Past Events

• February 24, 2019:
  Hands-On Pruning & Mulching Workshop Sunday, February 24, 2019
  Starts at 9am, stay as long as you can or want Cost: $5 suggested donation, though no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Where: the Dunbar/Spring Community Garden/Orchard space (NW corner of 11th Ave and University Blvd). Tucson, Arizona After demonstration we will move to various parts of the neighborhood to […]
• January 19, 2019:
  23rd Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain, Tree, & Carbon Planting, January 19, 2019—Tucson, AZ
  This rain and tree planting is occurring in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood, but the planting event is open to anyone from any neighborhood, and is a great opportunity to see how such an event, or other Neighborhood Forester endeavors, could be organized elsewhere. Tree Planting: Saturday, January 19, 2019 Time: 8:00 am for a planting demonstration, then […]
• December 13, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Holiday Gifts: Ideas, inspiration and and ready-made products from the Desert Harvesters and friends
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  December 13, 2018     From: 3pm-6pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• December 11, 2018:
  HOLIDAY PARTY & DESERT FOODS : Tuesdays-for-Tucson @La Cocina Restaurant , December 11, 2018
                                                                    UPDATE: Don’t forget our Holiday Party & Fundraiser 12/11/18 – with LIVE MUSIC by Young MacDonald and Copper Wren ! Purchase the new […]
• December 6, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Warming Winter Salsas, Sauces, and Chutneys: Barrel, chile, chocolate, tequila and more- zesty condiments from agave to ziziphus
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  December 6, 2018     From: 3pm-6pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• November 29, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Preserving: Pickling, Canning, and Dehydrating extends fall bounty and preserves the harvest
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  November 29, 2018     From: 3pm-6pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• November 15, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Mesquite Treats and Sweets: Recall Sweet Summer Harvests at this Fun-raising, Fundraising Bake Sale. Volunteer to bake cookbook recipes
                                                                 Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  November 15, 2018     From: 3pm-6pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market […]
• November 9, 2018:
  Wild Food Forestry Presentation and “Eat Mesquite and More” Book Signing in Albuquerque, NM
  Date: Friday, November 9, 2018 Time: 6pm Place: Bookworks Albuquerque, 4022 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM Planting, Stewarding, and Feasting (from) Wild Food Forests Where We Live Work and Play A presentation by (and book signing with) Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond and co-contributor to Desert Harvesters’ Eat Mesquite […]
• October 25, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Curing Olives the water-conscious way: Use salt to simply and deliciously ferment and preserve these savory fall fruits
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  October 25, 2018     From: 3pm-6pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• October 20, 2018:
  Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture: MESQUITE MILLING – NEW RAIN DATE!!
  Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture ‘s Mesquite Milling got rained out last weekend –  but BASA will be providing a mesquite milling at the Bisbee Farmers’ Market at Vista Park  this coming weekend, October 20, from 9 am – 1 pm.   WHERE: 100 W Vista (Vista Park in the Warren district)         […]
• October 13, 2018:
  Harvest Festival and Mesquite Pod Milling, Silver City, New Mexico
  Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm Date: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 Where: The Commons, 501 E. 13th St. Silver City, NM Contact: 575-388-2988 Mesquite pod milling, potluck with mesquite pancakes,  seed gathering in the Seed Library, and more! These folks got trained up with Desert Harvesters’ trainings. Come out an support this great effort!
• October 11, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Berries: Hackberry, wolfberry, condalia – exceptional desert fruit flavors expand the offerings from your kitchen
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  October 11, 2018     From: 3pm-6pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• October 6, 2018:
  Desert Foods Fiesta & Milling – Cooper Center for Environmental Learning
                                     The University of Arizona’s Cooper Center for Environmental Learning                                              Desert Foods Fiesta & Milling  THE    Cooper […]
• September 19, 2018:
  MESQUITE: An Evening of Appreciation with Gary Paul Nabhan, Esperanza Arevalo, Muffin Burgess, Brad Lancaster, Petey Mesquitey, Barbara Rose, and Clifford Pablo
  Books will be on hand for sale and signing, along with wild food products for sale such as mesquite tortillas and more!
• September 8, 2018:
  DESERT HARVESTERS/Neighborhood Foresters Hands-On Neighborhood Tree Pruning & Mulching Workshop, September 8, 2018 – Tucson, AZ
  Hands-On Neighborhood Tree-Pruning & Mulching Workshop Open to all Saturday, September 8, 2018 Starts at 8 am, stay as long as you can or want Cost: $5 suggested donation, though no one will be turned away due to lack of funds Meet at Dunbar/Spring Community Garden/Orchard (NW corner of 11th Ave & University Blvd) After the pruning and […]
• August 30, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Fermented and Cooling Summer Beverages: Explore kombucha, shrubs, floral/herbal ice cubes, prickly pear beverages and more
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  August 30, 2018     From: 4pm-7pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• August 16, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Prickly Pear Fruit: Simple and delicious processing of this cooling and abundant fruit are so easy- learn how
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  August 16, 2018     From: 4pm-7pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• August 12, 2018:
  Wild Food Forestry Presentation and Eat Mesquite and More booksigning in Truth or Consequences, NM
  Date: Sunday, August 12, 2018 Time: 5 – 6:30pm Place: Truth or Consequences Brewery, 410 N. Broadway, Truth or Consequences, NM Planting, Stewarding, and Feasting (from) Wild Food Forests Where We Live Work and Play A presentation by (and book signing with) Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond and co-contributor to […]
• August 10, 2018:
  Wild Food Forestry Presentation and “Eat Mesquite and More” Book Signing in Albuquerque, NM
  Date: Friday, August 10, 2018 Time: 4 pm Place: Plants of the Southwest, 6680 4th St NW, Los Ranchos De Albuquerque, NM 87107 Planting, Stewarding, and Feasting (from) Wild Food Forests Where We Live Work and Play A presentation by (and book signing with) Brad Lancaster, author of Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond and […]
• August 9, 2018:
  Wild Food Forestry Presentation and Eat Mesquite and More booksigning in Silver City, NM
  Date: Thursday, August 9, 2018 Time: 6:30 – 7:30pm Place: The Commons: Center for Food Security and Sustainability (formerly the Volunteer Center), 501 E. 13th St., Silver City, NM Cost: $5 donation appreciated, but not mandatory Planting, Stewarding, and Feasting (from) Wild Food Forests Where We Live Work and Play A presentation by (and book […]
• July 26, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Summer Greens and Herbs: Verdolagas, amaranth, cinchweed, and desert lavender appear after summer rains quench the land
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  July 26, 2018     From: 4pm-7pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• July 19, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Composting, Building Soil and Community: Explore the complete circle of planting, eating and recycling
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  July 19, 2018     From: 4pm-7pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• July 12, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Bean Trees: Call down the rain while cooking and sprouting with ironwood, palo verde, mesquite
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  July 12, 2018     From: 4pm-7pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• June 23, 2018:
  MESQUITE POD MILLING (Pre-Monsoon)- at Las Milpitas Farm, June 23, 2018 – Tucson, Arizona
  This will be a collaborative mesquite pod milling with the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona’s Las Milpitas Farm, Desert Harvesters, and BASA.   Date: Saturday, June 23, 2017 Time: 7 to 10am Venue: Las Milpitas Farm Address: 2405 S Cottonwood Lane, Tucson, AZ 85713 Want to donate to help Desert Harvesters fund the Mesquite […]
• June 15, 2018:
  Fundraiser at EXO Bar for this year’s upcoming mesquite milling. Live music with Tradiciones Entre Peruanos, June 15, 2018
  When: Friday, June 15, 2018 Time: 8 – 10 pm Cost: $5   Hosted at: EXO Bar, 403 N. 6th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 Its Mesquite Pod Harvest Season – come celebrate and learn how as you enjoy distilled drinks with mescal and local wild food ingredients, the wonderful live Latin American music of Tradiciones […]
• June 15, 2018:
  Happy Hour at Tap & Bottle June 15th, 2018 to Raise Funds for this season’s upcoming Mesquite Milling
  When: Friday, June 15, 2018 Time: 5–8 pm Hosted at: Tap & Bottle, 403 N 6th Ave #135, Tucson, AZ Its Mesquite Pod Harvest Season – come celebrate and learn how as you enjoy cool local brews—and help us raise funds for this season’s upcoming mesquite pod milling, which enables you to turn mesquite pods […]
• June 14, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS -Rainwater Harvesting & Planting Sonoran Desert Food Forests: Plant the rain, then plant beauty, fragrance, color, shade, nutrition, habitat- in your own Sonoran Desert food forest
    Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  June 14, 2018     From: 4pm-7pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern […]
