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# Harvesting the Future
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/nova/specials/harvesting-the-future-yl8bir/
- Published: 2024-09-11T18:46:14.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T12:04:38.000Z
- Description: Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: NOVA, #ZZZ_Show_8f1ff589-6222-4260-acbf-0523a6424abf, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Special_6b5f3ab7-743c-418d-8b41-0a62ccd93243, #special

Wenona & Sal Baldenegro (Tucson, Arizona) - Agriculture can thrive in the desert. The Tohono O'odham people have used Ak Chin farming, a form of dry farming, to grow crops for thousands of years, and in this short documentary, cultural experts demonstrate these traditional practices as well as implementations for future community planning.