00:33:02 Karen Fasimpaur: we have seed libraries at many of our libraries here including the one I'm at in Portal! 00:33:47 Karen Fasimpaur: Welcome everyone. Feel free to post your questions for Gary. we'll have q&a time afterward 00:34:07 Karen Fasimpaur: seed libraries in Portal, Sunsites, Bisbee, and SV 00:36:16 Rebekah Wilce: Is there one in Benson, too? 00:38:02 Amadee Ricketts: I think there is (or has been) a seed library in Benson, but that it's not tied to the library there. 00:39:13 Karen Fasimpaur: Dennis Maroney will be on one of our future webinars 00:40:28 Karen Fasimpaur: The mesquite millings are put together by Baja Arizona Sustainable Ag. They'll be doing a future webinar with us on foraging. 00:42:52 Charlene Doland: Mission Garden: https://www.missiongarden.org/ 00:45:33 Karen Fasimpaur: I like the idea of selective meatless days...have been thinking about trying a "local food day" once a week or so. 00:45:54 Amadee Ricketts: A local food day is a good idea! 00:46:14 Karen Fasimpaur: Please post your questions for Gary in the Q&A 00:47:31 Charlene Doland: Info about slow food USA: https://slowfoodusa.org/ 00:50:28 Rebekah Wilce: Not to mention the taste of all the wild foraged foods that grow here, like cholla buds, mesquite beans, etc.! 00:52:08 Joseph Sprietsma: Excellent resource here in Cochise County: ag, gardens, seeds, range management, technical asst, community health, nutrition ed, school health and wellness: https://extension.arizona.edu/cochise 00:52:23 Joseph Sprietsma: BASA: amazing group of food access, food supply chain, mesquite milling, gleaning - https://www.facebook.com/Baja-AZ-Sustainable-Agriculture-BASA-610521995979747 00:52:42 Joseph Sprietsma: Chili farm and international chili genetic research just mentioned: https://www.azfamily.com/shows/arizona_highways_tv/southeastern_arizona/southern-az-farmer-is-famous-chili-pepper-innovator-and-youve-probably-tasted-his-work/article_d95171ba-c9d0-11e9-a3e4-3390a6beea5b.html 00:53:04 Amadee Ricketts: Thanks, Sepp! 00:53:19 Joseph Sprietsma: Excellent beef and lamb - ranch Gary just mentioned: https://www.facebook.com/Sky-Island-Brand-47-Ranch-154889279668/ 00:55:24 Karen Fasimpaur: If you haven't visited Mission Garden, it's amazing 00:55:49 Jennifer: Which type of beans are native to this area? 00:56:17 Karen Fasimpaur: tepary 00:57:17 Jennifer: Are Anasazi beans good for us? 00:57:44 Charlene Doland: Native Seeds/SEARCH: https://www.nativeseeds.org/ 00:58:25 Joseph Sprietsma: Amazing locally grown Black Eyes Peas in Cochise County - Eric Hess, Dragoon Range Farms: https://dragoonrangefarms.com/ 01:00:21 Jennifer: Like zucchini and corn. Not native but adapted? 01:01:16 Karen Fasimpaur: If you haven't read "Coming Home to Eat," Gary's discussion of his Lebanese background is intriguing 01:01:26 Charlene Doland: Desert Harvesters website: https://desertharvesters.org/ 01:01:59 Rebekah Wilce: And fattoush! 01:02:01 Amadee Ricketts: Thank you! 01:02:33 Maggie Schmidt: There is a local in our county who has Tunisian broad beans which I have yet to source/grow. 01:04:49 Joseph Sprietsma: Amazing farm and initiative just mentioned: https://www.sanxaviercoop.org/ 01:06:02 Jennifer: Isn't it an invasive species? 01:08:01 Rebekah Wilce: At least two species of mesquite are native to Cochise County! 01:13:50 Rebekah Wilce: We’ve got Wendy Hodgson’s great book in our library system here. Highly recommended! 01:14:26 Jennifer: I wonder if monoculture is a bigger risk than GMO. 01:15:42 Amadee Ricketts: The Wendy Hodgson Book, Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert: https://cochiselibrary.org/client/en_US/ccld/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:165570/one?qu=hodgson%2C+wendy 01:19:20 Amadee Ricketts: The native milkweed guide is available here: https://www.garynabhan.com/news/2015/11/pollinator-plants-of-the-desert-southwest/ 01:19:22 Charlene Doland: Make Way for Monarchs website: https://makewayformonarchs.org/ 01:21:25 Joseph Sprietsma: excellent beef and lamb here in Cochise County :-) https://www.facebook.com/Sky-Island-Brand-47-Ranch-154889279668/ 01:23:36 Joseph Sprietsma: https://azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/food-safety-environmental-services/cottage-food-program/index.php 01:24:54 Karen Fasimpaur: Food from hte Radical Center is a great book. It's available through our county library system 01:26:42 Charlene Doland: An easy way to find all Gary's books at the library: https://cochiselibrary.org/client/en_US/ccld/search/results?qu=Nabhan%2C+Gary+Paul.&st=PD 01:28:03 Amadee Ricketts: This was really fascinating. Thanks to everyone for all the great resources and questions. I learned a bunch! 01:28:33 Rebekah Wilce: Indeed, thank you so much to you all!!! 01:28:37 Joseph Sprietsma: Incredible and thank you!