From farm tours and cooking demonstrations to beginning farmer workshops and seasonal tastings, let us help you find events that showcase and grow Arizona’s best local food!
Join the Desert Botanical Garden in celebrating Arizona’s Native American communities with storytelling, music, dance and culture. Enjoy special activities on the Plants & People of the Sonoran Desert Trail all week long that culminate in a vibrant Gardenwide festival at the weekend.
Join thousands of your fellow Arizonans at the biggest certified local event in the state and see firsthand how impactful — and fun — supporting local can be.
Join us for our bi-monthly food pantry, hosted every first and third Thursday.
Our pantry serves residents of a low-income housing community.
This annual statewide gathering brings together small-scale, urban, and beginning farmers, as well as local food system stakeholders from across Arizona including representatives from government agencies, non-profits, and University of Arizona leadership. This summit in Scottsdale, AZ will offer two days of engaging sessions focused on the unique opportunities and challenges of urban and small-scale agriculture, with the goal of strengthening Arizona’s local food system through education, collaboration, and community-building.
Calling all sourdough bakers and bread lovers! Join us at the Hayden Flour Mills inaugural Bread Fest on Nov 2, 2025 from 10am-1pm at Barrio Bagel and Slice in Gilbert, Arizona.
Join us for our inaugural fall celebration sip, savor, shop by a taste of az. On November 1st, 2025 on Salt River Fields East Lawn, we are bringing together over a dozen of Arizona’s best local restaurants, top breweries, wineries, and craft cocktail purveyors, plus a curated marketplace of local retailers and artisans. Shop for some fall finds or holiday gifts as you taste your way through samples like pizza, tacos, local beer, and craft drinks.
The 2025 Arizona Food Systems Network Annual Gathering will be held in person at the Rio Salado College Conference Center in Tempe on October 29 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. The theme of this year's gathering is Seeds to Systems. We encourage AZFSN members, partners, and others working to create a more vibrant local food system to come connect, learn, and build community.
Are you ready to take your farm to the next level? The Arizona Ag Business Boot Camp is here to help small and beginning farmers in Arizona build the skills, confidence, and tools to succeed in the business of farming.
Night Market in Downtown Mesa - shop over 30 local vendors and join the fun!
Los empresarios de alimentos interesados en iniciar o hacer crecer un negocio basado en alimentos están invitados a unirse al Good Food Boot Camp de seis semanas de Local First Arizona para ayudarlos a impulsar sus carreras y escalar su negocio.
The Arizona Food Bank Network is excited to kick off the first Farmer Development Series - a virtual webinar series from the Friends of the Farm program designed to give Arizona growers practical tools, knowledge, and connections to strengthen their farm and community.
Join us for our bi-monthly food pantry, hosted every first and third Thursday.
Our pantry serves residents of a low-income housing community.
On behalf of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Arizona State University’s Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, and Food Tank, I’m honored to invite you to the official North American World Food Day 2025 celebration, Food is Medicine and Eating for Health, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at the Walton Center for Planetary Health in Tempe, Arizona.
Join the Local First Arizona team at our Mesa Community Garden to help prepare 28 garden beds for the upcoming growing season.
Join us for Peoria Plates to learn hiring, scaling, and growth strategies to build a strong team, streamline operations, and drive success.
Food entrepreneurs interested in starting or growing a food-based business are invited to join Local First Arizona’s six-week Good Food Boot Camp to help jump-start their careers and scale their business.
The Phoenix Food Forest Initiative invites you to “Plant Roots, Grow Futures” at our fall planting and neighborhood revitalization event.
Join us for our bi-monthly food pantry, hosted every first and third Thursday.
Our pantry serves residents of a low-income housing community.
Join us for our bi-monthly food pantry, hosted every first and third Thursday.
Our pantry serves residents of a low-income housing community.
Night Market in Downtown Mesa - shop over 30 local vendors and join the fun!
Join us for our bi-monthly food pantry, hosted every first and third Thursday.
Our pantry serves residents of a low-income housing community.
Join us for our bi-monthly food pantry, hosted every first and third Thursday.
Our pantry serves residents of a low-income housing community.
Join us for our bi-monthly food pantry, hosted every first and third Thursday.
Our pantry serves residents of a low-income housing community.
Join us for our bi-monthly food pantry, hosted every first and third Thursday.
Our pantry serves residents of a low-income housing community.
Join us for our bi-monthly food pantry, hosted every first and third Thursday.
Our pantry serves residents of a low-income housing community.
This one-day gathering brings together tribal leaders, nonprofit organizations, health professionals, educators, students, and community advocates committed to addressing hunger and food insecurity across Northern Arizona.
Night Market in Downtown Mesa - shop over 30 local vendors and join the fun!
On the eve of the Good Food Forum, join us for a celebration of the desert surrounded by the beauty of Tohono Chul. Sample bites from 12 chefs, learn about the healing properties of desert plants and peruse the plant and artisan markets.
Join the 14th annual celebration of all things prickly pear in Downtown Superior!
Join us during the Prickly Pear Festival for a special screening of The Story of Arizona’s Good Food, a documentary by Local First Arizona that celebrates the people, cultures, and landscapes shaping our state’s food system.