• June 7, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Bean Trees: Best Harvest Practices and kitchen tips for using dry palo verde seeds, mesquite pods and flour, ironwood seed
    Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  June 7, 2018     From: 4pm-7pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern […]
• May 31, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Solar Energy, Cooking, Heating, etc.: The sunny southwest is the perfect place to take advantage of solar energy’s many benefits
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  May 31, 2018     From: 4pm-7pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• May 17, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Bean Trees: Best Harvest Practices and kitchen tips for using mesquite pods, green palo verde beans, ironwood flower
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  May 17, 2018     From: 4pm-7pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• April 26, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS -Intro to Natural Building Materials: Explore the basics of earth, straw, rock, thermal mass, insulation, recycled materials, passive solar and place-appropriate design
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  April 26, 2018     From: 3pm-6pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• April 21, 2018:
  DESERT HARVESTERS NEIGHBORHOOD FORESTERS – Cholla Cactus Flower Bud Harvest, Processing, & Propagation
  Date and Time: Saturday, April 21 8am to 10am Location: Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood –  813 N. 9th Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705 Cost: $5 to $10 per person donation to the Desert Harvesters’ Neighborhood Foresters efforts   Workshop topics: This hands-on workshop will show you various ways to harvest and process (including dethorning) cholla buds, and we’ll […]
• April 12, 2018:
  CANCELLED -TO BE RE-SCHEDULED- Cholla Buds: Flower Power! See how to process these taste and nutrition powerhouses-DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS
    Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  CANCELLED – TO BE RE-SCHEDULED   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern […]
• March 29, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Tonics, tinctures and topicals: Food and herbal medicine for health and self care
  Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More“ Date & Time:  March 29, 2018     From: 3pm-6pm   Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745   Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona […]
• March 15, 2018:
  DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMONSTRATIONS – Spring Equinox Bounty: Plentiful nopalitos, yucca, ocotillo and palo verde flowers, chia, and herbs you can use in your kitchen
     Featuring Recipes and more from “Eat Mesquite and More” Date & Time:  March 15, 2018     From:  3pm-6pm Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745 Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona   […]
• February 22, 2018:
  SPRING DESERT HARVEST SERIES -Featuring Recipes from “Eat Mesquite and More”
  2018 DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMOS – Featuring Recipes from  our new Eat Mesquite and More Cookbook     Date & Time:  February 22, 2018     From:  3pm-6pm Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745 Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food […]
• February 16, 2018:
  Eat Mesquite and More book reading, discussion, signing, and sale; along with delicious desert foods
  Friday, February 16, 2018 7pm Antigone Books, 411 N 4th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85705 Come sample recipes and listen to discussion and readings by contributors to this very literary local cookbook. Desert dwellers have long sustained themselves by foraging from the abundance of wild foods around them. From mesquite trees to prickly pear and other […]
• February 15, 2018:
  SPRING DESERT HARVEST SERIES -Featuring Recipes from “Eat Mesquite and More”
   2018 DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMOS – Featuring Recipes from  our new Eat Mesquite and More Cookbook     Date & Time:  February 15, 2018     From:  3pm-6pm Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745 Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community Food […]
• February 10, 2018:
  DESERT HARVESTERS/Neighborhood Foresters FREE Hands-On Neighborhood Tree-Pruning & Mulching Workshop, February 10, 2018 — Tucson AZ
  FREE Hands-On Neighborhood Tree-Pruning & Mulching Workshop Plus, an opportunity to get your prunings chipped into mulch for an extremely reasonable donation Neighborhood volunteer pruning crew—note the piles of fresh prunings on the curb, ready for chipping Saturday, February 10, 2018 Starts at 9 am, stay as long as you can or want Meet at Dunbar/Spring Community […]
• January 25, 2018:
  WINTER DESERT HARVEST SERIES -Featuring Recipes from “Eat Mesquite and More”
     2018 DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMOS – Featuring Recipes from  our new Eat Mesquite and More Cookbook     Date & Time:  January 25, 2018     From:  3pm-6pm Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745 Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community […]
• January 18, 2018:
  WINTER DESERT HARVEST SERIES -Featuring Recipes from “Eat Mesquite and More”
     2018 DESERT HARVEST SERIES DEMOS – Featuring Recipes from  our new Eat Mesquite and More Cookbook     Date & Time:  January 18, 2018     From:  3pm-6pm Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745 Cost: All demos are free and open to the public! Sponsored by the Community […]
• January 6, 2018:
  Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Foresters Work Party
  This Saturday, January 6, 8am we’d love your help helping neighbors as we work to weed, plant, and prune the water-harvesting traffic circle and chicanes at or near 9th Ave and 5th Street. And if you are from a neighborhood other than Dunbar/Spring come join us to see how you could organize similar efforts in […]
• December 21, 2017:
  DESERT HARVESTERS Direct Sales of “Eat Mesquite and More” Cookbook at Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market
   Desert Harvesters will be selling newly released copies of our latest book: Eat Mesquite and More: A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living  which has just been selected as one of the 2017 Southwest Books of the Year – making this book the ideal holiday gift helping you celebrate and enhance what is truly unique […]
• December 19, 2017:
  DESERT HARVESTERS Direct Sales of “Eat Mesquite and More” Cookbook at La Cocina
  Desert Harvesters will be selling newly released copies of our latest book: Eat Mesquite and More: A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living  which has just been selected as one of the 2017 Southwest Books of the Year – making this book the ideal holiday gift helping you celebrate and enhance what is truly unique […]
• December 16, 2017:
  DESERT HARVESTERS/Dunbar Spring Neighborhood Foresters work party
  This Saturday, Dec. 16th, 8am we’d love your help helping neighbors as we work to weed, plant, and prune the traffic circle and chicanes at or near 11th Ave and 1st Street in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood. We are doing so because: – if we don’t, city-hired crews will likely clearcut or herbicide the perennial vegetation […]
• December 15, 2017:
  DESERT HARVESTERS Release Celebration of “Eat Mesquite and More” at Exo Bar
  DESERT HARVESTERS sale and celebration of the release of its award-winning book: Eat Mesquite and More: A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living Date: Friday, December 15, 2017 Time: 7pm to 9pm Location: Exo Bar 403 N 6th Ave at the 7th Street (Entrance to the back of Exo Roast Co, Tucson, AZ 85705) […]
• December 14, 2017:
  DESERT HARVESTERS Direct Sales of “Eat Mesquite and More” Cookbook at Santa Cruz River Farmers” Market
   Desert Harvesters will be selling newly released copies of our latest book: Eat Mesquite and More: A Cookbook for Sonoran Desert Foods and Living  which has just been selected as one of the 2017 Southwest Books of the Year – making this book the ideal holiday gift helping you celebrate and enhance what is truly unique […]
• December 9, 2017:
  W​orkshop:​​ BARREL CACTUS at Bean Tree Farm, Saturday, December 9 – Tucson
  Hands-On ​ Homestead S​eries :  ​Barrel Cactus Workshop Saturday, December 9 , 2017 9:30am – 2:30pm Venue:   Bean Tree Farm Cost:  $35-$75, sliding scale. Registration must be completed with payment by December 5. To Register:  Email workshops@desertharvesters.org for details and directions     Discover how easy and fun it is to harvest and use this colorful winter desert fruit! […]
• December 7, 2017:
  Barrel Cactus Fruit – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini, December 7, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, December 7 3-6pm (Saturday hands-on workshop on December 9) Barrel Cactus Fruit with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini Discover how easy and fun it is to harvest and use this colorful winter desert fruit! Sample fruit, seeds, pulp, both raw and cooked into sweet and savory treats. Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín […]
• December 2, 2017:
  W​orkshop:​​ PLANTING SONORAN DESERT FOOD FORESTS at Bean Tree Farm, Tucson
  Hands-On ​ Homestead S​eries :  ​Planting Sonoran Desert Food Forests Workshop Saturday, December 2 , 2017 9:30am – 2:30pm Venue:   Bean Tree Farm Cost:  $35-$75 To Register:  Email workshops@desertharvesters.org for details and directions       Welcome to this lush desert! Find out how planting native perennial desert food plants increases food and water security, provided shade and coming, […]
• November 30, 2017:
  Planting Sonoran-Desert Food Forests – Hands-on Homestead Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and Friends, November 30, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  PLANTING SONORAN-DESERT FOOD FORESTS Thursday, November 30 3–6 pm (Saturday workshop* December 2) Santa Cruz River Farmers Market 100 South Avenida del Convento Tucson, Arizona Explore the idea of food guilds and design your own food forest using Sonoran Desert plant cards, including bean trees, cactus, berries, greens and herbs, and seeds. Design and inventory […]
• November 20, 2017:
  Using Sonoran Desert Foods – Sonoran Desert Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and Friends, November 20, 2017 —Tucson AZ
