Press and Media
Desert Spotlight
Mission Garden
January 16, 2021
Arizona Illustrated, AZPM PBS 6
Favorite Places: Mission Garden
November 22, 2020
Arizona Daily Star
Mission Garden Preserves Rich History, Cultures of Tucson
November 21, 2020
Tucson.com
Photos: Mission Garden in Tucson
November 20, 2020
Tucson.com
Watch Now: Mission Garden Project is an Agricultural Museum
November 10, 2020
The Daily Wildcat
Around the Corner: A Look at Tucson’s Agriculture through the Lens of Mission Garden
November 10, 2020
Arizona Virtual Plant Festival
Mission Garden
November 2020
Voyage Phoenix
Meet Kendall Kroesen
June 25, 2020
Arizona Daily Star
County approves sediment removal project, reigniting push for park at ‘A’ Mountain
Justin Sayers, December 10, 2019
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Magazine
The Legacy of the Trees: Preserving Historical Edible Landscapes in Arizona
Jesus Garcia, November 19, 2019
Video por Favio Winehouse
El Otro Tucson
October 2019
Travel and Leisure (Mexico)
Hasta la Raíz
Domenica Diaz, October 2019
Arizona Spotlight, Arizona Public Media
It’s always Bat Night at Mission Garden
Mark McLemore, September 26, 2019
Arizona Public Media, Arizona Illustrated
The Santa Cruz
Vanessa Barchfield, July 14, 2019
Delice Network
Tucson, USA: Delice Network Meeting, May 1-3, 2019
Delice Network, July 7, 2019
News: Arizona Public Media
Native Arizona fish finds new home in Tucson’s Mission Garden
Ariana Brocious, July 1, 2019
Aramco World
The Canary Island Connection
Gary Paul Nabhan, Illustrations by Norman MacDonald, July/August 2019
Arizona Daily Star
Mission Garden Acequia: Water canal represents history, what might come next
Tony Davis, June 28, 2019
USA Today 10 Best
Tucson’s 4,000-year-old food culture makes it the ultimate melting pot
Larissa Milne, June 28, 2019
Arizona Daily Star
Gila topminnows released at Mission Garden
Mamta Popat, photographer, June 27, 2019
KGUN 9 News
Endangered species Gila topminnow to be released in newly created stream at Mission Garden
Veronica Vernachio, June 27, 2019
KOLD News 13
Fish and Wildlife to introduce ‘mosquito eater’ topminnow at Mission Garden canal
Bud Foster, June 26, 2019
Arizona Daily Star
Starting today, a small section of Tucson’s Santa Cruz River to flow again
Tony Davis, June 24, 2019
Arizona Daily Star
A ‘dead’ portion of Tucson’s Santa Cruz River will flow again, for 5,000 feet
Tony Davis, June 22, 2019
This is Tucson: Tucson Life
The Santa Cruz River will flow again near Tucson’s birthplace
Johanna Willett, June 21, 2019
Arizona Spotlight: Arizona Public Media
Bat Night at the Mission Garden (forward to 7 minutes and 35 seconds for the Bat Night segment)
Mark McLemore, June 19, 2019
Arizona Public Media
Tucson Joins Food Tourism Network
Ariana Brocious, May 6, 2019
Tucson del Sur News
Tucson City Council considers rezoning Tucson Origins site
Angelo Levo, April 8, 2019
KOLD Channel 13 Tucson
Tucson’s birthplace may get historic landmark designation
Bud Foster, KOLD News, April 3, 2019
BizTucson
Joaquin Ruiz
BizTucson, Spring 2019, Pg. 189
Arizona Daily Star
Get out of your head and into nature with a workshop that fuses science and art
Johanna Willett, March 14, 2019
Caras
Arizona: Descubre el sunset state
Pamella Vieyra, March 4, 2019
American Journal
“Der Geschmack der Wuste” (Taste of the West)
Marion Trutter, February 2019
Arizona Daily Star
“Neto’s Tucson: A park on the old ‘A’ Mountain landfill?”
