Click on photos above to see full image or zoom in
Above: Eat Mesquite and More Cookbook; milling at Las Milpitas Farm; ironwood harvesting class; La Cocina fundraiser demo table
Below: example of a Sonoran Desert Food Forest including active and passive rainwater harvesting earthworks and cistern
The Resource Page is a work in progress, we continue to add content as time and funding allows. You can support this work with your donations to Desert Harvesters. Thanks!
RESOURCES! Native Food Guides in English and Spanish- Brief introductions to Sonoran Desert native plants including bean trees (mesquite, palo verde, and ironwood), various cactus (barrel, cholla, saguaro, prickly pear and pincushion), plus devil's claw, berries, seeds, greens and herbs, Sky Islands, etc. Includes resources for permaculture and rewilding concepts and design, native plant nurseries, rainwater and greywater harvesting, city and county green stormwater infrastructure, climate resiliency action, water conservation. MESQUITE HARVESTING RESOURCES: YouTube VIDEOS REWILDING TASTE BUDS AND NEIGHBORHOODS Video Series (made possible thanks to grant funding from the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. Videography by Ashley Stinnett, music by Gabrielle Pietrangelo) How to Candy Barrel Cactus Slices How to Make Aromatic Desert Tea How to Make Palo Verde Parmesan Bites |