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A Twentynine Palms food initiative

Good food for everyone in the high desert.

We teach cooking, nutrition and gardening across the Morongo Basin. Start with our free Hi-Desert Food Map: where to get, grow, buy and learn about good food near you.

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The Hi-Desert Food Map

Every way to eat well in the Basin, on one free map.

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Free food →

Pantries, free meals and food distributions.

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Kids & school meals →

School breakfast, lunch and summer meal sites.

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Farmers markets & farm stands →

Fresh, local produce straight from growers.

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SNAP/EBT & WIC shopping →

Stores and markets that take your benefits.

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Grow your own →

Community gardens, seeds and growing help.

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Learn to cook & eat well →

Cooking classes and nutrition workshops.

Need food today?  Call or text 211 any time for emergency food help in San Bernardino County.

Our story

From the garden to the shared table.

29 Dines started with a simple idea: everyone in the high desert deserves good food, and the know-how to grow it, cook it and share it. We teach kids and families in gardens, kitchens and classrooms across the Morongo Basin, then bring the whole town to the table.

"Do what you can, with what you have, and do it now." — George Washington Carver

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Programs and events

Hands in the soil, hands in the kitchen.

Illustration of tomatoes and a squash blossom growing in a raised garden bed

Schools

Harvest & Thrive

Culinary, nutrition and garden education for elementary students, taught on campus across the Morongo Basin.

Bring it to your school

A tray of freshly cooked red rice ready to serve

New this year

Fall Harvest Kitchen

A ten-lesson culinary arts arc with a take-home kit for every student, from October through June.

See the lessons

A taco stand at Taste of the Desert at dusk, with the hills behind

Community event

Taste of the Desert

A free food and music celebration at Freedom Plaza with local vendors, student showcases and live music.

See the 2026 recap

Know a place that feeds the Basin?

Farm stands, pantries, school meal sites, community gardens, cooking classes. Add a listing or fix one, and we'll check it before it goes on the map.

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