About

FOTB is a non-profit organization established in 2010 to preserve, honor, protect, restore, re-create and promote the cultural heritages and historic landscapes of Tucson’s Birthplace at the foot of Sentinel Peak. FOTB operates Mission Garden, a living agricultural heritage museum interpreting over 4,100 years of agricultural history in the Tucson Basin and celebrating the region’s wealth of cultural diversity through its agricultural, ethnobotanical and culinary traditions. The Garden provides a singular outdoor learning experience for all who enter – students, residents, and tourists from around the world. As a truly extraordinary educational and tourism facility, Mission Garden is an increasingly significant local and regional amenity, an important contributor to Tucson’s designation as a UNESCO World City of Gastronomy, and a major player in Tucson’s economic development.