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.

• Grains Gone Bad
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-09-04
• Tangled Zucchini Pasta With Basil
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-09-03
• Braised Chickpeas and Spinach with Smoked Paprika and Garlic (Guisat de Cigrons)
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-09-01
• September Cookbook Club
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-09-01
• Whole-Wheat Penne with Broccolini and Chèvre
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-09-01
• Sumac-Spiced Chicken (Musakhan)
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-09-01
• Kitchen Witch: No Hot Lunch
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-08-31
• Labor Day Grilling
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-08-31
• Salty Sweet Watermelon Salad
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-08-30
• Up the Yellowstone River…
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-08-29
• Tomato Time
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-08-28
• Eggplant Pepper Tomato Salad
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-08-27
• Seeded Blueberry Muffins
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-08-26
• Chile Corn Stir-fry
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-08-26
• #2’s: Trotlining for Crab on the Chesapeake
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2019-08-25