DISCOVER GATHERERS
BECOME THE FIRST GATHERER PARTICIPANT!
BUILDING THE FOOD VALUE CHAIN
Knowledge seekers
(Student interns
/ Volunteers)
Knowledge Keepers (Farmers, Ranchers & Gatherers of the Southwest)
Creative Knowledge Platform
(web and mobile)
Makers & Artisans: Millers, Chefs, Producers, etc.
Visitors, Buyers, Retailers
Collect KK stories, media, and profiles
Share stories, practices, and products
Store Knowledge Keepers’ continuously updated multimedia contents
Expand networks, increase awareness, appreciation, and value of KK products
Expand customer base and increase interest in local quality ingredients and products
Knowledge seekers
(Student interns
/ Volunteers)
Collect KK stories, media, and profiles
Knowledge Keepers (Farmers, Ranchers & Gatherers of the Southwest)
Share stories, practices, and products
Creative Knowledge Platform
(web and mobile)
Store Knowledge Keepers’ continuously updated multimedia contents
Makers & Artisans: Millers, Chefs, Producers, etc.
Expand networks, increase awareness, appreciation, and value of KK products
Visitors, Buyers, Retailers
Expand customer base and increase interest in local quality ingredients and products
WHO ARE THE KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS?
Knowledge Keepers are farmers, ranchers, gatherers and artisanal food producers who integrate traditional knowledge in producing local, healthy, sustainable food and contribute to the regional food economy. By participating in the project as a Knowledge Keeper you will expand your networks, be able to download your marketing kit and increase sales and awareness.
KNOWLEDGE KEEPERS AND
KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS OF THE MONTH
Knowledge Keeper of the month
Emma Zimmermann
Hayden Flour Mills
Knowledge Seeker of the month
Bobby Gamba
Bobby Gamba
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Joining is easy and there is no cost. Just click on Participate below and fill out the form.
Discover Farmers
Michael Kotutwa Johnson
Michael Kotutwa Johnson
ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE KEEPER
Originally from the Kykotsmovi Village on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Northeastern Arizona, Michael's family has been growing food for over 2000 years. Heritage foods like corn, beans, squash, melons and gourds are grown on his land.
Carlos Figueroa Acuna
Maíz Tucson
ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE KEEPER
One day, I realized that there was nowhere to find good corn tortillas in Tucson, so I decided to see how I could make some like the ones you can find in Mexico. I started at the source and found a company called Masienda, which worked as the middleman between small growers in Mexico and buyers like me in the U.S. However, they were only selling commercially, so I told them that I had a company.
Mission Garden
Mission Garden
ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE KEEPER
Mission Gardens is operated by Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace - a non-profit volunteer-based educational organization - in cooperation with Pima County. The Garden’s primary mission is to preserve, transmit and revive the region’s rich agricultural heritage by growing garden plots representative of more than 4,000 years of continuous cultivation in the Tucson Basin.
DISCOVER RANCHERS
Sarah King
King’s Anvil Ranch
ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE KEEPER
The King’s Anvil Ranch is located in the beautiful Altar Valley outside of Tucson, in Three Points, Arizona. Joe and Sarah King are fourth-generation ranchers who live and work alongside Joe’s parents, Pat and John. This multigenerational approach results in an effective balance between traditional ranching techniques and new methods made possible through the integration of technology. The Kings are committed to raising cattle through low-stress handling methods, ensuring the welfare of the animals.
DISCOVER ARTISANS AND MAKERS
Don Guerra
Barrio Bread
ABOUT THE ARTISAN AND MAKER
My name is Don Guerra and I am Tucson Community Supported Baker!
“Customers see me unloading bread and putting it on the racks and it’s visually striking. That’s what I wanted — to be transparent. People can see where their food is coming from and where it’s made. The bread is a vehicle to connect community
Emma Zimmermann
Hayden Flour Mills
ABOUT THE ARTISAN AND MAKER
The legend goes that in 1868, Charles Hayden was making his way up North when he was waylaid by dangerously high waters on the Salt River. While waiting for the waters to subside, he stood on top of Tempe Butte and looked out on the fertile land surrounding him, envisioning an ideal spot to establish Hayden Flour Mills. More than 100 years later we are re-creating Mr. Hayden’s vision.
DISCOVER KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS
Yasmin Acosta
Yasmin Acosta
ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE SEEKER
I am a double major student at the University of Arizona, studying Journalism and French with a minor in food studies. I am a Knowledge Seeker for the Farmers, Ranchers and Gatherers of the Southwest Project created by the International Traditional Knowledge Institute Foundation. My goal is to bring awareness and tell stories related to food.
Katrina Kuxhausen
Katrina Kuxhausen - DeRose
ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE SEEKER
I am a senior undergraduate student at the University of Arizona with a love for understanding the past through its material artifacts and cultural history. Accordingly, my majors are Anthropology, Classics, and History, and my minor is Spanish. My ambition to pursue an array of interests has encouraged me to make connections across disciplines and find new ways to connect with both the public and the academic community.
Bobby Gamba
Bobby Gamba
ABOUT THE KNOWLEDGE SEEKER
A graduate from the University of Arizona, I studied Anthropology and Classics with a focus on Mediterranean Archaeology. During my studies I discovered a passion for understanding how food affects people and societies, and have since found myself more interested in food systems. I am especially fond of ancient and heritage foods that have some role in modern diets and dishes.
DISCOVER ALL THE PARTICIPANTS
Click on “discover more” to get more info about the Knowledge Keepers
participating in the project.
Credit pictures by: Mission Garden, Barrio Bread and King’s Avil Ranch.
The “Farmers, Ranchers, and Gatherers of the Southwest” Project seeks to strengthen the economic sustainability of local food business enterprises of farmers, ranchers, gatherers, and artisanal food makers in southern Arizona by providing no-cost marketing strategies and resources to increase their presence in new and existing markets with an indirect, producer-to-consumer, online marketing platform and mobile application. The project goal is to provide a simple, no-cost indirect pathway for Local Food Producers (LFP) as a means to develop new marketing channels to reach consumers, retailers, institutions, culinary tourists, and restaurants.
CONTACTS:
For more information: team@frgsw.org
To join as a partner email: partner@frgsw.org
PROJECT CREDITS
Project leader: CK Foundation
Main Partners: Pima County, Tucson City of Gastronomy; Tech Gap Solutions LLC
Partners: Visit Tucson, University of Arizona – Center of Food Studies.
Supporters: Mission Garden, Local First Arizona Foundation along with
the support and involvement of a number of Knowledge Keeper;
Advisors, such as Don Guerra with Barrio Bread;
Concept and realization: Pima County, CK Foundation;
Communication and graphic project: CK Foundation, Tech Gap
Solutions LLC (TRusT™ Team).
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