1. Flagstaff’s Food System Past, Present, & Future

2. Creating a local food system A few questions: How much of Flagstaff’s food is grown locally? Where does most of Flagstaff’s food come from? How much food was grown in the area by prehistoric peoples and farmers in the last 100 years? Why did local agriculture decline after World War II? How much food could potentially be grown near Flagstaff? How much food could be obtained through regional trade? What can we grow in Flagstaff?

3. How much of Flagstaff’s food is grown locally? Almost none!

4. Where does most of Flagstaff’s food come from? Albertson’s supermarket, Flagstaff

5. Creating a local food system Where COULD most of Flagstaff’s food come from? Flagstaff Community Market Crooked Sky Farm Farmer Frank © Debbie Leavitt Glendale, AZFlagstaff CSA

6. History of Farming in Flagstaff How much food was grown by prehistoric farmers? Terrace-garden at Hotevilla. Everyone in this village has a small garden which is irrigated by the village spring. The women own and maintain these gardens. 1936. NAU Special Collections Call no.: HCPO.PH.2003.1.HA3.7 Moencopi — Hopi cornfields. NAU Special Collections Call no.: NAU.PH.96.4.14.10

7. Prehistoric Farming Techniques Dry Farming Berm and swale systems Terraces and check dams Rocks and microclimates Variety and Diversity Seed adaptation

8. History of farming in Flagstaff Pre-WWII Farming in Flagstaff Embach sheep grazing in ponderosa pine forest. NAU Special Collections Call no. NAU.PH.84.1.78 Hay field after harvest, 1920 NAU Special Collections Call no. NAU.PH.412.2.

9. History of farming in Flagstaff Pre-WWII Farming in Flagstaff Museum of Northern Arizona Colton Collection, c. 1940 No.MS207-211-2 (31B-9)

10. History of farming in Flagstaff Flagstaff — the Potato Capital of Arizona Albert D. - Spuds - Norman D., 1920 NAU Special Collections Call no. NAU.PH.412.3.4

11. History of farming in Flagstaff Pinto beans take over Bean Field--Combine Thresher Operating near Flagstaff, Arizona, 1938 NAU Special Collections Call no. AHS.0770.00016

12. Red Lake 2,500 acres Black Bill Park 7,000 acres Corley Park 500 acres Kendrick Park 2,000 acres Doney Park 8,000 acres Munds Park 1,000 acres Oak Creek 150 acres Garland Prairie 1,250 acres Flagstaff Area Commercial Bean Farming Regions, 1930s

13. History of farming in Flagstaff Pre-WWII regional trade: Mormon cooperation Mormon farm field, Bluff, Utah, 1909 NAU Special Collections Call no. NAU.PH.643.2.5

14. History of farming in Flagstaff Why did local farming disappear after WWII? Bean Field--Combine Thresher Operating near Flagstaff, Arizona, 1938 NAU Special Collections Call no. AHS.0770.00016

15. History of farming in Flagstaff In the 1940s there were 16,000 acres (25 square miles) under cultivation within a 10-mile radius of Flagstaff

16. The Bioregional Food Revival How much food COULD be grown near Flagstaff?

17. A Harsh and Unpredictable Climate

19. Short Growing Season: 90 days Great day to night temperature fluctuations Cold Winters Dry, low precipitation: ~20”/year Strong Winds High Altitude Sunlight Unpredictable weather— snow in May, June, July?! Poor soils Insert another picture