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Lilian Hill’s Sustainable Housing for Indigenous People Project

Moving Forward in Dignity Kykotsmovi, Arizona · By Rose Houk and Roberto Nutlouis Three mesas in northeast Arizona have been home to the Hopi people for at least a thousand years. The grassy high desert may at first sight appear unlivable, but the land flourishes with life. Traditionally pueblo-dwelling farmers, the Hopi depend upon the […]

Solar Design & Construction

Building for the People Flagstaff, Arizona · By Ashley Rood and Peter Friederici When Ed Dunn was a nine-year-old boy growing up in the then small city of Phoenix, his aunt came out from Kansas and rented an old adobe house for the summer. Ed still remembers how that traditional building was much cooler than […]

The Community Wild Foraging Project

The Community Wild Foraging Project

Modern-Day Hunter-Gatherers Flagstaff, Arizona · By Gary Paul Nabhan and Rose Houk Patty West and Teresa DeKoker may be the only university employees in the United States to boast job descriptions as “hunter-gatherers.” As coordinators of the country’s first community wild foraging project, they gather wild foods from farms, ranches, and public lands on the […]

Dennis Arp’s Mountain Top Honey

Dennis Arp’s Mountain Top Honey

The Sweet Life Mountainaire, Arizona · By Peter Friederici When he was a teenager growing up on an Iowa farm, Dennis Arp once went squirrelhunting with friends and came across some beehives. The boys decided they’d try to extract the honey. Dennis borrowed a veil from his dad, who’d kept bees in the past. Lacking […]

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