Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace

Who we are

We are a group of Tucson residents committed to re-creating and authentically presenting the historic structures and landscapes to the regional community and visitors in the area known as Tucson’s Birthplace. To that end we have formed an organization to undertake the completion of the Tucson Origins Heritage Park.

Our mission is to preserve, honor, protect, restore and promote the cultural heritage of Tucson’s Birthplace at the foot of Sentinel Peak (‘A Mountain’).

To accomplish this our organization partners with like-minded groups locally, regionally, nationally and internationally in order to inform Tucsonans and visitors of this rich and unique cultural treasure.

Our first focus is to complete the Mission Garden, a project begun under voter-approved public funds and to be completed in a public/private partnership with Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace.

Our goals do not only include the construction and planting of the Garden, but also its successful operation and maintenance. We are also engaged in ensuring the preservation and development of the remainder of Tucson Origins Heritage Park as a historical area, as defined in COT’s Proposition 400, which passed in 1999. We are seeking to accomplish all this by enlisting public support, training volunteers and pursuing funding through donations and grants.

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  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-11-05
• Support NJP with Handcrafted Jewelry
  Source: Northern jaguar ProjectPublished on 2020-10-16
• Building a Stronghold for Jaguars Together
  Source: Northern jaguar ProjectPublished on 2020-10-16
• Satori Cannabis-Infused Chocolate Edibles Reach New Highs with Passion for Both Cannabis and Food
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-10-01
• Blue Sky Farms and Egg Innovations Bring Eggs That are Better for Consumers—and the Planet
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-10-01
• Sustaining a Legacy: Kay Cornelius Takes the Helm of Panorama Organic Grass-fed Meats
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-09-18
• Travel Through Cooking
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-08-27
• Vegetarian Eggplant “Meatballs”
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-08-20
• COVID-19 Emergency Response Update
  Source: Rancho FelizPublished on 2020-08-13
• Consumers Hold The Key To Building A Better Meat System
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-07-10
• Learning to Dig
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-07-10
• Stop and Eat the Flowers
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-07-09
• French Flower Omelette
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-07-09
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  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-07-09
• Cashew Butter Pie
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-07-09