The Garden Kitchen

The Garden Kitchen Whether you are a beginner or an experienced cook, our goal is to inspire everyone.

THE GARDEN KITCHEN offers free seed-to-table gardening and cooking education, empowering families with the skills and knowledge to make nutritious meals on any budget. THE GARDEN KITCHEN is a health education program established in partnership with the University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Pima County Cooperative Extension, The City of South Tucson, and Pima County. The

Garden Kitchen offers seed-to-table gardening and cooking education, which means families learn about every step of bringing a healthy meal to the kitchen table — from growing and purchasing to preparing and storing. As a seed-to-table program, we aim to increase families’ food security by teaching community members the basics of growing their own food and shopping on a budget. We empower families with the skills and knowledge to make wholesome nutritious meals on any budget. Our interactive and engaging classes motivate community members of all skill levels to jump in and get cooking! Whether you are a beginner or an experienced cook, our goal is to inspire you to make healthy food choices that have a lasting, positive impact on the health and wellness of you and your family. With questions about access or to request any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in The Garden Kitchen classes and events, such as ASL interpreting, please contact: The University of Arizona Disability Resource Center at 520-621-3268 or [email protected]. To request an ASL interpreter, visit http://drc.arizona.edu/about/request-interpreter.

As hard as it is to believe when it’s still 105° out, cool, refreshing nights and the enticing flavors and smells of aut...
08/19/2026

As hard as it is to believe when it’s still 105° out, cool, refreshing nights and the enticing flavors and smells of autumn are just around the corner! Get ready now by signing up for one of our fall cooking classes:

9/26: Sauces 101 🫕
10/17: Autumn Bakes & Spices 🎃
11/14: Bread Baking 🍞
12/19: Knife Skills 🔪

Visit the link in our bio to view our new landing page and register.





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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities.

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market: beautiful eggplant, white pomegranates, dates, peppers, fresh herbs, and more! We made...
08/18/2026

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market: beautiful eggplant, white pomegranates, dates, peppers, fresh herbs, and more! We made ratatouille with eggplant from last week's market!

Esta semana en PLAZA Mobile Market: hermosas berenjenas, granadas blancas, dátiles, pimientos, hierbas frescas ¡y más! ¡Preparamos ratatouille con berenjenas del mercado de la semana pasada!

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📆 Horario semanal: (FMNP ahora se acepta en las dos ubicaciones!)

Miércoles en la Biblioteca Valencia | 10am–12pm (con FMNP)
Jueves en la Biblioteca Quincie Douglas | 10am–11:30am (con FMNP)

💳 Aceptamos SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, efectivo y tarjeta

¡Miércoles o Jueves, te esperamos en el mercado!

Thanks to our partners:
Gracias a nuestros socios:
•Pima County Public Library
•International Rescue Committee - New Roots
•Iskash*taa Refugee Network
•Tucson Village Farm
•Barrio Bread
•Mission Garden
•UA CEAC

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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market, we'll have THREE different kinds of cactus fruit -- tunas (prickly pear cactus fruit),...
08/11/2026

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market, we'll have THREE different kinds of cactus fruit -- tunas (prickly pear cactus fruit), biznagas (barrel cactus fruit), and a special variety of pitaya (Peruvian apple cactus fruit). In addition to that, you'll find lots of peppers, gourment mushrooms, leafy greens, fresh herbs, okra, cucumbers, dry beans, and more! Bring along a friend and check it out!

Esta semana en PLAZA Mobile Market tendremos TRES tipos diferentes de frutos de cactus: tunas, biznagas, y una variedad especial de pitaya (fruto del cactus "manzana peruano"). Además, ¡encontrarás una gran variedad de chiles, hongos, verduras de hoja verde, hierbas frescas, okra, pepinos, frijoles secos y mucho más! ¡Ven con un amigo y visítanos!

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📆 Horario semanal: (FMNP ahora se acepta en las dos ubicaciones!)

Miércoles en la Biblioteca Valencia | 10am–12pm (con FMNP)
Jueves en la Biblioteca Quincie Douglas | 10am–11:30am (con FMNP)

💳 Aceptamos SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, efectivo y tarjeta

¡Miércoles o Jueves, te esperamos en el mercado!

Thanks to our partners:
Gracias a nuestros socios:
•Pima County Public Library
•International Rescue Committee - New Roots
•Iskash*taa Refugee Network
•Tucson Village Farm
•Barrio Bread
•Mission Garden
•UA CEAC

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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market: fresh prickly pear fruit, calamondin limes, eggplant, purslane, jalapenos, habaneros, ...
08/04/2026

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market: fresh prickly pear fruit, calamondin limes, eggplant, purslane, jalapenos, habaneros, fresh herbs, leafy greens, and more! Swing by the market with a friend and check it out!

