Growing a Garden and Stocking the Pantry
Iskashitaa Refugee Network is always venturing into
unchartered territory in an effort to spread the good news about sustainable
efforts in Tucson to a wider audience. Well, we’ve done it again! This
semester, Iskashitaa is opening two new doors to community collaboration and
cooperation.
First, we have been granted the use of a plot at the University of
Arizona’s Community Garden headed by the Students for Sustainability
association on campus. We are really excited about this new project and are
still looking for volunteers to help maintain the garden as well as donations
of seeds and plantlets. We want to create a space where volunteers and refugees
can trade understanding of the earth and its food riches through a
cross-cultural gardening experience. In exchange for useful vocabulary and
cultural insights, we hope to receive valuable information about the refugees’
traditional knowledge and use of the same plants in their own culture. Stay
tuned for more information on how you can get involved and get your hands a
little earthy this spring!
Second,
Iskashitaa has entered into a partnership with two justice-minded organizations
from the University of Arizona. The UA Community Garden and the UA Campus
Pantry have joined with Iskashitaa in the fight to end food waste and
insecurity in Tucson. Iskashitaa will be donating fresh produce monthly to the
UA Campus Pantry, which is an organization committed to helping food insecure
students gain access to nutritious foods. This seemingly insignificant
collaboration is helping to bring the UA and greater Tucson community one step
closer to food justice! Check out the Iskashitaa Facebook page and website for
more information and to see how you can help make Tucson more sustainable!!
If you are
interested in helping with the garden, please contact Emily, our Food Security
and Sustainability Intern, at ees3@email.arizona.edu.
Emily Sylvia
Food Security and Sustainability Intern
Iskashitaa Refugee Network
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