A Trip to Maya’s Farm

A few days ago I had the wonderful opportunity to go visit Maya’s Farm and I wanted to share some of the photos I captured. Talking with Maya about her work and passion for locally grown food was such a great experience. She pushes the importance of reconnecting with the food that you eat and educating the future generations on how to grow. The environment and ecosystem that is Maya’s Farm was beautiful- it did not feel like I was in Phoenix at all and solidified my belief that we need to continue locally farming everywhere. It is very hard for growers to grow too much produce in Arizona’s summers, but Maya has still done an amazing job up-keeping her farm and I am grateful for having taken the photographs to share with all of you. 🙂

some of the produce

shishito peppers:

butternut squash: Maya let me take one of these beautiful squashes home, so stay tuned for a butternut squash boat recipe soon and grab one at the market!

garlic: the garlic that Maya recently harvested in beautiful, and so big! Pick one up next Saturday at the market!

tomatoes:

some of the herbs

rosemary: I always buy rosemary from Maya at the market, so it was such a cool experience to be able to see right where it grows from! 🙂

Basil: I could smell the basil from so far away- it was so beautiful and aromatic. I highly recommend getting some basil from Maya at the market and making some of my homemade vegan pesto.