Something is always going on in this crazy town, so always check out the Discover Bis- bee website (
www.discoverbisbee.com) to see what’s happening. Saturday market in Bisbee (actually in
Warren), spawned heavenly greens lov- ingly grown within the 40 acre Sacred Gar- den Sanctuary, a sustainable organic farm located about 10 miles north of Douglas. Edwin, the owner, invited us to visit their farm but warned us of the rough road once leaving State Route 80. Both of us ride 1200 GS bikes, but once we began to wind our way back to the Garden, we paid close
attention to the ruts, sand, boulders, and loose rocks challenging us to stay upright. A hearty welcome was earned, and I imme- diately took notice of everyone’s Cheshire cat smiles. These long grins continued throughout the interview, making me real- ize these resourceful guys love what they do, and soon after touring their operation, there was no doubt they know how to grow. An explanation for their Spartan lifestyle was summed up by Chris, Edwin’s partner: “We eat and live well here because we do it ourselves and want people to come and look at Sacred Gardens as a model.” We left
the gardens as carefully as we rode in, but this time I left with a great thought offered up by Chris: “Most people think we’re farming plants. We’re not, we’re farming dirt. The dirt we have makes everything possible.” The boys at the Sacred Sanctuary sug-
gested we stop for a coffee at a new coffee house in downtown Douglas. This city laid out by John Slaughter then built by Phelps Dodge Mining Company for the purpose of processing copper ore mined from Bis- bee has a trove of great architecture on G Street (main street) and scattered through- out the residential neighborhoods. This main avenue sports the attractive Galliano’s Coffee House and Restaurant, owned by Robert Uribe and his wife Jenna Sanchez and named after their young son. Robert wished to bring something different and creative to Douglas that would be benefi- cial to everyone…a place to “hang out” and have fun. The shop is very comfortably fur- nished and offers wonderful, healthy sal- ads, sandwiches and smoothies. The rich coffee is imported from Chiapas, Mexico. Born in the Dominican Republic
and
raised in New York City, Robert never dreamed of living on the border but now is looking forward to expanding by offering beer, wine, and jazz in a separate space to be named after their daughter “Madison.” But while they put together their additional venture Robert has decided to throw his hat into the political arena and run for mayor of Douglas. Another highly recommended point of
culinary interest in Douglas is Janella’s Mexican Hot Dogs food truck set up along- side a lovely green park on the corners of 8th Street and Florida Ave. Living in Ari- zona most of my life, I never ventured chomping down on a Mexican Hot Dog, but truck owner Andres Munoz handed me my first MHD along side a freshly squeezed lemonade. Now I am a true believer that bacon and dogs should sleep together. For 24 years Andre’s 11 days on and 3 days off schedule has proudly served the Douglas dog lovers. Continuing on SR 80 east out of Doug-
las, the road takes you north. As you drift out of Rodeo, turn left onto RT 533, aka Portal Road. Due west
takes you to the Sacred Garden Sanctuary.
town, cafe, country store and lodge all sharing the same name, Portal. Comfort- ably nestled at the base of the Chiricahua
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