Flagstaff College March 2024 Newsletter — Community Film Series on Food

March 2024 Flagstaff College/Communiversity

Seeding a Community Food System

FOOD! In rich countries, like ours, we take it for granted. For those with even a middle-class income, food is in great abundance. But will it be in the future? As the planet heats up, and aquifers continue to be used up, will we have access to food?

Growing food locally is enormously challenging. At 7,000 feet, the growing season is short, water is scarce, and land is expensive.

Flagstaff College/Communiversity has partnered with seven local organizations to begin a community-wide conversation on food security in Flagstaff.

TerraBirds
Flagstaff Foodlink
Just Cultivation Coalition
Northern Arizona Rural Foods Pathways Project
Northern Arizona Climate Change Alliance
Friends of Flagstaff’s Future
The City of Flagstaff’s Office of Sustainability

Let’s think together about what is already happening, what needs to be done, and how to begin instituting change!

Our series starts on Thursday, April 4th

Seed, The Untold Story

“Our once abundant seed diversity—painstakingly created by ancient farmers and gardeners over countless millennia—has been drastically winnowed down to a handful of mass-produced varieties. In a harrowing and heartening story, reluctant food heroes rekindle a lost connection to our most treasured resource and revive a culture connected to seeds.”

Terra BIRDS is seeking applicants for a School Gardens Program Coordinator and for Garden Education Leadership Internships!
Apply by March 27th
https://www.terrabirds.org/pagejo

Upcoming NAZZCA Events:

Protect Carbon Neutrality, Tues 3/26, 3:00 pm, Flagstaff City Hall

Speak out to protect Flagstaff’s Carbon Neutrality Plan (CNP)! Attend the City Council meeting in person or online. In response to challenges to the CNP, the Council is considering amendments that will reprioritize the CNP away from emissions reduction, undercutting the City’s goal of net zero emissions by 2030. Read more at https://www.nazcca.org/flagstaff-events/2024/3/26/protect-the-carbon-neutrality-plan

Bill McKibben in Conversation with Flagstaff Activists
Tuesday, 3/26, 4-5:30 p.m. on zoom or live-streamed in person, Downtown Library (300 W Aspen)
“In the Hottest Year Ever, Where Do We Stand?”
Bill McKibben, American environmentalist & author, will give a zoom presentation, followed by conversation with NAZCCA leaders, Dr. Stefan Sommer & Dr. Frances Riemer. Join the live-streamed gathering or listen on-line. For the zoom link: https://actionnetwork.org/events/march-26-speakerbillmckibben