  SONORAN DESERT SERIES Sponsored by Desert Harvesters and Food Conspiracy Co-op         •USING SONORAN DESERT FOODS Monday, NOVEMBER 20, 6–8 pm Sonoran Desert foods, like the place they grow and thrive, are potent, pungent, and unique. Usually a little goes a long way. In this class we will review Uplands Arizona native […]
• November 18, 2017:
  W​orkshop:​ SEASONAL SAUCES, SALSAS, & CHUTNEYS at Bean Tree Farm, Tucson
  Hands-On ​ Homestead S​eries :  Seasonal Sauces, Salsas, & Chutneys Workshop Saturday, November 18 , 2017 9:30am – 2:30pm Venue:   Bean Tree Farm Cost:  $35-$50 To Register:  Email workshops@desertharvesters.org for details and directions, beantreefarm@gmail.com for any other questions PLEASE NOTE: CLASS FEE AND REGISTRATION REQUIRED BY NOVEMBER 10   ~ Inspire your kitchen creativity using desert foods of this […]
• November 18, 2017:
  22nd Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain, Tree, & Carbon Planting, November 18, 2017 — Tucson, AZ
  Tree Planting: Saturday, November 18, 2017 Time: Join Dunbar/Spring neighbors Brad Lancaster, Omar Ore-Giron  and other Neighborhood Foresters at 7:30 am for a planting demonstration, then keep going to various parts of the neighborhood. The demonstration will show you how to plant the rain to maximize its potential, how to plant food-bearing native trees by seed and/or with […]
• November 16, 2017:
  Seasonal Salsas, Chutneys, & Sauces – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters, November 16, 2017
  Thursday, November 16 3-6 pm (Saturday hands-on workshop on November 18) Seasonal Salsas, Chutneys, & Sauces with Desert Harvesters Inspire your kitchen creativity using desert foods of this season like wolfberries and chiltepin, combined with stored foods from seasons past like mesquite flour and prickly pear juice. Sample warming recipes that connect you to place. Venue: […]
• November 4, 2017:
  Pumpkin Smash – Community Food Bank’s Annual Composting Fair
  
• October 28, 2017:
  W​orkshop: USING MESQUITE PODS at Bean Tree Farm, Tucson
  Hands-On ​ Homestead S​eries :  ​Using Mesquite Pods Workshop Saturday, October 28 , 2017 9:30am – 2:30pm     (NOTE: TIME CHANGE) Venue:   Bean Tree Farm Cost:  $35-$50 To Register:  Email workshops@desertharvesters.org for schedule and info. Directions sent upon completed registration.   Explore the fruits of the generous mesquite tree! Learn to: ~ turn your harvested mesquite beans […]
• October 26, 2017:
  Mesquite Treats & Bake Sale – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters, October 26, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, October 26 3-6 pm (Saturday hands-on workshop on October 28) Mesquite Treats & Bake Sale NEW with Desert Harvesters Although mesquite pods are harvested in summer, they store well, whole or milled into flour, to be used year-round. Cooler weather means warming up the oven and kitchen with baking! Learn about using mesquite in your […]
• October 21, 2017:
  W​orkshop:​ DESERT HERBAL SALVES & TINCTURES at Bean Tree Farm, Tucson
  Hands-On ​ Homestead S​eries :  ​Desert Herbal Salves & Tinctures  Workshop Saturday, October 21 , 2017 9:00am – 2:00pm                (NOTE: TIME CHANGE) Venue:   Bean Tree Farm Cost:  $35-$50 To Register:  Email workshops@desertharvesters.org for details and directions     Using simple formulas and common desert plants, learn one way to make medicinal […]
• October 19, 2017:
  Desert Medicinal Herbal Salve – Hands-on Homestead Series – with Desert Harvesters’ and Bean Tree Farm’s Barbara Rose and friends, October 19, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  DESERT MEDICINAL HERBAL SALVE Thursday, October 19 3–6 pm (Saturday workshop* October 21) Santa Cruz River Farmers Market 100 South Avenida del Convento Tucson, Arizona Using simple formulas and common desert plants, learn one way to make medicinal salve for topical use. Learn about medicinal qualities of desert plants used for typical desert injuries like […]
• October 16, 2017:
  How to Localize Your Food Choices – Sonoran Desert Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and Friends, October 16, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  SONORAN DESERT SERIES Sponsored by Desert Harvesters and Food Conspiracy Co-op         •HOW TO LOCALIZE YOUR FOOD CHOICES Monday, OCTOBER 16, 6–8 pm We have many choices when it comes to feeding ourselves—for now. Inventory these choices and understand the benefits, embodied energy, and consequences of your food choices, native perennial wild […]
• October 8, 2017:
  Community Mesquite Millings by Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture, October 8, 12, and 14
  
• October 7, 2017:
  Milling-Desert Foods Fiesta & Milling, Cooper Center, October 7, 2017-Tucson, AZ
  
• September 28, 2017:
  Curing Olives – Hands-on Homestead Series – with Jill Lorenzini of Desert Harvesters, September 28, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  CURING OLIVES Thursday, September 28 4–7 pm Santa Cruz River Farmers Market 100 South Avenida del Convento Tucson, Arizona Learn a few methods of curing this locally abundant heritage fruit, using salt, water, and traditional and desert flavorings with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini. Sample various cured and brined olives. Mission and other types of olives […]
• September 25, 2017:
  Resources for Regeneration, Restoration, and Resiliency – Sonoran Desert Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and Friends, September 25, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  SONORAN DESERT SERIES Sponsored by Desert Harvesters and Food Conspiracy Co-op         •RESOURCES FOR REGENERATION, RESTORATION & RESILIENCY Monday, SEPTEMBER 25, 6–8 pm Recommended reading, books to look at, local and regional partner organizations, sharing, ideas, brainstorming, Desert Dreams DVD. Sample mesquite chocolate chili sauce with fruit. . . . . . […]
• September 14, 2017:
  Beautiful Berries! – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters’/Bean Tree Farm’s Barbara Rose, September 14, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, September 14 4-7 pm Beautiful Berries! NEW with Desert Harvesters’/Bean Tree Farm‘s Barbara Rose Ample summer rains plump early-Autumn desert berries, signaling a subtle change of seasons. Wolfberries and hackberries brighten bushes with their juicy red and orange goodness. Sample berries in sauces, baked goods, salsas, and preserved in a variety of ways. Venue: Santa […]
• September 2, 2017:
  W​orkshop: ​DESERT OILS & VINEGARS at Bean Tree Farm, Tucson
  Hands-On ​ Homestead S​eries :  ​Desert Oils & Vinegars  Workshop Saturday, September 2 , 2017 8:00am – 1:00pm Venue:   Bean Tree Farm Cost:  $35-$50 To Register:  Email workshops@desertharvesters.org for details and directions     It’s easy to infuse the flavors of your favorite herbs and spices into oils and vinegars for culinary use. Learn how to use desert and […]
• August 31, 2017:
  Desert Herbal-Infused Oils & Vinegars – Hands-on Homestead Series – with Barbara Rose of Desert Harvesters and Bean Tree Farm, August 31, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  DESERT HERBAL-INFUSED OILS & VINEGARS Thursday, August 31 4–7 pm (Saturday workshop* September 1) Santa Cruz River Farmers Market 100 South Avenida del Convento Tucson, Arizona It’s easy to infuse the flavors of your favorite herbs and spices into oils and vinegars for culinary use—Desert Harvesters’ and Bean Tree Farm‘s Barbara Rose and friends will […]
• August 24, 2017:
  “Eat Mesquite and More” – Cookbook Fundraiser – August 24, 2017
  CELEBRATION AND FUNDRAISER/ COOKBOOK PRE-SALE Date:  Thursday, August 24, 2017 Time: 4:30pm–7:00pm Venue:Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market @ the Mercado San Agustín (Market is hosted by the Community Food Bank) Address: 100 S Avenida del Convento | Tucson, Arizona Join us at the SANTA CRUZ RIVER FARMERS’ MARKET for Happy Hour as we kick off our CROWD-FUNDING SITE for […]
• August 19, 2017:
  W​orkshop: PRICKLY PEAR FRUIT at Bean Tree Farm, Tucson
  Hands-On ​ Homestead S​eries :  Prickly Pear Fruit  Workshop Saturday, August 19 , 2017 8:00am – 1:00pm Venue:   Bean Tree Farm Cost:  $35-$50 To Register:  Email workshops@desertharvesters.org for details and directions Prickly pear fruit (tunas) have been cultivated and foraged for thousands of years. Learn best harvest and processing practices to make, store, and enjoy prickly pear juice. […]
• August 17, 2017:
  Prickly Pear Fruit – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters’/Mano Y Metate’s Amy Valdes-Schwemm, August 17, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, August 17 4-7 pm (Saturday hands-on workshop on August 19) Prickly Pear Fruit with Desert Harvesters’/Mano Y Metate‘s Amy Valdes-Schwemm Prickly-pear fruit (in Spanish, tunas) have been cultivated and foraged for thousands of years. Learn best harvest and processing practices to make, store, and enjoy prickly-pear juice. Sample beverages like prickly-pear lemonade. Venue: Santa Cruz […]
• July 29, 2017:
  W​orkshop: PICKLING & PRESERVING DESERT FOODS at Bean Tree Farm, Tucson
  Hands-On ​ Homestead S​eries :  ​Pickling & Preserving Desert Foods Workshop Saturday, July 29 , 2017 8:00am – 1:00pm Venue:   Bean Tree Farm Cost:  $35-$50 To Register:  Email workshops@desertharvesters.org for details and directions To preserve the bounty of summer and other seasons of abundance, try pickling! Using salt and vinegar and various herbs and spices, you can pickle beans, […]
• July 27, 2017:
  Preserving & Pickling – Hands-on Homestead Series – with Barbara Rose of Desert Harvesters and Bean Tree Farm, July 27, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  PRESERVING & PICKLING Thursday, July 27 4–7 pm Santa Cruz River Farmers Market 100 South Avenida del Convento Tucson, Arizona To preserve the bounty of summer and other seasons of abundance, try pickling! Using salt and vinegar and various herbs and spices, you can pickle beans, peas, cukes, okra, cholla buds, nopalitos, peas, devils claw […]
• July 24, 2017:
  Berries, Seeds, Greens, Herbs, & Flowers – Sonoran Desert Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and Friends, July 24, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  SONORAN DESERT SERIES Sponsored by Desert Harvesters and Food Conspiracy Co-op •BERRIES, SEEDS, GREENS, HERBS, & FLOWERS Monday, JULY 24, 6–8 pm Berries, greens, herbs, and flowers—although less well-known than the bean trees and cactus foods—add unique flavors, textures, and health benefits to your diet. Wolfberry, hackberry, and canyon hackberry offer sweet and bittersweet treats. […]