Esta semana en PLAZA Mobile Market: tunas frescas, calamondines, berenjenas, verdolagas, chiles jalapeños y habaneros, hierbas frescas, verduras de hoja verde ¡y más! ¡Pásate por el mercado con un amigo y echa un vistazo!

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📆 Horario semanal: (FMNP ahora se acepta en las dos ubicaciones!)

Miércoles en la Biblioteca Valencia | 10am–12pm (con FMNP)
Jueves en la Biblioteca Quincie Douglas | 10am–11:30am (con FMNP)

💳 Aceptamos SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, efectivo y tarjeta

¡Miércoles o Jueves, te esperamos en el mercado!

Thanks to our partners:
Gracias a nuestros socios:
•Pima County Public Library
•International Rescue Committee - New Roots
•Iskash*taa Refugee Network
•Tucson Village Farm
•Barrio Bread
•Mission Garden
•UA CEAC

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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities

Visit the market this week and go home with ingredients for prickly pear lemonade, pesto, baba ghanoush, a beautiful pot...
07/28/2026

Visit the market this week and go home with ingredients for prickly pear lemonade, pesto, baba ghanoush, a beautiful pot of tepary beans, and whatever else you can dream up! We'll have leafy greens, fresh herbs, locally grown mushrooms, sourdough bread, and more!

Visita el mercadito esta semana y llévate a casa ingredientes para preparar limonada de tuna, pesto, baba ganush, una deliciosa olla de frijoles tépari y ¡todo lo que se te ocurra! Tendremos verduras de hoja verde, hierbas frescas, hongos de cultivo local, pan de masa madre y mucho más.

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📆 Weekly Schedule: (FMNP accepted at both locations!)

Wednesdays @ Valencia Library | 8:30am–10:30am
Thursdays @ Quincie Douglas Library | 10am–11:30am

💳 We accept SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, cash, and card.

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📆 Horario semanal: (FMNP ahora se acepta en las dos ubicaciones!)

Miércoles en la Biblioteca Valencia | 10am–12pm (con FMNP)
Jueves en la Biblioteca Quincie Douglas | 10am–11:30am (con FMNP)

💳 Aceptamos SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, efectivo y tarjeta

¡Miércoles o Jueves, te esperamos en el mercado!

Thanks to our partners:
Gracias a nuestros socios:
•Pima County Public Library
•International Rescue Committee - New Roots
•Iskash*taa Refugee Network
•Tucson Village Farm
•Barrio Bread
•Mission Garden
•UA CEAC

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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities

The Garden Kitchen’s Hands On Cooking Classes are now on a new platform! Visit our Linktree (in bio) to view our new lan...
07/21/2026

The Garden Kitchen’s Hands On Cooking Classes are now on a new platform!

Visit our Linktree (in bio) to view our new landing page and register for upcoming classes, including:

Aug 8th - Cooking 101 Foundations
Sept 26th - Sauces 101
Oct 17th - Autumn Baking & Spices
Nov 14th - Bread Baking
Dec 19th - Knife Skills







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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities.

Three kinds of peppers, dates, leafy greens, fresh herbs, dry beans, and more at PLAZA Mobile Market this week! Celebrat...
07/21/2026

Three kinds of peppers, dates, leafy greens, fresh herbs, dry beans, and more at PLAZA Mobile Market this week! Celebrate the monsoon rains by making a salsa and sharing it with friends!

¡Esta semana en el PLAZA Mobile Market, encontrarás tres variedades de chiles, dátiles, verduras de hoja verde, hierbas frescas, frijoles secas y mucho más! ¡Celebra las lluvias del monzón preparando una salsa y compartiéndola con tus amigos!

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📆 Weekly Schedule: (FMNP accepted at both locations!)

Wednesdays @ Valencia Library | 8:30am–10:30am
Thursdays @ Quincie Douglas Library | 10am–11:30am

💳 We accept SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, cash, and card.

🌿🌿🌿

📆 Horario semanal: (FMNP ahora se acepta en las dos ubicaciones!)

Miércoles en la Biblioteca Valencia | 10am–12pm (con FMNP)
Jueves en la Biblioteca Quincie Douglas | 10am–11:30am (con FMNP)

💳 Aceptamos SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, efectivo y tarjeta

¡Miércoles o Jueves, te esperamos en el mercado!

Thanks to our partners:
Gracias a nuestros socios:
•Pima County Public Library
•International Rescue Committee - New Roots
•Iskash*taa Refugee Network
•Tucson Village Farm
•Barrio Bread
•Mission Garden
•UA CEAC

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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market: honeydew melons, okra, oyster mushrooms, dates, tepary beans, bell peppers, and more! ...
07/14/2026

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market: honeydew melons, okra, oyster mushrooms, dates, tepary beans, bell peppers, and more! Pick up some fresh veggies before the rains roll in and welcome the monsoons with a feast of locally grown produce!

