Feb. 11
Florence Farmers Market
8 a.m.-noon

Local vendors and artisans showcase produce, local raw honey, breads, goat milk cheese, plants, eggs, jams, cakes, cookies, herbs, olive oils, sauces, coffee, goat-milk lotions and soaps. Shoppers also can find handmade beaded jewelry, kitchen towels and aprons, license-plate birdhouses, doTERRA essential oils, fused glass ornaments, necklaces and earrings, tea strainers, herbal teas, prickly pear syrup, juice, and jam, copper wind chimes, crystals, gardening-related books, gourd birdhouses, planters, farmhouse signs, and a variety of other items.

Feb. 23
Ernest Talks Presentation: “Our River Stories: The Gila and the Salt with Zarco Guerrero”
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
RSVP

Join Zarco Guerrero for a series of stories that share the vibrant and tragic history of water and the River People over a 2,000-year period, beginning with the Toltec trade route that brought agriculture and corn to the Southwest. The history of the O’Odham before and after the expansion West is revealed.

A descendant of the first Mormon settlers tells his family’s story of finding an oasis in the desert given to them by God and their determination to tame the mighty Salt River.

The story culminates when an elderly woman shares her hope that there still is time to protect our water resources and to right the wrongs committed against the land and its River People. The presentation comes on behalf of AZ Speaks through AZ Humanities.

To RSVP, email florencevisitorcenter@gmail.com.

Feb, 25
Florence Farmers Market
8 a.m.-noon

Local vendors and artisans showcase produce, local raw honey, breads, goat milk cheese, plants, eggs, jams, cakes, cookies, herbs, olive oils, sauces, coffee, goat-milk lotions and soaps. Shoppers also can find handmade beaded jewelry, kitchen towels and aprons, license-plate birdhouses, doTERRA essential oils, fused glass ornaments, necklaces and earrings, tea strainers, herbal teas, prickly pear syrup, juice, and jam, copper wind chimes, crystals, gardening-related books, gourd birdhouses, planters, farmhouse signs, and a variety of other items.

All events take place at McFarland State Historic Park, 24 W. Ruggles Street.