Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture is revitalizing traditional and non-traditional agriculture on and off the Tohono O'odham Nation. Meet Sterling Johnson, the new co-director of the nonprofit.
Ellice Lueders Before Ajo CSA, Sterling Johnson was a cowboy. His life was in the dusty arena of the rodeo, holding onto the back of a bull as long as he could. For over 25 years, he raced wild horses and worked with cattle, until an injury halted his professional career.To pay his bills, Sterling joined an apprenticeship program at Ajo Center for Sustainable Agriculture .
“Sterling is revitalizing these methods that were lost by three generations of boarding schools and other colonial structures. He’s one of the rare people who are doing this. Hopi have their own way of dryland farming, so he’s also part of this Indigenous network in both farming leaders as well as nonprofit leaders,” Nina said.
Before Sterling became co-director last summer, he worked as the farm manager, leading and teaching the apprentices. His work extended beyond the fields. Nina described her partner in work and life as a “great listener, compassionate, and extremely hardworking. He can go for 14 hours and keep on going,” she said.
Nina is sensitive that there is a spotlight on Ajo CSA as one of very few Indigenous-run nonprofits in not just Arizona, but the country. “We are creating a model,” she said. “We know people are watching.”
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