alleviate hunger and create food sufficiency for low-income households

 

Community Food Connections is a 501 c 3 non-profit organization established in 2002 to alleviate hunger and create food sufficiency for low-income households through community and economic development.

This Good Food video was produced by Fourth Sector Consulting for the

WK Kellogg Foundation: click on the arrow below to play.

 

Our work includes:

  • Hunger Prevention through the Arizona Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, the EBT at Farmers' Market Project.  
  • Building self-reliant local and regional food systems with strategies that include  creating and offering on-going workshops to develop community leaders and community solutions to meet local food needs, develop infrastructure to support identified strengths and address gaps.
  • Creating and supporting local and regional economic and community development activities like the Downtown Phoenix Public Market and a pilot Farm to Cafeteria Program in order to improve overall quality of life and create healthier choices for Arizona households.

As you shop at a farmers' market this week you may meet up with an old acquaintance or make a new friend, try something new...or, taking a walk in your neighborhood you may also discover a community garden -  a place of many uses and seasons: besides fruits and vegetables, gardens grow relationships, creativity, and communication. They offer a place to enjoy the beauty and solace of nature even in the midst of an urban setting.

The market, the garden, the kitchen, the hearth, the dinner table, all build around la olla común (common pot) where food creates connections. Where smells, sounds, sights, and some of the best ideas are generated in a hundred daily ways.  Food - getting it, growing it, selling it, buying it, cooking it, eating it, making sure everyone has enough of it , just has its ways of bringing people together.  And where people come together there is community. Where there is community, individual ideas, dreams and strength connect and can be made even greater.


Downtown Phoenix 
Public Market 

Wednesdays 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Saturdays 8 a.m. - Noon

Inside Phoenix ::  Video View
of the Market 
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Video provided courtesy

City of Phoenix Public
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Phoenix Channel 11

www.phoenix.gov/11


What's Happening at the Market

Saturday, May 10

The Market is sponsored this week by Chavez Custom Iron. Stop by and learn more about his disc barbeque system!

 

9:00 a.m. to Noon: The Phoenix Permaculture Guild is honored to bring author and expert Brad Lancaster to lecture on Rain/Greywater Harvesting for Drylands. Come learn how to save the desert's most precious natural resource from the man who "wrote the book".  You can purchase tickets at the Market during class times (see the table in front of the meeting room) or online at www.phoenixpermaculture.org.

 

Mother’s Day is this Sunday – and many Market vendors are featuring specials that can make that special mom really feel appreciated. Here are just a few ideas:

 

The Wei of Chocolate organic dark chocolate - comes in 5 flavors…Flower essences by Lotus Wei stimulate the body, heart and mind!

 

Sweet soaps, balms and lotions from Emelmahae Soap Co. and Pat’s Bath and Body Products, and the Universal Queen are sure to be a hit.

 

Live plants at Dos Arbolitos, Beaded Dreams, A-Z Tomatoes and Simon’s Garden, go nicely with hand-painted pots from Pot Luck.

 

Custom pillows, garden art, bronze bells, ceramics, jewelry galore, clothing and plenty of baked goods, produce, and prepared foods offer a perfect way to say thank you!

 

Saturday’s live and local music features Paper Box!

Sonoran Root Beer -  Did you know it's caffeine free?

Try a sample (next to the Info Booth!)

www.sonoranbrewing.com


» Urban Cookies!

COUPON and SPECIAL OFFERS: 

Be sure to bring this Market Buck coupon with you for $1 off any purchase at the Downtown Phoenix Public Market.  click here

»   Terra Verde Farms, $1.00 off with a purchase over $10.00, may be combined with Market Bucks and our show discounts click here