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.

• Edible Pursuit: Alcohol in cooking
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-10
• Edible Pursuit: Ripening
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-10
• Edible Pursuit: Ripening
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-10
• Edible Pursuit: Julia Child
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-10
• Edible Pursuit: Julia Child
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-10
• Edible Pursuit: True or false? Sandwich
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-10
• Edible Pursuit: True or false? Sandwich
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-10
• Edible Pursuit: True or False? Aluminum foil
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-10
• Edible Pursuit: True or False? Aluminum foil
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-10
• Banh Mi Bao with Pulled Pork
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-02
• Pulled Pork Empanadas with Cilantro Mojo Sauce
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-02
• Jerusalem Artichoke Mousse with Prosciutto and Carrot Pickle
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2021-02-02
• Borderland Jaguars are an Antidote
  Source: Northern jaguar ProjectPublished on 2020-12-11
• How Niman Ranch and Local Chefs Teamed Up to Feed First Responders During the California Wildfires
  Source: Edible Baja ArizonaPublished on 2020-12-08
• Matching Funds Grant
  Source: Rancho FelizPublished on 2020-12-08