• July 8, 2017:
  Workshop: ​SUMMER GREENS & HERBS at Bean Tree Farm, Tucson
  Hands-On ​ Homestead S​eries :  ​Summer Greens & Herbs Workshop Saturday, July 8 , 2017 8:00am – 1:00pm Venue:   Bean Tree Farm Cost:  $35-$50 To Register:  Email workshops@desertharvesters.org for details and directions Learn to identify, harvest, and prepare delicious recipes using abundant summer greens like verdolagas, amaranth, tumbleweed. Sample salsa, fritters, slaw, pickle. ​ Expand your harvesting […]
• July 6, 2017:
  Verdolagas & Summer Greens & Herbs – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini, July 6, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, July 6 4-7 pm (Saturday hands-on workshop on July 8) Verdolagas & Summer Greens & Herbs with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini Learn to identify, harvest, and prepare delicious recipes using abundant summer greens like verdolagas, amaranth, tumbleweed. Sample salsa, fritters, slaw, pickle. Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenido del […]
• June 26, 2017:
  Cool Cacti – Sonoran Desert Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and Friends, June 26, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  SONORAN DESERT SERIES Sponsored by Desert Harvesters and Food Conspiracy Co-op •COOL CACTI Monday, JUNE 26, 6–8 pm The Sonoran Desert is dominated by a large variety of cacti: cholla, prickly pear, barrel, saguaro, and pincushion cacti all have unique shapes, features and foods. All cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti. Learn […]
• June 23, 2017:
  Desert Harvesters Happy Hour at Tap & Bottle, June 23, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Desert Harvesters Happy Hour at Tap & Bottle When: Friday, June 23, 2017 Time: 5–8 pm Hosted at: Tap & Bottle, 403 N 6th Ave #135, Tucson, AZ Celebrate the Harvest and Coming Rains with Cool Local Brews (and help fund our delicious and community-enhancing efforts)! Tap & Bottle will have great regional brews on-hand, […]
• June 22, 2017:
  Beautiful Beneficial Bean Trees – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters’/Bean Tree Farm’s Barbara Rose, June 22, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, June 22 4-7 pm Beautiful Beneficial Bean Trees with Desert Harvesters’/Bean Tree Farm‘s Barbara Rose Celebrate the Sonoran Desert’s amazing native bean trees: mesquite, ironwood, and palo verde. Learn how to use nutritious seeds and pods in various ways. Native trees thrive on seasonal rains and provide myriad benefits beyond food value. Taste sprouts, […]
• June 22, 2017:
  15th ANNUAL MESQUITE MILLING & FIESTA (Pre-Monsoon) with Desert Harvesters and Friends at the Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market, June 22, 2017 — Tucson, AZ
  We’re pleased to announce Desert Harvesters’ 15th ANNUAL MESQUITE MILLING & FIESTA! Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017 Time:4–7 pm Venue:Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market @ the Mercado San Agustín (Market is hosted by the Community Food Bank) Address: 100 S Avenida del Convento | Tucson, Arizona As always, we’re excited about this year’s event, timed […]
• June 15, 2017:
  Mesquite Pod Best Harvest Practices – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters’/The Mesquitery’s Jeau Allen, June 15, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, June 15 4-7 pm Mesquite Pod Best Harvest Practices with Desert Harvesters’/The Mesquitery‘s Jeau Allen Get to know the mighty mesquite tree, and learn to identify, taste-test, safely harvest, and properly store mesquite pods and flour. Understand why it’s important to plant, grow, and harvest from native trees like velvet, screwbean, and honey mesquite. […]
• June 11, 2017:
  Edible Baja Arizona: Nuts & Seeds – Baja Brews’ LAST Tasting Event, June 11, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Baja Brews: Special Creations Brewed with Nuts and Seeds! When:     Sunday, June 11, 2017, 6:00 pm–8:00 pm  (Doors open at 5:30pm) Where:   Rialto Theatre, 318 E. Congress St. Tucson AZ 85701  (520) 740-1000 Tickets: Tickets Available here  $30 each ( Please buy in advance, to be sure to get in! ) Music:   Hey Bucko Food […]
• June 8, 2017:
  Baking with Mesquite – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters’/EXO Kitchen’s Mikaela Jones, June 8, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, June 8 4-7 pm Baking with Mesquite with Desert Harvesters’/EXO Kitchen‘s Mikaela Jones Get baking tips about using naturally sweet mesquite flour in old and new recipes! Experienced local baker Mikaela offers skills and samples of her craft at this demo. Place-based baking at its best. Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San […]
• June 1, 2017:
  Eating from Bean Trees – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters’/Bean Tree Farm’s Barbara Rose, June 1, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, June 1 4-7 pm Eating from Bean Trees with Desert Harvesters’/Bean Tree Farm‘s Barbara Rose Kick off the summer season with this demo featuring food from native bean trees, including palo verde, ironwood, and mesquite. Sample ironwood edamame, palo verde sprouts, mesquite atole drink, and 3-sisters snack mix! Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market […]
• May 25, 2017:
  Solar Ovens – Hands-on Homestead Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini, May 25, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  SOLAR OVENS Thursday, May 25 4–7 pm Santa Cruz River Farmers Market 100 South Avenida del Convento Tucson, Arizona In ultra-sunny Arizona, it makes a lot of sense to cook with the sun. Learn basic solar-oven concepts and design principles from Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini, then watch various solar ovens in action and sample delicious […]
• May 22, 2017:
  Beautiful Beneficial Bean Trees – Sonoran Desert Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and Friends, May 22, 2017 — Tucson AZ
    SONORAN DESERT SERIES Sponsored by Desert Harvesters and Food Conspiracy Co-op •BEAUTIFUL BENEFICIAL BEAN TREES Monday, MAY 22, 6–8 pm  Meet the native mesquite, ironwood, and palo verde trees that anchor the Uplands Arizona plant palette. These trees act as nurse plants for other desert flora, and create rich environments under their canopies where both plants […]
• May 21, 2017:
  Hammermill Operation & Safety Workshop with Desert Harvesters, May 21, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Hammermill Operation & Safety Workshop Date: Sunday, May 21, 2017 Time: 7:30 am – 12:30 noon Venue: Las Milpitas Farm Address: 2405 South Cottonwood Lane, Tucson, AZ Cost: $15 per person (or $25 if you register for both Mesquite Pods 101 on May 20 & Hammermill Operation & Safety Workshop on May 21) This hands-on […]
• May 20, 2017:
  Mesquite Pods 101 Training with Desert Harvesters, May 20, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Mesquite Pods 101 Training Date: Saturday, May 20, 2017 Time: 7:30 am – 12 noon Venue: Hoff Building behind Food Conspiracy Co-op Address: 425 East 7th Street, Tucson, AZ Costs: $15 per person (or $25 if you register for both Mesquite Pods 101 on May 20 & Hammermill Operation & Safety Workshop on May 21) […]
• May 16, 2017:
  Tuesdays for Tucson Fundraiser Night for Desert Harvesters, May 16, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 Time:  6 pm–10 pm Hosted at: La Cocina (201 N. Court Ave, Tucson, AZ – Old Town Artisans Courtyard) Music: Provided by local band The Gay Boys    Vocals/guitar: Mark McClanahan Drums: Andrew Hiller Bass: Simon Welch Guitar: Andy Pieper Also see: Bandcamp Who: Desert Harvesters is a local non-profit organization that celebrates and […]
• May 13, 2017:
  Palo Verde & Nopal Harvest Workshop and Feast – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and friends , May 13, 2017 — outer Tucson, AZ
  Palo Verde & Nopal Harvest Workshop and Feast Meet Palo Verde, the state tree of Arizona! This green-barked desert legume tree provides food for pollinators, animals, and people, and acts as a nurse tree for saguaros and other desert plants. Learn how to identify Palo verde flowers, harvest, store & create desert delicacies with palo verde […]
• May 12, 2017:
  Desert Harvesters’ Volunteer Meeting and Celebration! (By Invitation Only)
    Spring is here, that means it’s time for Desert Harvesters’                   Volunteer Meeting and Celebration!   Are you interested in learning more about our beautiful Sonoran Desert? Do you want to know about rainwater and plant harvesting, how to harvest, prepare, and eat native foods? Do you […]
• May 11, 2017:
  Nopalitos – Desert Harvest Series – with Desert Harvesters’/Mano Y Metate’s Amy Valdes-Schwemm, May 11, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, May 11   4 pm-7 pm (Saturday hands-on workshop on May 13) Nopalitos with Desert Harvesters’/Mano Y Metate‘s Amy Valdes-Schwemm Learn how easy it is to collect these nutritious cactus pads from your own yard or neighborhood, and how to prepare them in tasty recipes everyone will love. Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San […]
• April 24, 2017:
  You Are Here: Uplands-Arizona-Subdivision Native Foods – Sonoran Desert Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and Friends, April 24, 2017 — Tucson AZ
    SONORAN DESERT SERIES Sponsored by Desert Harvesters and Food Conspiracy Co-op •YOU ARE HERE: UPLANDS-ARIZONA-SUBDIVISION NATIVE FOODS Monday, APRIL 24, 6–8 pm  Use the Sonoran Desert Foods Calendar, Wild Foods Calendar, and Native Seeds/SEARCH‘s 5-seasons calendar wheel to understand seasonal cycles and to see the wealth of delicious native perennial plant foods available throughout the year. […]
• April 20, 2017:
  Hands-on Homestead Series: Rainwater-Harvesting Concepts & Design, with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and friends, April 20, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  RAINWATER-HARVESTING CONCEPTS & DESIGN Thursday, April 20 3–6 pm (Saturday workshop* April 22) Santa Cruz River Farmers Market 100 South Avenida del Convento Tucson, Arizona Food security depends on water security. Learn the basic concepts and the many benefits of rainwater-harvesting design, so you can begin implementing simple strategies at home. Offered by Jill Lorenzini […]