Ernesto Portillo Jr., February 2, 2019
Liberation
“Tucson, Cultures, Intensives”
Charlotte Oberti, January 25, 2019
Arizona Daily Star
“Old landfill near Tucson’s “A” Mountain could become a park after all”
Tony Davis, January 24, 2019
Sierra
“Forgotten Crops of the Past”
Jennifer Allford, January 13, 2019
PebbleMag.com
“Desert dream: Why you need to put this Arizona city at the top of your list”
Georgina Wilson-Powell, December 10, 2018
VisitTucson.org
“Tucson Joins Delice Network of Good Food Cities Around the World”
Visit Tucson, October 14, 2018
Travel Awaits
“How to spend a day in Tucson, Arizona”
Desiree Rew, October 11, 2018
Austin Monthly
“Seven amazing destination a non-stop flight away from Austin”
Darcie Duttweiler, Becca Hensley, Madeline Hollern, and Megan Kimble, October 2, 2018
AAA Traveler Worldwise
“Two of a Kind: UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy“
New York Times
“36 Hours in Tucson”
Elaine Glusac, September 20, 2018
Arizona Daily Star
“Some historic trees at Tucson’s Benedictine Monastery will be saved“
Gabriela Rico, August 15, 2018
Pima County Video about Mission Garden and San Ysidro Festival
“Mission Garden: Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace”
Pima County, June 22, 2018
Fine Dining Lovers
“Tucson Arizona: A City Tasting Tour”
Amie Watson, May 16, 2018
Reforma | De Viaje
“Siete Facetas de Tucson”
May 2018
Le Devoir
“Tucson, ville créative de la gastronomie,”
by Katherine Lefebvre, March 10, 2018
Oakland Magazine
“Get at taste of Tucson”
February 16, 2018
Chicago Tribune
“Tucson chefs find tasty ways to honor ‘City of Gastronomy’ tradition”
Elaine Glusac, February 7, 2018
Arizona Daily Star
“City halts work after earth-movers grade Tucson’s birthplace site,”
Tony Davis, December 11, 2017
KVOA
“Tucson group claims city began project on protected land,” by Alyx Dote
December 11, 2017
KGUN 9 Morning Blend
Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace: Mission Garden
April 27, 2017
New York Times
“Tucson Becomes an Unlikely Food Star,” by Kim Severson
August 24, 2016
USA Today
“Chasing the sources in Tucson’s budding food scene“ by Ashley Day
August 19, 2016
The Guardian
“Tucson, Arizona, cultivates its foodie reputation – with a nod from UNESCO,“ by Kate Eshelby
July 17, 2016
Arizona Daily Star
Mission Garden Will Take You Back Centuries
May 7, 2016
Edible Baja Arizona online
3rd Annual San Ysidro Festival
May, 2016
Edible Baja Arizona, Issue 16
* Our City of Gastronomy
and
A World City
January 2016
Edible Baja Arizona, Issue 15
Coyote Talking, November/December 2015
December 2015
The Plant Press, Arizona Native Plant Society
* Interpreting Ethonobotany at Mission Garden, Tucson, AZ, Part 1 (please see page 17)
Winter 2015
Examiner.com
Mission Garden is recreated at the base of ‘A’ Mountain
September 2015
Edible Baja Arizona, Issue 12
Rise of the Clones
May 2015
Edible Baja Arizona, Issue 10
** A Gastronomy of Place
January 2015
Edible Baja Arizona, Issue 4
** Taste Memory. Dad’s sour-orange marmalade, memories, and migrations.
January 2014
Edible Baja Arizona, Issue 3
In Padre Kino’s Veggie Garden
December 2013
Arizona Public Media
A report featuring the Mission Garden Project
November 11, 2013
Tucson Weekly
Growing Tucson’s History
Mission Gardens
August 29, 2013
An article by Chelo Grubb
Arizona Daily Star
Big Jim: The Mission Gardens
August 16, 2013
An article by Big Jim Griffith
Founding member of FOTB Board, Diana Hadley, finalist for
Arizona Cox Conserves Heroes Award
August, 2013
Zocalo Magazine
January 2013–story located on page 8
By Teya Vitu
Summer at Mission Garden – why we need your help now!
Every donor has their own reason for contributing to Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace. Discover yours here.
2012 Annual Report
In our first year as developers and operators of Mission Garden, we accomplished more than we originally thought possible.
Evidence for Large-scale Agave Cultivation in the Marana Community
Suzanne K. Fish, Paul R. Fish, and John H. Madsen
Position Paper-Final
January 2013
By Friends of Tucson Birthplace Board Members
Mission Garden’s New Tree of Life
July 2012
By Raul Ramirez
** Tasting History (video)
November 2012
By Dena Cowan and Jesus M. Garcia
Arizona Daily Star
These volunteers could succeed where Rio Nuevo failed
August 12, 2012
An article by Josh Brodesky
New York Times
** Seeds of an Era Long Gone
November 21, 2012
An article by Michael Tortorello
The Importance of the Historical and Cultural Assets of Tucson and the Santa Cruz Valley
2011
By Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace
KVOA 4 News
Raising Money to Cultivate History
December 5, 2011
La Estrella de Tucsón
Proyectan nueva vida donde se originó Tucsón
November 25, 2011
An article by Rhonda Bodfield
Arizona Daily Star
Fruit trees re-create Tucson’s birthplace
December 6, 2010
An article by Tom Beal
Photojournalist Mitch Riely, YouTube
A Friend of Tucson’s Birthplace
April 30, 2010
Tucson Weekly
Putting Down Roots
April 29, 2010
An article by Dave Devine
Tucson Weekly
Re-Creating history: Controversial plans move forward on Rio Nuevo’s Tucson Origins Heritage Park
October 16, 2003
