December 2023 Flagstaff College Newsletter

Flagstaff College, Terra BIRDS, & Flagstaff Foodlink invite you to a special Zoom presentation!

December 13th (Wednesday)
6 p.m. (AZ Time)

R. Charlie Shultz

“High Altitude, Drought-challenged Food Growing“

Growing food at 7,000 ft with limited water resources is no mean trick. And yet, it is being done by R. Charlie Shultz. Shultz has been a pioneer in the field of integrating fish and plants for more than 20 years. He is Academic Director in the School of Trades, Technology, Sustainability, and Professional Studies at Santa Fe Community College where he teaches Controlled Environment Agriculture.

Peter Friederici

“Community-based Agriculture in Flagstaff”

Peter teaches in the Sustainable Communities Program at NAU and is an accomplished writer on science, nature, and culture. His most recent book, Beyond Climate Breakdown: Envisioning New Stories of Radical Hope, provides a narrative of hope and transformation in this time of climate disaster. Peter is leading the development of a new community urban farm on the city-owned McAllister Ranch property on the edge of Flagstaff.

Here’s the Zoom link to this important presentation:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88093850908?pwd=Wjg0TFVyc0k5MW01Z1Q3STNINllPZz09

Meeting ID: 880 9385 0908
Passcode: 421815

Zoom presentations are part of the Flagstaff College reading-action program on

“Transforming Food”

**We’re reading George Monbiot’s book, Regenesis: Feeding the World without Devouring the Planet, an important, fascinating, and controversial bestseller.**

For a sneak preview of the book, you can watch this Ted Talk.

In order to receive more information about upcoming reading-action groups and special events, we encourage you to sign up for our zoom presentations on our webpage(flagstaffcollege.education/rag).

Don’t Forget:
Food Survey Needs to Hear from YOU!

Assessing and Growing a Sustainable Community Food System

Now through December 18th
the Sustainability Office and Flagstaff Foodlink are conducting a survey to better understand community members’ experiences with our local food system.

Help inform the future of Flagstaff’s food system: Your input is needed to improve food access and distribution, agricultural opportunities, and more.