• April 5, 2017:
  Brad Lancaster with Warren Brush & Kate Tirion: Water for Every Farm: Earthworks for Resiliency in an Era of Drought, April 5–8, 2017 — Hyder AZ
  
• April 1, 2017:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Hands-On Cholla Bud Harvesting & Processing Workshop and Feast, April 1, 2017 — outer Tucson AZ
  Hands-On Cholla Bud Harvesting & Processing Workshop and Feast Join us to harvest and safely process Spring’s bounty of cholla buds! We’ll cook up tasty cholla-bud recipes and feast on the results, along with a selection of Bean Tree Farm’s delicious signature foods: wild, native, and in-season. Vegetarian and gluten-free friendly! When: Saturday, April 1, […]
• March 27, 2017:
  You Are Here: Sonoran Desert 101 – Sonoran Desert Series – with Desert Harvesters’ Jill Lorenzini and Friends, March 27, 2017 — Tucson AZ
    SONORAN DESERT SERIES Sponsored by Desert Harvesters and Food Conspiracy Co-op   •YOU ARE HERE: SONORAN DESERT 101 Monday, MARCH 27, 6–8 pm  Interactive exercises about where we are and where we come from using maps, info, and stories to build place-based awareness. We’ll explore from macro to micro, from global to regional to local, from […]
• March 21, 2017:
  La Cocina Walks with Desert Harvesters, monthly in March, April, May, and June 2017 —Tucson AZ
  La Cocina Walks 2017 On the following Tuesdays: March 21 April 11 May 23, and June 20 5:30–6:30 pm Desert Harvesters will lead casual walks from La Cocina through the historic El Presidio Neighborhood to identify native perennial food-bearing plants and other edibles. Walks start in spring and continue monthly thereafter into the oncoming heat […]
• February 11, 2017:
  Aleck MacKinnon, Brad Lancaster, and Omar Ore-Giron: FREE Hands-On Neighborhood Tree-Pruning & Mulching Workshop, February 11, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  FREE Hands-On Neighborhood Tree-Pruning & Mulching Workshop plus, an opportunity to get your prunings chipped into mulch for an extremely reasonable donation Saturday, February 11, 2017 Starts at 9 am, stay as long as you can or want Meet at Dunbar/Spring Community Garden/Orchard (NW corner of 11th Ave & University Blvd) After the demonstration, we […]
• January 16, 2017:
  Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Foresters: 1st Annual Neighborhood Curb Coring, Week of January 16, 2017 — Tucson AZ
  
• December 3, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: “Harvest & Cook with Wild Abundance” Workshop Series: Barrel-Cactus Harvest & Wild Winter Feast, December 3, 2016 — outer Tucson AZ
  Harvest & Cook with Wild Abundance Fall 2016 Workshops Enjoy seasonal Sonoran Desert flavors and unique recipes with other interested folks in this tasty educational series. Learn to harvest, process, store, and create desert delicacies with tried & tested recipes plus tips to invent your own specialties. Workshops include discussion and resources for creating Sonoran Desert […]
• November 19, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: “Harvest & Cook with Wild Abundance” Workshop Series: Creating Salsas, Chutneys, & Sauces with Wild Ingredients, November 19, 2016 — outer Tucson AZ
  Harvest & Cook with Wild Abundance Fall 2016 Workshops Enjoy seasonal Sonoran Desert flavors and unique recipes with other interested folks in this tasty educational series. Learn to harvest, process, store, and create desert delicacies with tried & tested recipes plus tips to invent your own specialties. Workshops include discussion and resources for creating Sonoran Desert […]
• November 17, 2016:
  Edible Baja Arizona: Late Summer Fruits Baja Brews Tasting Event, November 17, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Late-Summer Fruits Baja Brews Tasting Event When: Thursday, November 17, 6–8 pm Where: Sentinel Peak Brewing Company: 4746 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85712 To make your paid reservation: Click here, then scroll down to find the green Purchase Tickets Now! button About the event: On Thursday, November 17, join Edible Baja Arizona and local craft breweries for the third Baja Brews Tasting […]
• November 17, 2016:
  Community Food Bank & DESERT HARVESTERS: Desert Harvest Series 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mercado San Agustín 100 S. Avenida del Convento Tucson, AZ 85745 Note: These are demonstrations, not hands-on workshops. If you find a wild food that you particularly like, keep an eye out for possible future hands-on workshops &/or volunteer harvesting opportunities with Desert Harvesters, Bean Tree Farm, and other […]
• November 4, 2016:
  Brad Lancaster & Others: ITKI-UNESCO Food & Water in Arid Lands Conference: Dialogues Across Contemporary and Traditional Knowledge, November 4–5, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  
• October 29, 2016:
  21st Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain, Tree, & Carbon Planting, October 29, 2016 — Tucson, AZ
  Date: Saturday, October 29, 2016 Time: Join Dunbar/Spring neighbors Brad Lancaster, Omar Ore-Giron, Ezra Roati, Rocky Yosek  and others at 7:30 am for a planting demonstration, then keep going to various parts of the neighborhood. The demonstration will show you how to plant the rain to maximize its potential, how to plant food-bearing native trees by seed and/or with […]
• October 1, 2016:
  Cascabel Conservation Association: Pancake Breakfast, MESQUITE MILLING, & Local Foods Potluck, October 1, 2016 — Cascabel AZ
  The 2016 Mesquite Milling will again be held at the Cascabel Community Center on October 1.  For updates and more information, contact Gail Loveland at gail.loveland@gmail.com. (Cascabel was the original inspiration for the inception of Desert Harvesters’ mesquite endeavors! Thank you for being our spark!) More about the milling: You can bring your mesquite pods […]
• August 27, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: “Harvest & Cook with Wild Abundance” Workshop Series: All Things Prickly Pear, August 27, 2016 — outer Tucson AZ
  The first in Desert Harvesters’ Harvest & Cook With Wild Abundance workshop series All Things Prickly Pear         Photos above by Barbara Rose Date: Saturday, August 27, 2016 Time: 9 am – 12 noon Instructor: Desert Harvesters core member Barbara Rose (of Bean Tree Farm) Workshop description: Harvest fruit and pads from […]
• July 28, 2016:
  Borderlands Brewing Co & Friends: Baja Brews Tasting Event: Cactus Fruits, July 28, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Where: Borderlands Brewing Company Address: 119 E Toole Ave, Tucson, Arizona 85701 When: Thursday, July 28, from 6–8 pm Join Edible Baja Arizona and 12 local craft breweries for the first Baja Brews Tasting Event. Every eight weeks, Baja Arizona’s breweries are working with different locally originating ingredients to craft special beers just for the event. Co-sponsored […]
• June 26, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Mesquite Seed-Collecting Workshop, June 26, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Mesquite Seed-Collecting Workshop for Desert Harvesters Members & Volunteers only Date(s): Sunday, June 26, 2016 Time: Meet in *Oracle Junction* at 5:30 am Return to *Oracle Junction* at 9:15 am Let us know if you’re interested in carpooling, and from where. Cost: $10 if you are a member or volunteer $5 if you are a […]
• June 25, 2016:
  Standing with Saguaros & friends, including DESERT HARVESTERS: Saguaro Fruit Harvest Workshop, June 25, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Saguaro Fruit Harvest Workshop June 25, 2016 7–10 am Limited to 15 participants. WORKSHOP IS FULL Standing with Saguaros in collaboration with Saguaro National Park, Borderlands Theater, and Desert Harvesters presents a saguaro fruit-harvesting workshop in Saguaro National Park. Participate in the annual bahidaj (saguaro fruit) harvest with Stella Tucker, a Tohono O’odham elder whose […]
• June 24, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS Happy Hour at Tap & Bottle, June 24, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  When: Friday, June 24, 2016 Time: 5–8 pm Hosted at: Tap & Bottle, 403 N 6th Ave #135, Tucson, AZ Celebrate the Harvest and Coming Rains with Cool Local Brews (and help fund our delicious and community-enhancing efforts)! Tap & Bottle will have great regional brews on-hand, some infused with locally sourced native wild ingredients. […]
• June 23, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: 14th ANNUAL MESQUITE MILLING & WILD FOODS & DRINK FIESTA (Pre-Monsoon) at the Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market, June 23, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Thursday, June 23, 2016 Time: 4–7 pm Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market @ the Mercado San Agustín (Market is hosted by the Community Food Bank) Address: 100 S Avenida del Convento | Tucson, Arizona Once again, we’re excited about this year’s event, timed to rhyme with the Sonoran Desert’s natural cycles, and hosted […]
• June 19, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Hammermill Operation & Safety Workshop (Pre-Monsoon), June 19, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Sunday, June 19, 2016 Time: 8 am – 1 pm Location: Community Food Bank’s Las Milpitas Farm, 2405 S Cottonwood Ln, Tucson, AZ 85713 Cost: $15 per person to support the work & mission of Desert Harvesters ($25 total for this workshop and yesterday’s Pod-Tasting, Inspection, & Ticketing Workshop) Habrá traducción al español disponible *Register […]
• June 18, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Pod-Tasting, Inspection, & Ticketing Workshop (Pre-Monsoon), June 18, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Saturday, June 18, 2016 Time: 8 am – 12 noon Location: Community Food Bank’s Las Milpitas Farm, 2405 S Cottonwood Ln, Tucson, AZ 85713 Cost: $15 per person to support the work & mission of Desert Harvesters ($25 total for this workshop and tomorrow’s Hammermill Operation & Safety Workshop) Habrá traducción al español disponible […]
• June 16, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Guided Native Food-Tree Harvest Tours (Pre-Monsoon), June 16, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Tours will be led by Desert Harvesters core members and trained volunteers. In conjunction with the Community Food Bank‘s Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson West of I-10 at Congress & Grande 4:30 pm: Required sign up time if you did not prepay for walking harvest (tour begins at 5 […]
