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Chris Malloy

Chris Malloy is a writer from the Northeast now based in the Southwest. For stories, he has gone foraging in the southern Rockies and Sonoran Desert, trailed a quest to brew ale overnight in a forest, roamed a feral mountain orchard with cider-making scientists, and gone hunting with Apaches. He covers mostly food, culture, agriculture, the environment, and innovation.

A volunteer with Project Roots sorts through collard greens. February 2022
The city of Phoenix is finding and training a new generation of farmers
Jobs
by Chris Malloy
02.01.2022
Jobs
Cattle feed on an abandoned orchard as drought worsens near Red Lake on June 29, 2021 north of Kingman, Arizona.
The Southwest monsoon season is changing, forcing ranchers and Indigenous farmers to adapt
Environment
by Chris Malloy
09.27.2021
Environment
Solar panels change farm logistics, aesthetics, and economics, introducing another potential source of income. March 2021
Why combining farms and solar panels could transform how we produce both food and energy
Environment
by Chris Malloy
03.30.2021
Environment
Madeline Ryder planting mesquite in an in-ground rainwater harvesting basin in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona. December 2020
Millions of Americans lack access to running water. An ancient method of capturing rainwater could help solve this.
Environment
by Chris Malloy
12.07.2020
Environment
Kelly Athena and Jackson Richards plucking mesquite in Tempe, Arizona. September 2020
Mesquite, crucial to Indigenous diets for centuries, works miracles with water and needs no fertilizer. Why don’t we grow more of it?
Environment
by Chris Malloy
10.12.2020
Environment
Group of white chickens on a poultry far. (May 2020)
Small, independent chicken farmers are thriving during the pandemic
Business
by Chris Malloy
05.01.2020
Business
Covid-19 essay: restaurant critic Chris Malloy and child forage (April 2020)
Before Covid-19, I was a restaurant critic in Phoenix. Now I’m foraging for cactus seeds and wolfberries.
Culture
by Chris Malloy
04.16.2020
Culture
Downtown Phoenix viewed from North Mountain Park
Could Phoenix survive a water crisis?
Environment
by Chris Malloy
01.29.2020
Environment
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