Events

Friday, April 25, 10:30 a.m.: Borderlands Tour: Tucson Desert Art Museum. The Tucson Desert Art Museum’s mission is to ‘'Visualize History Through Art". The Tucson Desert Art Museum is located at 7000 E. Tanque Verde Rd in Tucson. This is a private docent-led tour with time at the end to explore the museum’s many galleries on your own. Funded in part by a grant from the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area (SCVNHA). $15 Tour fee includes van transportation from Green Valley.

Nogales, Sonora Day tour. Visit our partner nonprofit organizations in Nogales, eat lunch at Burrito Hass, learn about the city of Nogales, Sonora and have coffee & dessert at La Roca. Tour fee: $95/ members; $105/ non-members

Wednesday, April 30, 2025: Border Produce Tour
Learn about the ins/outs of the produce (fruits & veggies) industry, the PRIMARY economic contributor of Santa Cruz County. This is your chance to get all your curiousities satisfied. We'll also learn what the impact of tariffs will be directly to us, the U.S. consumer, and why. First we'll visit Borderlands Produce Rescue, a non-profit org. that eliminates volumes of wasted produce going to the landfill (which then produces carbon gases into the environment). Next we'll go to Chamberlain Distributing and meet with Jaime Chamberlain who is also the current President of the Port Authority of Nogales and Santa Cruz County. This will be a fascinating morning for anyone who eats fruits & vegetables! We'll meet at the Tubac Presidio parking lot at 9:30 and travel in the BCA van. I expect to return to Tubac by 1:30pm, but the timing is apt to be flexible (as always on tours). $20/person. Price includes van transportation from Tubac.

Tuesday, May 13, 2025: Borderlands Restoration Network Day TourWe’ll visit this non-profit organization at their farm in Patagonia who’s mission is to partner in growing a restorative economy by rebuilding healthy ecosystems, restoring habitat for plants & wildlife, and reconnecting our border communities to the land thru shared learning. Their programs have taught more than 2,000 participants thru hands-on learning, workshops, and outreach for youth and adults. We'll top this tour off with a visit to Gary Nabhan's farm nearby and enjoy a snack with Gary. Tour fee: $20 fee includes van transportation from Tubac. Meet at 8:00am at the BCA office, 8 Burruel St., in Tubac. Funded in part by a grant from the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area (SCVNHA) and the Santa Cruz Community Foundation.

May 14, 2025: BLFC- Reyna Grande,"The Distance Between Us: A Memoir"
FREE EVENT - Suggested Donation: $10/drop in or $100/year
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Nogales, Sonora Day tour. Visit our partner nonprofit organizations in Nogales, eat lunch at Burrito Hass, learn about the city of Nogales, Sonora and have coffee & dessert at La Roca. Tour fee: $95/ members; $105/ non-members