The produce that chef Seher Seven collected at Agritopia on Tuesday is back at the farm by Thursday, made into juices and prepared meals for its store. What she makes completely depends on what the farm is growing.
“Her menu changes as our crops change,” says Christy Davis, executive director of the Arizona Urban Agriculture Foundation, which oversees Agritopia Farm and the store.
Seven, the chef behind Farm 2 Farmacy, is among the producers whose work fills the reopened Agritopia Farm Store in Gilbert. According to Agritopia, 95 percent of its products come from Arizona growers and makers, making it a local-minded shopper’s dream.
Closing in early August, Davis and her team took time to reconsider what the store should carry. She had noticed growing interest in farmers’ markets and the people supplying them, and the shop offered a way for those producers to reach customers between market dates.
The changes included additional refrigeration for fresh produce and other cold provisions, such as local meats and dairy. Agritopia’s certified organic harvest supplies that produce selection, matching what’s in season. The offerings are diverse and include food from other Arizona producers.
Many of the store’s suppliers already sell at Farm Night, Agritopia’s evening market featuring eats and handmade goods on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, or at the foundation’s Saturday farmers’ market in downtown Gilbert. From these connections, Davis invited producers and chefs the organization knew to stock the curated aisles, giving them another place to sell between events.
“We want to see these small businesses succeed,” she says.
One of those relationships began at a food forum in Tucson, where Davis met James Beard Award-winning baker Don Guerra and, after tasting his bakes, told him she wanted his bread in the store. That conversation brought Barrio Bread to Agritopia before the shop’s recent changes.
Davis suggests pairing Guerra’s loaves and rolls with the Arizona butter sold in the store. “Slap that on some of that bread and I guarantee you won’t go back,” she says.
Davis shared that the foundation’s education pavilion also recently opened in April with an outdoor kitchen. When it was ready, she invited Guerra to see it, and the idea of teaching there followed. He will return for a whole-grain sourdough class this October 3rd. The pavilion also hosts the foundation’s Farm Hands program, including school visits during which students can taste crops grown at the farm.
The shop, like the foundation behind it, continues to serve the community outside of simply selling local products. But if you forgot to hit the market Saturday and are craving an heirloom tomato for bruschetta, or an incredibly fresh steak to sear in a cast iron, or locally made yogurt for breakfast, the Farm Store has your cravings on hand.
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Agritopia Farm Store, 3000 E. Ray Road, Bldg. 8, Gilbert. Hours: Tuesday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Closed Mondays.
At the store: Agritopia’s certified organic produce, Barrio Bread, and Arizona-made pantry goods are stocked alongside beef and lamb, eggs, milk, Greek yogurt, and artisanal products. Farm 2 Farmacy delivers juices and prepared meals on Thursdays.
Farm Night: The next market is October 7, from 5 to 8 p.m. Admission is free. Davis says about 60 vendors participate, with bread and pastries alongside handmade jewelry and art. Markets take place on the first and third Wednesdays from September through May, with a January break. Check the event calendar for individual dates.
Whole grain sourdough: James Beard Award-winning baker Don Guerra teaches sourdough October 3, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The $150 class covers starter care and fermentation, along with mixing, shaping, and baking.
Cookie decorating: Lexi Robinson teaches royal icing classes November 14 and December 5, from 10 a.m. to noon. Each $50 session accommodates 20 participants and covers icing consistency, outlining and flooding, plus color and layering techniques. Participants leave with six decorated cookies.
School programming: The foundation’s Farm Hands program uses the education pavilion for agricultural education, including school visits during which students can taste crops grown at the farm.
Store information and event registration are available online.
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