Terra Del Sol

Hi, I am a newer member to the Terra Del Sol Neighborhood and wondering if there are opprtunities out there for me to volunteer and contribute to the well being of our neighborhood.

Are you interested in helping in your neighborhood to feed families instead of landfills? A member from your neighborhood just contacted me about all the fruit going to waste in terra del sol. Maybe you could help!!!!

Recent Iskashitaa Refugee Harvesting Facts:

In 2009 we harvested over 75,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables from local backyards and gardens, near-by farms, and the Tucson Community Supported Agriculture. We have donated this year alone to twenty different organizations assisting individuals and families including over 25,000 pounds to The Community Food Bank. We have redistributed over 40 types of produce, including more than 10 types of greens and 10 types of citrus, nuts, native Sonoran foods, and even edible weeds!

Iskashitaa was recently recognized by the Congressional Hunger Center and Community Food Resource Center of The Community Food Bank through the publication “Growing a Healthy Food System in Southern Arizona”,  by Eric Hoffman, 2009.

Dr. Eiswerth was invited to the White House for a special Roundtable in the fall of 2008 to share the innovative Iskashitaa Refugee Harvesting programs that help new Americans acculturate. She was one of seven panelists to speak and share her award winning video clip of the work. View Iskashitaa’s video in the Portraits of Compassion contest: http://innovationincompassion.hhs.gov/changing_lives/videos.html

Good Food Arizona. Iskashitaa was featured in a short film entitled Good Food Arizona produced by the Kellogg Foundation for their 2008 annual Food and Society Conference in Chandler, AZ.  The film highlights local non-profit organizations in their discussion of the importance local food systems around the nation and in Arizona. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6567615773881516565

Desert Living (Arizona 12 TV) On the November 24, 2008 episode of Desert Living, host Eric Dhruv covers the stories of Tucsonans who are working to build a greener community. The show describes Iskashitaa Refugee Harvesting network’s activities alongside Green Tuesdays on the radio, The Community Food Bank, and Tucson Green News Magazine.  http://www.tucson12.tv/programs/DesertLiving/index.php?view=XDL022508hi