Getting back to our roots and getting away from over processed foods

Found an interesting article on http://www.motherearthnews.com

The foods of the Sonoran Desert have sustained the Tohono O’odham for countless generations. From foods harvested in the wild to those that have been cultivated for centuries, these foods are delicious, nutritious and the roots of the O’odham Himdag – the Desert People’s Lifeways.

TOCA’s Tohono O’odham Food System and wellness initiatives combat the highest rate of diabetes in the world while simultaneously creating economic opportunity. By reintroducing traditional food production to the community, TOCA is stimulating improved community health, cultural revitalization and economic opportunity. Through the successful creation of two farms, efforts to market traditional foods within the Tohono O’odham community and beyond, and extensive educational programming, TOCA...
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