies from Baker’s Flor and Oranges from local groves in Queen Creek. The Arthritis Brothers played great music. Following a short documentary, Sweet Soil, about the success of local agriculture and the Berkshire Food Co-op Market in Massachusetts, local rancher Dennis Moroney gave a spirited talk about why local agriculture is vital to our food supply and food quality.

Read more about the community forum and Dennis Moroney’s talk in the Sunday February 1, 2009 edition of the Sierra Vista Herald...

Last updated: 1 Feb, 2009 sff