1. Tucson . . . doesnt have any food There is less than 4 days of food in Tucsons stores & warehouses. 2. Tucson . . . doesnt grow any food Less than 4% of our food is grown in Arizona 3. Tucson . . . doesnt control our food US imports a majority of our food during parts of the year. 4. Tucson . . . doesnt control our food US imports a majority of our food during parts of the year. A bite of food travels over 1000 miles to get to our tables. 5. Tucson . . . needs a Secure Food Supply Not everything - every time 6. Tucson . . . needs a Secure Food Supply Not everything - every time But enough - allthe time. 7. Tucson . . . has abundant, renewable rain Tucson receives an average of 85,000,000,000 gallons of harvestable rain in a year. 8. Tucson . . . has abundant, renewable rain Thats over 85,000 gallons per person. Tucson receives an average of 85,000,000,000 gallons of harvestable rain in a year. 9. . . .but we waste it all roughly 100,000 AF of water runs down the street until it evaporates. Our biggest consumers of rain: 10. . . .but we waste it all roughly 100,000 AF of water runs down the street until it evaporates. over 50,000 AF falls on decorative landscaping. Our biggest consumers of rain: 11. . . .but we waste it all Less than 2% of our rain is recharged. 12. Tucson . . . Food Oasis in the Desert 13. Tucson . . . Food Oasis in the Desert Food Security 14. Tucson . . . Food Oasis in the Desert Food Security Fresh, nutritious, lo cal food 15. Tucson . . . Food Oasis in the Desert Food Security Fresh, nutritious, lo cal food Beauty 16. Tucson . . . Food Oasis in the Desert Food Security Fresh, nutritious, lo cal food Beauty Safe & secure neighborhoods 17. Tucson . . . Food Oasis in the Desert Food Security Fresh, nutritious, lo cal food Beauty Safe & secure neighborhoods Thousands of local jobs 18. Tucson . . . Food Oasis in the Desert Food Security Fresh, nutritious, lo cal food Beauty Safe & secure neighborhoods Thousands of local jobs World leader in Desert-adapted Technologies 19. Tucson . . . Food Oasis in the Desert Food Security Fresh, nutritious, lo cal food Beauty Safe & secure neighborhoods Thousands of local jobs World leader in Desert-adapted Technologies 20. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 21. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 22. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 23. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 24. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension 25. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension 26. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension 27. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension 28. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics 29. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics 30. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics 31. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics 32. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible streets 33. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible streets 34. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible streets 35. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible streets 36. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible landscaping Edible streets 37. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible landscaping Edible streets 38. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible landscaping Edible streets 39. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible landscaping Edible streets 40. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible landscaping Edible streets Food forest 41. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible landscaping Edible streets Food forest 42. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible landscaping Edible streets Food forest 43. We can grow . . . as much food as we chose Gardens 3rd Dimension Aquaponics Edible landscaping Edible streets Food forest 44. We can grow . . . anywhere we want Nearby NeighborsHomes Whole NeighborhoodsCommercial areas Public spaces 45. For our neighbors and families We can grow . . . 46. Our Food Oasis could have . . . 47. Our Food Oasis could have . . . Hundreds of thousands of home and community gardens, AND 48. Our Food Oasis could have . . . Hundreds of thousands of home and community gardens, AND Thousands of small urban farms, AND 49. Our Food Oasis could have . . . Hundreds of thousands of home and community gardens, AND Thousands of small urban farms, AND Millions of rain-watered trees in a metro-wide urban food forest, AND 50. Our Food Oasis could have . . . Hundreds of thousands of home and community gardens, AND Thousands of small urban farms, AND Millions of rain-watered trees in a metro-wide urban food forest, AND Hundreds of thousands of small-scale aquaponics systems or groups of them, AND 51. Our Food Oasis could have . . . Hundreds of thousands of home and community gardens, AND Thousands of small urban farms, AND Millions of rain-watered trees in a metro-wide urban food forest, AND Hundreds of thousands of small-scale aquaponics systems or groups of them, AND The complete re-landscaping of Tucson with edible landscaping, AND 52. Our Food Oasis could have . . . Hundreds of thousands of home and community gardens, AND Thousands of small urban farms, AND Millions of rain-watered trees in a metro-wide urban food forest, AND Hundreds of thousands of small-scale aquaponics systems or groups of them, AND The complete re-landscaping of Tucson with edible landscaping, AND Thousands of acres of grain, AND 53. Our Food Oasis could have . . . Hundreds of thousands of home and community gardens, AND Thousands of small urban farms, AND Millions of rain-watered trees in a metro-wide urban food forest, AND Hundreds of thousands of small-scale aquaponics systems or groups of them, AND The complete re-landscaping of Tucson with edible landscaping, AND Thousands of acres of grain, AND Thousands of acres of dryland food forests 54. Our Food Oasis could have . . . Hundreds of thousands of home and community gardens, AND Thousands of small urban farms, AND Millions of rain-watered trees in a metro-wide urban food forest, AND Hundreds of thousands of small-scale aquaponics systems or groups of them, AND The complete re-landscaping of Tucson with edible landscaping, AND Thousands of acres of grain, AND Thousands of acres of dryland food forests AND STILL allow us to store at least 10 times as much rain as we currently do. 55. 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