• June 11, 2016:
  San Xavier Co-op Farm: Mesquite Workshop, June 11, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  
• May 31, 2016:
  Celebration of Place: A DESERT HARVESTERS Evening of Story, Wild Foods, Drink, and Music, May 31, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 Time: 5–10 pm Hosted at: La Cocina, 201 N. Court Ave, Tucson, AZ This celebratory fundraising evening from 5–10 pm will feature: Live music by Jimmy Carr and the Awkward Moments Dinner featuring locally grown and harvested native wild-food ingredients: Desert bean plate including tepary hummus, Pima lima salad with […]
• May 27, 2016:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Guided Foothills Palo Verde Bean Harvest, May 27, 2016—near downtown Tucson AZ
  Guided Foothills Palo Verde Bean Harvest Date: Friday, May 27, 2016 Time: 5:30–7 pm Join Brad Lancaster to pick green Foothills Palo Verde pods, taste the sweet seeds, then experiment with different ways of processing and enjoying the harvest. We’ll also cover harvesting from Blue Palo Verde trees. In addition, you’ll see how simple water-harvesting […]
• March 5, 2016:
  FREE Hands-On Neighborhood Tree-Pruning & Mulching Workshop, March 5, 2016 — Tucson AZ
  FREE Hands-On Neighborhood Tree-Pruning & Mulching Workshop Saturday, March 5, 2016 Plus, the opportunity to get your prunings chipped into mulch for an extremely reasonable donation. Free Pruning & Mulching Workshop Starts at 9 am at the Dunbar/Spring Community Garden/Orchard space (NW corner of 11th Ave and University Blvd). Southside of the Dunbar Project site. […]
• December 5, 2015:
  20th Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain, Tree, & Carbon Planting, December 5, 2015 — Tucson, AZ
  Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015 Time: Join Dunbar/Spring neighbors Sky Jacobs, Brad Lancaster, Omar Ore-Giron, Rocky Yosek, Ezra Roati and others at 7:30 am for a planting demonstration, then keep going to various parts of the neighborhood. The demonstration will show you how to plant the rain to maximize its potential, how to plant food-bearing native […]
• October 30, 2015:
  17th Annual Cascabel MESQUITE MILLING & Pancake Breakfast, October 30, 2015 — Cascabel AZ
  The 17th Annual Cascabel Mesquite Milling will take place at the Cascabel Community Center on Friday, October 30th. (Cascabel was the original inspiration for the inception of Desert Harvesters’ mesquite endeavors!) The schedule of events is: Mesquite pancakes (and other delicious foods): 8:30–10 am. Includes wheat pancakes and gluten-free pancakes, egg casserole and Cascabel grits […]
• August 23, 2015:
  Bean Tree Farm & Lorenzini Works: Forage & Feast 2015 Workshop Series — north of Tucson AZ
  Please join Barbara Rose and Jill Lorenzini for FORAGE and FEAST: a new hands-on workshop series at Bean Tree Farm, in partnership with Jill of Lorenzini Works! Learn to identify, harvest, process, prepare, and then feast on seasonal Sonoran Desert foods in this delicious educational series. Take the entire workshop or just attend the feast! […]
• June 26, 2015:
  DESERT HARVESTERS Happy Hour at Tap & Bottle, June 26, 2015 — Tucson AZ
  When: Friday, June 26, 2015 Time: 5–8 pm Hosted at: Tap & Bottle, 403 N 6th Ave #135, Tucson, AZ Celebrate the Harvest and Coming Rains with Cool Local Brews (and help fund our efforts)! Tap & Bottle will have great regional brews on-hand, some infused with locally sourced native wild ingredients. And Tap & […]
• June 25, 2015:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: 13th ANNUAL MESQUITE MILLING & WILD FOODS FIESTA at the Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market (Pre-Monsoon), June 25, 2015 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Thursday, June 25, 2015 Rain date: In the unlikely event of heavy rain the milling may be postponed to the following Thursday, July 2 Time: 4–7 pm Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market @ the Mercado San Agustín (Market is hosted by the Community Food Bank) Address: 100 S Avenida del Convento | Tucson, […]
• June 21, 2015:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Hammermill Operation & Safety Workshop (Pre-Monsoon), June 21, 2015 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Sunday, June 21, 2015 Time: 8 am – 1 pm Location: 845 W. Franklin St | Tucson, AZ 85745 (no dogs, please) Cost: $10 per person to support the work & mission of Desert Harvesters ($15 total for this workshop and yesterday’s Pod-Tasting, Inspection, & Ticketing Workshop) Anyone wanting to operate our hammermill or who […]
• June 20, 2015:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Pod-Tasting, Inspection, & Ticketing Workshop (Pre-Monsoon), June 20, 2015 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Saturday, June 20, 2015 Time: 8 am – 12 noon Location: 845 W. Franklin St | Tucson, AZ 85745 (no dogs, please) Cost: $10 per person to support the work & mission of Desert Harvesters ($15 total for this workshop and tomorrow’s Hammermill Operation & Safety Workshop) This workshop is mandatory for for milling […]
• June 18, 2015:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Guided Native Food-Tree Harvest Tours (Pre-Monsoon), June 18, 2015 — Tucson AZ
  Led by core Desert Harvesters including Amy Valdés Schwemm, Brad Lancaster, and Jill Lorenzini. In conjunction with the Community Food Bank‘s Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market 100 S. Avenida del Convento, Tucson West of I-10 at Congress & Grande 4:30 pm: Required sign up for non-prepaid walking harvest (tour begins at 5 pm) 5:30 pm: […]
• June 18, 2015:
  Bean Tree Farm: Bean-Tree Processing Demonstrations (Pre-Monsoon), June 18, 2015 — Tucson AZ
  Hosted by the Community Food Bank‘s Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market 100 S. Avenida del Convento West of I-10 at Congress & Grande 4 to 7 pm Cost: Free These demonstrations by desert-foods farmer/fermenter/cook Barbara Rose of Bean Tree Farm will take place before &/or after the Guided Native Food-Tree Harvests and Plantings, and will […]
• June 9, 2015:
  Celebration of Place: A DESERT HARVESTERS Evening of Story, Food, Drink, and Music, June 9, 2015 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Time: 5–10 pm Hosted at: La Cocina, 201 N. Court Ave, Tucson, AZ This celebratory fundraising evening from 5–10 pm will feature live music by Hey, Bucko! along with drinks & dinner featuring locally grown and harvested native wild food ingredients. Come try a margarita made with locally harvested prickly […]
• November 22, 2014:
  19th Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Rain, Tree, & Carbon Planting, November 22, 2014 — Tucson, AZ
  Date: Saturday, November 22, 2014 Time: Join Dunbar/Spring neighbors Sky Jacobs, Brad Lancaster, Omar Ore-Giron, Rocky Yosek, and others at 7:30 am for a planting demonstration, then keep going to various parts of the neighborhood. The demonstration will show you how to plant the rain to maximize its potential, how to plant food-bearing native trees by […]
• November 20, 2014:
  10th Annual Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market MESQUITE MILLING, November 20, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  **THIS WILL BE THE ONLY MILLING IN TUCSON THIS FALL!** Date: Thursday, November 20, 2014 Time: 3–6 pm Venue: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market @ the Mercado San Agustín Address: 100 S Avenida Del Convento | Tucson, Arizona **THIS WILL BE THE ONLY MILLING IN TUCSON THIS FALL!** The cost to mill is $3 per […]
• November 8, 2014:
  Cascabel Conservation Association: 16th Annual MESQUITE MILLING & Pancake Breakfast, November 8, 2014 — Cascabel AZ
  Sixteenth Annual CASCABEL MESQUITE MILLING and LOCAL FOODS POTLUCK November 8, 2014 8:30 am to mid-afternoon Join us at the Cascabel Community Center for a festive day of processing and eating native mesquite, plus tons of other local foods dishes. Pass this announcement on to anyone you think would be interested. 8:30 to 10 AM: […]
• November 1, 2014:
  Brad Lancaster: Water-Harvesting & Native-Tree Workshop at Food Conspiracy Co-op, November 1, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  
• October 25, 2014:
  Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture: MESQUITE MILLING & Mesquite Cooking Contest, October 25, 2014 — Bisbee AZ
  Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture will be providing a mesquite milling at Bisbee Farmers’ Market at Vista Park from 9 am – 1 pm on October 25. Bring clean, dry pods that snap in half to be milled by BASA’s hammer mill. New this year at Bisbee Farmers’ Market Mesquite Milling: Cook with Mesquite Contest with […]
• October 23, 2014:
  Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture: MESQUITE MILLING, October 23, 2014 — Sierra Vista AZ
  Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture will be providing a mesquite milling at Sierra Vista Farmers Market at Veterans Park from 10 am – 2 pm on October 23. Bring clean, dry pods that snap in half to be milled by BASA’s hammer mill. Mesquite flour and cookbooks for sale. FMI: 520-331-9821, valerie.mccaffrey@bajaaz.org
• October 19, 2014:
  Desert Harvesters at Oracle State Park: MESQUITE MILLING & Desert Harvest Celebration, October 19, 2014 — Oracle AZ
  Venue: Oracle State Park Address: 3820 Wildlife Drive, Oracle, AZ 85623 Contact Park staff: (520) 896-2425 Visit Oracle State Park webpage Special Desert Harvest Celebration activities from 10 am to 4 pm include… 10 am – 1 pm: Desert Harvesters’ mesquite hammermill will be on-site to grind your mesquite pods (restrictions and milling fees apply: […]
• September 27, 2014:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Annual Mesquite Harvest & Mill Training Workshop, September 27, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  Desert Harvesters’ 2014 Tasting, Harvesting, & Milling Workshop/Training Date: Saturday, September 27, 2014 >>(Rain date is Sunday, September 28)<< Time: 7:30 am – 5 pm Location: 845 W Franklin St, Tucson AZ 85745 Cost: $10 per person to support the work & mission of Desert Harvesters The morning session of the workshop is key for […]
• August 11, 2014:
  Bean Tree Farm: Native-Foods & Desert-Living Workshops, 2014 Schedule — Tucson AZ
