Tag: events
Dinner on the Desert Celebrates Conservation, Community and the Beauty of the Garden
Desert Botanical Garden hosted its 40th annual Dinner on the Desert, one of the Valley’s most anticipated philanthropic events, on April 25. The evening was a milestone in every sense, celebrating the Garden’s dedicated volunteers and raising $1 million to support its...
From Vacant Lot to Vibrant Harvest: Juana Silva’s Story and the Power of a Growing Community
In summer 2015, the land that is now Spaces of Opportunity looked nothing like the thriving urban farm it is today. The field in south Phoenix was empty, scattered with trash and full of possibility. That same summer, Maria Valenzuela (current Spaces Executive...
Fund the Farm Celebration 2025 Recap
This year’s Fund the Farm Celebration raised more than $40,000 for Spaces of Opportunity, whose mission is to help transform a food desert to a food oasis through the coordination of a 19-acre incubator farm, family gardens and an on-site farmers market. With...
