Friends of Tucson's Birthplace (FOTB) - Mission Garden

Mission Garden is a living agricultural museum of Sonoran Desert-adapted heritage fruit-trees, traditional local heirloom crops and edible native plants. We are a non-profit volunteer-based educational organization with no religious affiliation. Our primary mission is to preserve, transmit and revive the region's rich agricultural heritage by growing a series of garden plots that are representative of the more than 4000 years of continuous cultivation in the Tucson Basin.

Just for Kids: Garden Explorers and Bookworm Path - Throughout the garden you will discover 20 boxes that contain books and an activity related to an aspect of the garden. The Path is designed for youth of all ages and abilities and is built around K-12 educational standards. Come back again and again to explore new "stops" along the Bookworm Path and learn more about Tucson's Birthplace and its many histories.
Mission Garden Shop - We have fresh seasonal produce, dried herbs, and fresh eggs from our chickens. The Garden Shop also carries shirts, hats, masks, books on history and gardening, and more. Trees, native shrubs and garden vegetable plants are available seasonally, and fertilizer, compost and mulch for your own garden are available year round.