A feature story in the Arizona Daily Star featured TOCA's Beginning Farmer Training Program as one solution to the challenges facing the Tohono O'odham Nation. The article features TOCA Farm Apprentice Vernal Sam and other TOCA staff who are working to revitalize Tohono O'odham farming as an important for of empowerment, economic development, health promotion.... as a way of life. Additional photos of TOCA's farmers in action are also featured in a photo gallery as well.
This article was published two other articles, one examining some of the poverty challenges faced on the Reservation and another on improving graduation rates on the Reservation.
Friday, August 9, 2013
TOCA Online Shop Open
Are you looking for traditional Tohono O'odham foods? A special gift? Native Foodways Magazine?
If so, TOCA's new online shop is the place for you! Featuring exclusive Pendleton blankets, hand-crafted baskets, jewelry and original artwork, 100% of the proceeds from all sales support TOCA's continuing work to create a healthy, culturally vital, and sustainable community.
Native Foodways Magazine Released
The Premiere Issue of TOCA's Native Foodways Magazine has been released. Check out the magazine website: www.nativefoodways.org.
I'itoi Ki Pendleton Now Available Online
TOCA's exclusive I'itoi Ki (Man in the Maze) Pendleton blanket is once again available. Designed by TOCA and produced by Pendleton Woolen Mill – maker of Indian trade blankets for over a century – the blanket is available exclusively through TOCA. It is available in person at TOCA's Desert Rain Gallery or through our online store: http://www.tocaonline.org/shop.html.
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