  2014 Bean Tree Farm Calendar (NOT Desert Harvesters-sponsored) Dates are subject to modification as mother nature sez: weather, seasonal variation for harvest, etc. Please confirm with Bean Tree Farm at beantreefarm@gmail.com. Download Bean Tree Farm registration form. June 21: Saguaro/Ironwood Harvest and Celebration: 6:30-9:30 am, $30-45 sliding scale Ripe saguaro fruit and ironwood seeds will […]
• July 12, 2014:
  Brad Lancaster et ali: How to Plant Sustainable Oases on the Cheap! July 12, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  
• June 22, 2014:
  Harvesters’ Happy Hours with DESERT HARVESTERS, June 22, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  Celebrate the Harvest and Coming Rains (& Support Desert Harvesters) with Cool Local Brews! Hosted by Tap & Bottle 403 N 6th Ave NW corner of 6th Avenue & 7th Street, Tucson Time: 4–7 pm Come join fellow harvesters in fermented merriment. Tap & Bottle will have great local brews on-hand, some infused with locally-sourced […]
• June 22, 2014:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Pre-Monsoon MESQUITE MILLING, June 22, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  Sunday, June 22, 2014 In the event of rain, the milling will be moved to the following Sunday, June 29 6 – 9 am (to beat the summer heat) ** We’re excited about this year’s event, newly timed to rhyme with the Sonoran Desert’s natural cycles, and we’d love to get some more volunteers to […]
• June 19, 2014:
  DESERT HARVESTERS: Guided Harvests and Plantings, June 19, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  Led by Desert Harvesters including Amy Valdés Schwemm & Brad Lancaster Hosted at the Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market 100 S. Avenida del Convento West of I-10 at Congress & Grande 5pm harvest on foot 6pm harvest by bicycle $5 to $10 per person (sliding scale) These hands-on harvest tours are designed to show you […]
• June 19, 2014:
  Barbara Rose of DESERT HARVESTERS: Bean-Tree-Processing Demonstrations, June 19, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  Taught by Barbara Rose of Desert Harvesters and Bean Tree Farm (see the Bean Tree website for more awesome workshops) Hosted at the Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market 100 S. Avenida del Convento West of I-10 at Congress & Grande 4 to 7 pm Cost: Free These demonstrations by a desert foods farmer/fermenter/cook will take […]
• June 13, 2014:
  Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture: Mesquite: New Agricultural Traditions for an Ancient Food, June 13, 2014 — Benson AZ
  Friday, June 13, 2014 8:30 am  – 4 pm Join in an all-day workshop with presentations, vendors, and demonstrations on today’s use of mesquite pods as an alternative food source for humans and animals. Topics covered will include food & handling safety, nutrition, management, cultivation, harvesting, sorting, drying, milling, and cooking. Location: Cochise College Benson […]
• June 5, 2014:
  Jeau Allen of DESERT HARVESTERS: How to Harvest & Store Mesquite Pods for Milling, June 5, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  Thursday, June 5 4–7 pm Jeau Allen of Desert Harvesters and Aravaipa Heirlooms will teach you how to safely identify, harvest, and store mesquite pods to be milled into flour at our June 22 milling or in the fall. Hosted at the Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market 100 S. Avenida del Convento West of I-10 […]
• May 15, 2014:
  Amy Valdés Schwemm of Desert Harvesters: How to Harvest & Prepare Nopalitos, May 15, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  Desert Harvester Amy Valdés Schwemm of Mano y Metate will teach you how to collect these nutritious cactus pads from your own yard and cook them into a tasty dish everyone will love. Hosted at the Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market 100 S. Avenida del Convento West of I-10 at Congress & Grande Cost: Free
• March 22, 2014:
  Laurie Melrood: EAT THAT CACTUS! Harvest, Preparation, and Preservation of Cholla Buds, March 22, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  INSTRUCTOR:       LAURIE MELROOD DATE & TIME:       Saturday, March 22, 2014, 8 am – 12 noon (sometimes runs a little over) LOCATION:            1991 W. Calle Campana de Plata, Tucson AZ 85745 (Off Silverbell, between Grant and Speedway) COURSE FEE:        $35, includes handouts, food samples, and most of the tools COURSE DESCRIPTION:  The Tohono O’odham have long enjoyed cholla […]
• March 8, 2014:
  Authentically Ajo Regional Food Festival, March 8, 2014 — Ajo AZ
  Authentically Ajo Regional Food Festival Saturday March 8, 2014, 9am–2pm Featuring local food, garden demos, acoustic music, local VAP’s, Second Saturday activities, and more, including: 12 noon: Fruit-and-Vegetable-Hat Parade 2-4pm: Historic Tours in Ajo with snacks and AZ wine-tasting ($10)  CONTACT: Gayle Weyers @ 520-387-6717 for further info and details
• February 1, 2014:
  Jeff & Ana Sanders at Bean Tree Farm: Traditional Animal-Processing Workshop, February 1–2, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  Traditional Animal-Processing Workshop February 1 & 2, 2014 7:30 am –4 pm, $225 (+ optional 3rd day) Instructors: Jeff and Ana Sanders During this 2-day workshop, students will learn to slaughter, skin, eviscerate, quarter, butcher and cook a medium-sized animal in a traditional way, using little more than one’s knife. We will identify the parts […]
• January 11, 2014:
  Jill Lorenzini: Sonoran Desert Plant Walks — Tucson AZ
  Jan 11th (Sat): New Year Plant Walk @ Saguaro National Park West Feb 2nd (Sun): Imbolc/Mid-Winter Plant Walk @ Feliz Paseo Park Mar 22nd (Sat): Spring Equinox Plant Walk @ Pima Canyon Trail Apr 19th (Sat): Plenty Plant Walk @ Douglas Spring Trail May 3rd (Sat): Beltane/Mid-Spring Plant Walk @ Himmel Park Jun 21st (Sat): […]
• December 14, 2013:
  18th Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Tree Planting, December 14, 2013 — Tucson, AZ
  Date: Saturday, December 14, 2013 Time: We’ll meet at 8 am for a planting demonstration, then keep going to various parts of the neighborhood. Check the blackboard on the porch at the meeting spot if you want to join in later in the morning—we’ll leave a note with an idea of the morning’s planting route. End time […]
• November 30, 2013:
  Superstition Mountain Museum: Prickly Pear & Mesquite Festival (MILLING), November 30, 2013 — Apache Junction AZ
  Join the Superstition Mountain Museum for their Prickly Pear & Mesquite Festival! Date: Saturday, November 30, 2013 Time: 9 am – 4 pm Location: Superstition Mountain Museum, 4087 N Apache Trail, Apache Junction, AZ 85119 Phone: (480) 983-4888 Event overview: In addition to having the Desert Harvesters hammermill on site for milling mesquite pods, author […]
• November 24, 2013:
  DESERT HARVESTERS’ 11th ANNUAL MESQUITE MILLING, PANCAKES, & FIESTA, NOVEMBER 24, 2013 — TUCSON AZ
  Desert Harvesters’ 11th Annual Mesquite Milling, Pancakes, and Fiesta in conjunction with the Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Porch Fest! WHEN: Sunday, November 24, 2013 11 am – 5 pm WHERE: Dunbar/Spring Community Garden, Orchard, & Mini Nature Park, NW corner of 11th Avenue and University Blvd Rain location: Dunbar Auditorium (325 W. 2nd St), just north of […]
• November 21, 2013:
  Tucson Community Food Bank: Mesquite MILLING at Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market, November 21, 2013 — Tucson AZ
  Mesquite Milling at Santa Cruz River Farmers Market Thursday, November 21, 2013 Sorting begins at 2pm Milling runs from 3–6 pm The cost to mill is $3 per gallon of whole pods, with a minimum fee of $10. BEFORE YOU COME, BE SURE TO read the pod-harvesting and -preparation guidelines online at: www.desertharvesters.org/mesquite-in-the-kitchen/harvesting-processing and www.desertharvesters.org/how-we-run-mesquite-millings […]
• November 16, 2013:
  Valley Permaculture Alliance: Mesquite & Carob MILLING, November 16 & 17, 2013 — Phoenix AZ
  2013 Phoenix Mesquite & Carob Milling Saturday November 16th, 10 am – 4 pm: PHX Renews, NE corner of Central Ave & Indian School Rd Sunday November 17th, 10 am – 4 pm: PHX Renews, NE corner of Central Ave & Indian School Rd Bring your carob and mesquite pods for milling! Milling Fee: $10 for each […]
• November 16, 2013:
  Dunbar/Spring Community-Garden Clean-Up Party, November 16, 2013 – Tucson, AZ
  Calling all Desert Harvesters, Neighbors, Gardeners, Native-Food Lovers, and Other Great Folks! Help us get ready for our big annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling, Pancakes, and Fiesta on November 24. To prepare we need to get the Community Garden, Orchard, Mini Nature Park and water-harvesting traffic-calming spruced up, pruned up, cleaned up, and mulched. Please […]
• November 9, 2013:
  Tucson Audubon Society: Harvest Festival & Mesquite MILLING, November 9, 2013 — Tucson AZ
  TUCSON AUDUBON’S HARVEST FESTIVAL & MESQUITE MILLING Saturday, November 9th, 8 am – 2pm Tucson Audubon’s Mason Center 3835 W. Hardy Rd Tucson, AZ 85742 This Festival gathers our community to celebrate sustainable living and the edible bounties of the Sonoran Desert. Through the choices we make about the food we eat and the way […]
• November 3, 2013:
  Laurie Melrood: Children’s Workshop at Oracle State Park, November 3, 2013 — Oracle AZ
  A special workshop for children in an especially beautiful setting. Come to Oracle State Park (Oracle, AZ) for the day. Enjoy a hike on one of their many trails, a tour of their historical buildings and then sign up the kids for creative crafts. Note: This is not a Desert-Harvesters-affiliated event. Sunday, November 3: Children’s […]
• November 2, 2013:
  Cascabel Conservation Association: 15th Annual Mesquite MILLING & Pancake Breakfast, November 2, 2013 — Cascabel AZ
  Fifteenth Annual CASCABEL MESQUITE MILLING & LOCAL FOODS POTLUCK November 2, 2013 8:30 AM to mid-afternoon Join us at the Cascabel Community Center for a festive day of processing and eating native mesquite, plus tons of other local foods dishes. Pass this announcement on to anyone you think would be interested. 8:30 to 10 AM: […]
• October 26, 2013:
  Arivaca Fall Harvest Festival and MESQUITE MILLING, October 26, 2013 — Arivaca AZ
  *NOTE: This is NOT a Desert Harvesters-affiliated event.* Arivaca Fall Harvest Festival at the Arivaca Community Center Saturday, October 26, 2013 Arivaca, AZ This event will include milling with the ACC’s own hammermill and crew. Call David Perino at (520) 850-2173 for more details on either event.
