Devour Good Food

01/28/2026

Spring is for planting what lasts🌾

The Ag Business Boot Camp is coming to Phoenix from Mar 16 to May 4, 2026.

Eight weeks to strengthen your operation, open new markets and build alongside growers who believe in a more resilient local food system.

If you’re ready to grow with intention and community at the center, this is your moment.

Apply now: https://hubs.li/Q040P35c0

01/09/2026

11/25/2025

Look at all the love you’ve already given to Arizona by choosing to , and ❤️

We see YOU, and it makes a difference every day.

But we’re not done yet — we’re asking for your continued support of the businesses that make Arizona, well, ARIZONA!

Your generosity is what helps us build hometown pride and keep our local economy thriving for everyone, regardless of their story…

Let’s keep going strong together 💪🏾 Tap the link below to donate and help us make an even bigger impact across Arizona!

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11/05/2025

From craft brews and farm-fresh bites to artisan coffee and sweet treats, the Arizona Fall Festival is your chance to eat, drink and celebrate local.

Join us in Downtown Phoenix at Margaret T. Hance Park for the state’s largest certified-local event: a free family- and dog-friendly celebration of everything we love about Arizona.

Swipe to see the incredible lineup of food, drink, and beverage vendors who’ll be serving up local flavor this year! 🌵💚

See you this Saturday, November 8 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.!

10/30/2025

Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, and what better way to celebrate than with a local turkey! You’ll be supporting Arizona farmers and getting higher-quality (and tastier) food — it’s a win-win. 🦃

Most local farms and meat markets open turkey orders November 1, so mark your calendar and get ready — supplies are limited and they go fast!

Arizona is home to numerous farmers and markets ready to help you localize your table this Thanksgiving, so swipe to see where you can find ‘em.

Read more: https://hubs.li/Q03R2Cs40

10/25/2025

Big announcement: exciting things are happening for Arizona’s local food movement 🌵

Good Food Finder and Devour are coming together as one powerful force:✨Devour Good Food✨

From the farms that grow it to the chefs who make it shine, we’re uniting everyone who believes good food starts local. A stronger, more connected food system means better (and tastier) food for all Arizonans. 🥦🥖🍻

Make sure to give Devour Good Food a follow to stay up-to-date on all things local food! We will be phasing out over the next few weeks.

10/22/2025

Flavors from local Valley farms make the Sonoran Sipper a uniquely Arizona beer. With hibiscus from Shamba AZ, malt from Homestead Malting, and help from Sun Produce Co-op, O.H.S.O. Brewery has created a beer that celebrates our desert home while benefitting Local First Arizona's work to build a stronger Arizona for all.

Swipe to see what the farmers had to say about the collaboration, read more about the collaboration through the link below and JOIN US for a launch party tomorrow, October 23, at the O.H.S.O. Sunnyslope location. Cans will also be available for purchase at Fall Fest!

Cheers! 🍻

https://hubs.li/Q03PMzL-0

10/16/2025

Sometimes, the best solutions are right under your feet, or in Jarvisson King’s case, walking around his fields. 🐑

When the Laughing Goat Gardens farmer discovered his sandy soil was missing key nutrients, the perfect fix turned out to be something his sheep had been growing all along: wool. Now, he’s turning it into wool pellets that bring life back to the land and nutrients back to the soil.

Talk about shear luck. 😉

Read Laughing Goat Gardens's story and learn more about wool pellet soil amendments on our latest blog:

It is somewhat of a Navajo taboo to laugh while planting, be it a backyard garden or rows of crops across a field. If you do, your harvest could be negatively affected. You might pull a cracked watermelon from the vine or experience some other harvest mishap. It’s what Jarvisson King has heard any

10/01/2025

Food access can, and must, be addressed from many different angles. At El Rancho del Sol Apartments in Mesa, Local First Arizona is bringing that vision to life through a community garden, a food pantry and a community kitchen incubator for food entrepreneurs.

These efforts take a community, and we need your help!
📅 Volunteer in the El Rancho Community Garden on October 2 (tomorrow!) or October 16 to help us prep the beds for the upcoming season.
📅 Support neighbors directly by volunteering with the Choice Mesa Food Pantry, happening the same days in the morning and afternoon.

Together, we can build a more resilient and equitable food system, one raised bed, one pantry, and one local business at a time.

Sign up here: https://hubs.li/Q03LP3NS0

09/11/2025

🌱 10/10 graduates said they feel better equipped to succeed in their ag business.
🌱 10/10 graduates recommend taking the Boot Camp.

From writing a business plan to touring local farms and connecting with other farmers, past participants call the Arizona Ag Business Boot Camp transformative.

Now it’s your turn. The Northern Arizona Winter Cohort kicks off Oct. 27 in Camp Verde — but enrollment is capped at 15 spots, and they’re almost gone.

Apply here: https://hubs.li/Q03J3vQv0

09/07/2025

“I want to get people growing foods again. I always imagined what it looked like. It’s hard for people to get back to that point.” Meet Ed Harvey, the man helping Tribal farmers reclaim their land. In fact, he's helped over 140 Native producers navigate the land permitting and conservation plan process to be able to grow and sell produce on reservation land - an amazing feat!

Read more about Ed Harvey and his work with Plan Conservation LLC through our blog: https://hubs.li/Q03HbK7q0 🌱

09/06/2025

JUNTOS is reconnecting Phoenicians to the flavors and traditions of the Sonoran Desert, like nopales, tepary beans and white Sonora wheat. But they're not just serving delicious food at pop-ups: JUNTOS also teaches workshops that cover the practical skills to cook, budget and source locally. And the result? Food that nourishes our bodies, supports our farmers and tastes amazing.

Read cover story in the newest issue of (link in bio!), and follow to catch their next pop-up or workshop. 😊