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2025 Spring Fundraiser - April 26

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What We Do

Chef In The Garden Application

2025 Spring Fundraiser - April 26

Feeding the Future 2026

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January 22, 2023

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Happy Arizona Gives Day!

This Tuesday, April 1st, Blue Watermelon Project is asking for your continued support to help reach the goal of $10,000. With your gift, Blue Watermelon Project plans to expand their Chef in the Garden program to 50 schools

“I really enjoyed making this with my buddies, and I loved its delicious taste, and all the steps were fun to do, and my favorite part of making this was boiling, cooling down, and peeling the tomatoes.” - A 6th grade student from Barcelo

Arizona Gives Day is Tuesday, April 1st, and the Early Giving window is officially open! Help Blue Watermelon Project, founded by FnB Chef & Co-Owner Charleen Badman, reach its $10,000 goal and give even more Arizona students access to seasonal,

This month's farm feature celebrates La Campagna Homestead, established in 2018 in Queen Creek by Lauren and Frank Infurna.

The farm name 'La Campanga' means “the countryside” in Italian. It's an ode to Frank’s Sicilian heritage.

It’s March and Chef Chris Lenza @mindful_culinary teaches Chef in the Garden learners how to prepare his special family recipe of homemade marinara sauce.

From a young age, Chef Chris learned the importance of knowing how food is grown and ho

It's beginning to look a lot like tomato season. Happy Spring! Check out this month's Chef in the Garden in action @aseds_phoenix!

This month learners dove into some hands-on experiences in their culinary classroom. All Saints kiddos chopped garlic

Meet Erin, BWP’s new Head of Programs!

Erin is a passionate educator who excels at stewarding learners of all ages to meet their goals. She asks big questions and hunts for a more efficient way to execute a job, which is an incredible asset to

Join us at Blue Watermelon Project’s annual spring fundraiser! Slated for 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2025 @fnbrestaurant, the event unites chefs, restaurateurs, farmers, educators, food advocates and others who share a passion fo