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Flagstaff Foodlink offers strong educational, organizational and fundraising tools to the exciting, emergent local food movement in the greater Flagstaff community. Flagstaff Foodlink believes there are abundant opportunities to connect farmers, ranchers, restaurateurs, food distributors and sellers, the general public, community organizations, and the governments of the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County into a food network to encourage local economic self-sufficiency, community and individual health, greater food security, and energy-conserving agricultural practices. Flagstaff Foodlink offers an organizational body through which to catalyze profound change in the way we produce, consume, and value local foods here in Flagstaff. Flagstaff Foodlink provides gardeners and community members a way to connect to nature and each other, while at the same time providing access to local, nutritious food through two community gardens, Bonito Street and Izabel Street. Community gardeners in 80 plots grew over 3 tons of produce last year alone, some of which was donated to our local food bank. Flagstaff Foodlink's support of thirteen school gardens allows students of all ages to get their hands dirty, learn first-hand where their food comes from, and experience the wonder and joy of growing food. Planting fruit trees, vegetable starts or edible flowers and herbs require dedicated and knowledgeable instructors and leaders. Flagstaff Foodlink extends valuable information and knowledge to K-12 teachers through curriculum development, teacher trainings, and hands-on learning in many schools.

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Our emphasis is placed on the economic advancement of low-income small farmers, education on issues related to healthy food systems, and the development and management of food based economic development projects. Agriculture in the Paso Del Norte region is characterized by declining numbers of small and mid-sized farms. Our region relies heavily on a food system designed for efficiency and durability rather than nutritional quality and socioeconomic community impacts. The challenge presented by the lack of access to health food has resulted in high rates of malnutrition, obesity, and increased health disparities in the region including increased rates of diabetes, heart disease, and cancers. This is a great concern for the health of our community; we cannot have good public health without a healthy food supply, and we cannot have a healthy food supply without a healthy sustainable food system. The economy, the environment, and the food supply are all part of the biological and social environment in which we exist. We serve a crucial, but often invisible, part of the local food system acting as a facilitator by our values-based approach to ensure all entities along the supply chain, from farmers and farmworkers to consumers, benefit from our food systems model. Our Services