This project facilitates the efforts of a regional collaborative of agricultural and food organizations to develop a system that will help ensure a greater level of local food production, safety and security while enhancing sustainable job creation and business development.
Jonathan Netzky is the Committee Chair for this effort. To learn more, contact Jonathan at jnetzky@gmail.com.
Why Beef in Northern Arizona is not proccessed locally…
Developing a local capacity for processing local beef is the most direct avenue for building a sustainable agricultural sector for Northern Arizona’s economy. Because beef production is a well-established business, the development of a processing…Read More
Local beef not for sale in Flag soon
August 15, 2012 – Arizona Daily Sun – Cindy Cole There’s a big disconnect when Coconino County ranchers think of selling their beef to a local family or grocery store: They can’t get it there…Read More
SEDI Board Members Jonathan Netzky & Art Babbott present at the 1st Verde Valley Food Forum
Regional success for the Verde Valley Agriculture Coalition. Team Leader of SEDI’s Regional Food Production and Security project, Jonathan Netsky discussed the obstacles and opportunities growers and food manufacturers have within our current food system….Read More
Register Now for the Verde Valley Local Food Forum
Join us June 19, 2012 from 11:30 to 3pm at the Cottonwood Public Safety Bldg for the VV Local Food Forum. Verde Valley Agriculture Coalition (VVAgC) cultivates a sustainable agriculture renaissance in the Verde Valley…Read More
SEDI’s Regional Food Production & Security Team leader, Jonathan Netzky on the Local Beef Market in Flagstaff
Local beef production was the topic of discussion on channel 12 NEWS after the media got hold of information about “pink slime” being used as an additive in the beef we eat. Click below to…Read More
Coconino Voices: Who will grow our food?
Rose Houk – Arizona Daily Sun – March 1, 2012 How do you keep them down on the farm? It’s been a universal lament among farmers and ranchers everywhere for a long time, how to…Read More
Local Food Security is on the Minds of Local Residents and SEDI
Theresa Bierer – Flagstaff Business News November 18, 2011 Despite living at 7,000 feet where Mother Nature follows her own rulebook, a group of people is working to increase options for locally grown food. Flagstaff-based…Read More
2011 Sustainable Home and Garden Tour
Saturday, September 10, 2011 9:00AM-4:00PM Kicks off at Willow Bend Environmental Education Center Come and enjoy sustainable building in the cool pines of Flagstaff! This year, the tour is also featuring local community and school…Read More
Northern Arizona Residents Work Toward a Sustainable, Food-Secure Future
Across northern Arizona, people and organizations are incorporating local food initiatives into a sustainable future for the region.
Spring Season Abundance at FCSA
With springtime comes a blossoming of locally produced foods at the Flagstaff CSA store.