Esta semana en PLAZA Mobile Market: melón verde (honeydew), okra, setas ostra, dátiles, frijoles tépari, pimientos y mucho más. ¡Llévate verduras frescas antes de que lleguen las lluvias y da la bienvenida a los monzones con un festín de productos cultivados localmente!

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📆 Weekly Schedule: (FMNP accepted at both locations!)

Wednesdays @ Valencia Library | 8:30am–10:30am
Thursdays @ Quincie Douglas Library | 10am–11:30am

💳 We accept SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, cash, and card.

🌿🌿🌿

📆 Horario semanal: (FMNP ahora se acepta en las dos ubicaciones!)

Miércoles en la Biblioteca Valencia | 10am–12pm (con FMNP)
Jueves en la Biblioteca Quincie Douglas | 10am–11:30am (con FMNP)

💳 Aceptamos SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, efectivo y tarjeta

¡Miércoles o Jueves, te esperamos en el mercado!

Thanks to our partners:
Gracias a nuestros socios:
•Pima County Public Library
•International Rescue Committee - New Roots
•Iskash*taa Refugee Network
•Tucson Village Farm
•Barrio Bread
•Mission Garden
•UA CEAC

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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market -- the sweetest, most flavorful locally-grown grapes, fresh cherry tomatoes, loaves of ...
07/07/2026

This week at PLAZA Mobile Market -- the sweetest, most flavorful locally-grown grapes, fresh cherry tomatoes, loaves of sourdough bread, dates, zucchini, and more! See you at the market!

Esta semana en PLAZA Mobile Market: ¡las uvas de cultivo local más dulces y sabrosas, tomates cherry frescos, hogazas de pan de masa madre, dátiles, calabacines y más! ¡Nos vemos en el mercado!

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📆 Weekly Schedule: (FMNP accepted at both locations!)

Wednesdays @ Valencia Library | 8:30am–10:30am
Thursdays @ Quincie Douglas Library | 10am–11:30am

💳 We accept SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, cash, and card.

🌿🌿🌿

📆 Horario semanal: (FMNP ahora se acepta en las dos ubicaciones!)

Miércoles en la Biblioteca Valencia | 10am–12pm (con FMNP)
Jueves en la Biblioteca Quincie Douglas | 10am–11:30am (con FMNP)

💳 Aceptamos SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, efectivo y tarjeta

¡Miércoles o Jueves, te esperamos en el mercado!

Thanks to our partners:
Gracias a nuestros socios:
•Pima County Public Library
•International Rescue Committee - New Roots
•Iskash*taa Refugee Network
•Tucson Village Farm
•Barrio Bread
•Mission Garden
•UA CEAC

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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities

Grapes, figs, oyster mushrooms, three kinds of peppers, leafy greens, and more this week at PLAZA Mobile Market! All our...
06/30/2026

Grapes, figs, oyster mushrooms, three kinds of peppers, leafy greens, and more this week at PLAZA Mobile Market! All our produce is locally grown and affordably priced 🌿bring along a friend and pick up some beautiful fresh fruits and veggies to snack on!

¡Uvas, higos, setas ostra, tres variedades de pimientos, verduras de hoja verde y más esta semana en el PLAZA Mobile Market! Todos nuestros productos son de agricultures local y a precios económicos 🌿 ¡trae a tus amiguis y llévase unas frutas y verduras frescas y bonitas para picar!

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📆 Weekly Schedule: (FMNP accepted at both locations!)

Wednesdays @ Valencia Library | 8:30am–10:30am
Thursdays @ Quincie Douglas Library | 10am–11:30am

💳 We accept SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, cash, and card.

🌿🌿🌿

📆 Horario semanal: (FMNP ahora se acepta en las dos ubicaciones!)

Miércoles en la Biblioteca Valencia | 10am–12pm (con FMNP)
Jueves en la Biblioteca Quincie Douglas | 10am–11:30am (con FMNP)

💳 Aceptamos SNAP, Double-Up Food Bucks, efectivo y tarjeta

¡Miércoles o Jueves, te esperamos en el mercado!

Thanks to our partners:
Gracias a nuestros socios:
•Pima County Public Library
•International Rescue Committee - New Roots
•Iskash*taa Refugee Network
•Tucson Village Farm
•Barrio Bread
•Mission Garden
•UA CEAC

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The University of Arizona is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, s*xual orientation, gender identity, or genetic information in its programs and activities.

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