A Sonoran Oasis: Developing a Local Food System for Ajo, Arizona

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A sonoran Oasis Developing a Local Food System for Ajo, Arizona

Deep in the Sonoran Desert, the community of Ajo, Arizona, is facing health and economic challenges. Ajo is dependent on the continued availability of imported foods, leaving people vulnerable to conditions over which they have little power. Productive and ecologically sound land use is achievable through modern adaptations of traditional Sonoran Desert farming and water management techniques that maximize food production while respecting the limits of the desert.

The Conway School of Landscape Design is the only institution of its kind in North America. Its focus is sustainable landscape planning and design. Each year, through its accredited, ten-month graduate program just eighteen to nineteen students from diverse backgrounds are immersed in a range of applied landscape studies.

Ahron Lerman | Susannah Spock | Sean Walsh

Conway School of Landscape Design Winter 2011


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