Flavors of the Desert
The 13th-Annual Flavors of the Desert
Saturday April 28, 2012 - 6-9 PM
Under the stars at Tohono Chul Park - Tucson, AZ
In 1981, one hundred folks gathered in Tucson to talk about industrial agriculture and the need to increase crop diversity region by region. Called Seed Banks Serving People, this landmark event featured those who would become the luminaries of the seed world: Cary Fowler, Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust; Rob Johnston, the founder of Johnny’s Selected Seeds; Forest Shomer, founder of Abundant Life Seeds, Gary Nabhan cofounder of Native Seeds/SEARCH and many others.
Native Seeds/SEARCH will recognize the 30th anniversary of this historic event at Flavors of the Desert on April 28. Flavors celebrates the amazing, sumptuous bounty of the Sonoran Desert and our treasured collection of Southwest indigenous seeds at NS/S.
Under the stars and mesquites and amidst the spectacular native vegetation of Tohono Chul Park, we will enjoy a feast of place-based, mouth-watering food as we celebrate a legacy of diversity. Join us as we deliver a state-of-the-union message of biodiversity and seed stewardship. The future has never looked brighter.
Featuring a performance by The Redhouse Family Jazz Band, Arizona's first Native American family of jazz.
Flavors is our annual fund-raiser. Join us! Click the button below to reserve your place for this unforgettable evening.
Many thanks to our Premier Sponsors:
We are currently looking for items to include in a silent auction (art, jewelry, gift certificates, etc.) as a fundraiser for NS/S. If you have something you would like to donate (tax-deductible!), please contact Jeneiene Schaffer at jschaffer@nativeseeds.org.