• October 26, 2013:
  Bear Canyon Open Air Market: Mesquite Pancake Breakfast & Mesquite MILLING, October 26, 2013 — Tucson AZ
  Mesquite Pancake Breakfast & Milling at the BEAR CANYON OPEN AIR MARKET Saturday October 26, 2013 8987 E. Tanque Verde 309-303 NW corner of Tanque Verde & Catalina Hwy Tucson, AZ 85749 Come and watch the DESERT HARVESTERS millers turn mesquite pods into flour with their hammermill. Guests can bring a maximum of 15 gallons […]
• October 26, 2013:
  Huhugam Ki Museum: Mesquite Pancake Breakfast and MILLING, October 26, 2013 — Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, AZ
  “Himk e gegusid”  “Kdiik Kmaam” (Come and eat!) Mesquite Pancake Breakfast and Milling Note: This is not a Desert Harvesters event. Saturday, October 26, 8–11 am Huhugam Ki Museum grounds, in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community 10005 E. Osborn Rd, Scottsdale, AZ We’ll be serving mesquite pancakes with a side of egg and bacon […]
• October 13, 2013:
  Desert Harvesters Annual Pre-Season Hammermill Operation Training, October 13, 2013 — Tucson AZ
  This is a mandatory event for all Desert Harvesters paid millers, as well as for milling hosts’ volunteers. It is also a great opportunity for those who want to volunteer as pod-sorters and mill operators at our annual fiesta on Sunday, November 24. This training event begins with an informal (and optional) potluck lunch, so if you can, […]
• September 21, 2013:
  Valley Permaculture Alliance: 3rd Annual Phoenix Mesquite Pancake Breakfast, September 21, 2013 — Phoenix AZ
  Note: This is not a Desert-Harvesters affiliated event. Valley Permaculture Alliance (Phoenix) is partnering with locally owned business, O.H.S.O. EATERY + nanoBREWERY, for the 3rd Annual Mesquite Pancake Breakfast! Learn more about mesquite and other native foods at the information station and then enjoy a fabulous breakfast buffet. The buffet includes mesquite pancakes, bacon, fresh […]
• September 18, 2013:
  Pima County Food Alliance: A Place at the Table, A Film Screening, September 18, 2013 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Time: 7–9 pm Where: Tucson Marriott University Park, 880 East 2nd Street, Tucson, AZ 85719 What: The Pima County Food Alliance is excited to host a special screening of the thought-provoking documentary about hunger, “A Place At The Table,” by the creators of Food, Inc. The event is free and […]
• February 1, 2013:
  Desert DAWN: Traditional Animal-Processing Workshop, February 1–2, 2014 — Tucson AZ
  Traditional Animal Processing Desert DAWN’s Traditional Animal Processing Workshops provide students with the opportunity to learn to slaughter, skin, eviscerate, butcher and cook a medium sized animal (sheep or goat) in a traditional way, using little more than one’s knife.  The methods taught are what one would use to provide meat for a family, similar to […]
• November 18, 2012:
  DESERT HARVESTERS’ 10th Annual MESQUITE MILLING, BAKE SALE, and FIESTA: Sunday, November 18, 2012 — Tucson AZ
  Sunday, November 18, 2012 Bake sale times: 9 am – noon Milling times: 8 am – 2 pm Where: Dunbar/Spring Organic Community Garden, Tucson, AZ Click to download the Desert Harvesters 2012 Fiesta Flyer (full-page flyer) or the Desert Harvetsers 2012 Fiesta Half-Sized Flyer (2 on a page). Please succumb to the urge to distribute freely! On Sunday, […]
• November 15, 2012:
  8th Annual Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market MESQUITE MILLING, November 15, 2012 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012 Time: 3–6pm Location: Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market — Mercado San Agustin, 100 S Avenida del Convento, Tucson Cost: $2 per gallon of whole pods with a $5 minimum In addition to the milling, attendees can expect to find instructions on how to cook with mesquite flour, as a part of […]
• November 10, 2012:
  14th Annual Cascabel MESQUITE MILLING & Pancake Breakfast, November 10, 2012 – Cascabel AZ
  Our next Mesquite Milling will take place November 10, 2012 at the Cascabel Community Center. You can bring your mesquite pods for milling into flour.  Milling is free for non-commercial home use, though donations are gratefully accepted. There will be a full day of festivities, beginning at 9:00 AM with a mesquite pancake and waffle […]
• November 10, 2012:
  17th Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Tree Planting, November 10, 2012 – Tucson AZ
  Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012 Time: We’ll meet at 7:30 am for a planting demonstration, then keep going to various parts of the neighborhood. Check the blackboard on the porch at the meeting spot if you want to join in later in the morning—we’ll leave a note with an idea of the morning’s planting route. Meeting spot: 813 […]
• November 3, 2012:
  Dunbar/Spring Community-Garden Clean-Up Party, November 3, 2012 – Tucson, AZ
  Calling all Desert Harvesters, Neighbors, Gardeners, Native-Food-Lovers, and Other Great Folks! Help us get ready for our big annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling and Native-Foods Bake Sale Fiesta on November 18th. To prepare we need to get the Community Garden spruced up, pruned up, cleaned up, planted for the fall season, and mulched. Please come […]
• November 3, 2012:
  Tucson Audubon: Harvest Festival & MESQUITE MILLING, November 3, 2012 – Tucson AZ
  Harvest Festival and Mesquite Milling Festival entry is free though there is a fee to have your mesquite pods milled into flour. The event celebrates the diversity of Sonoran Desert foods—both wild foods and heritage crops. And in a larger sense it celebrates the diverse Sonoran Desert landscape that gave birth to this abundance! It […]
• October 28, 2012:
  Valley Permaculture Alliance: MESQUITE & CAROB MILLING, October 27–28, 2012 —Phoenix AZ
  Phoenix Mesquite & Carob Milling Time: October 27, 2012 from 9am to 4pm for folks with 10 or fewer gallons of mesquite pods, & October 28, 2012 from 9am to 4pm for folks with carob &/or more than 10 gallons of mesquite pods Location: VPA Offices 1122 E Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85034 Map: http://g.co/maps/gdd4h […]
• October 24, 2012:
  Laurie Melrood: Holiday Baking with Desert Plant Products, October 24, 2012 — Green Valley AZ
  Holiday Baking with Desert Plant Products Bake and sample nutritious and delicious holiday treats like prickly pear juice lollipops, mesquite bars, prickly pear glaze fruit pie, and more, with Laurie Melrood. When: Wednesday, October 24 9 am – 12 noon Where: Green Valley Recreation Center West Social Center 1111 Arcoiris, Green Valley AZ 85614 (Continental […]
• October 15, 2012:
  Laurie Melrood: Mesquite Workshop, October 15, 2012 — Green Valley AZ
  Mesquite Workshop Learn how to harvest and prepare mesquite products with Laurie Melrood. This workshop includes a short walk. When: Monday, October 15 noon to 4pm Where: Green Valley Recreation Center West Social Center 1111 Arcoiris, Green Valley AZ 85614 (Continental Exit) Cost: $45 (includes breakfast and materials). For more information or to register: Call Carolyn […]
• October 13, 2012:
  Oracle State Park: Desert Harvest Event & MESQUITE MILLING, October 13, 2012 – Oracle AZ
  Anyone who loves adding the sweet, natural flavor of mesquite flour to pancakes, cookies, breads or granola should get out their gathering bags now and start picking the yellowish-tan pods off trees as they ripen. After drying them thoroughly, you’ll be ready to have them ground into mesquite meal (flour) when the Desert Harvesters hammermill […]
• October 12, 2012:
  Laurie Melrood: Prickly Pear Workshop, October 12, 2012 — Green Valley AZ
  Prickly Pear Workshop Harvest, juice, and prepare prickly pear products with Laurie Melrood When: Friday, October 12 noon–4 pm Where: Green Valley Recreation Center West Social Center 1111 Arcoiris, Green Valley AZ 85614 (Continental Exit) Cost: $45 (includes food samples) For more information or to register: Call Carolyn Hupp, (520) 625-3440 x7226
• October 6, 2012:
  Jill Lorenzini & Desert Harvesters Millers: Edible Desert Plants & Mesquite Milling Demonstration, October 6, 2012 — Tucson AZ
  Find out how to harvest the mesquite pods in your own backyard and learn about the process of milling them into baking flour! Jill Lorenzini, a local native-foods expert, will lead attendees on a walking tour of Martha Cooper Library’s edible landscape, explain the process of mesquite milling, give examples of the best pods you […]
• September 30, 2012:
  Desert Harvesters Annual Pre-Season Hammermill Operation Training, September 30, 2012 — Tucson AZ
  This is a mandatory event for all Desert Harvesters paid millers, as well as for milling hosts’ volunteers. It is also a great opportunity for those who want to volunteer as pod-sorters and mill operators at our annual fiesta on Sunday, November 18. This training event includes a potluck lunch, so please bring something to eat or drink that […]
• September 29, 2012:
  John Slattery: Wild Foods Trek in the Santa Rita Mountains, September 29, 2012 — Tucson AZ
  When: September 29, 2012 7:30 – 3:30p Location: Santa Rita Mountains Cost: $70 per person To register:  dorsey@dakotacom.net or 520-624-8030 Learn to eat from what you find in the desert!  Join local herbalist, John Slattery, on a wild foraging journey in our local Santa Rita Mountains.  We will be exploring the great diversity of native […]
• September 23, 2012:
  Laurie Melrood: Discovering the Desert’s Bounty: A Year Round Journey, September 23, 2012—Tubac AZ
  Discovering the Desert’s Bounty: A Year Round Journey When: Sunday, September 23, 2012 2–4 pm Where: Tubac  Presidio Park 1 S Burruel St, Tubac AZ 85646 Cost: $17.50 fee includes all day park admission Our amazing Arizona-Sonora Desert is the home of countless varieties of trees, cacti, and plants that have been used by indigenous […]
• September 22, 2012:
  Laurie Melrood: Prickly Pear Workshop & Breakfast, September 22, 2012 — Tucson AZ
  Prickly Pear Workshop & Breakfast When: Saturday, September 22 9 am – 12 noon Where: Medicine Wheel Wellness Center, 4650 W. Jojoba Drive, Tucson, 85745 (far west side of town) Cost: $60 fee includes all materials, handouts, prickly-pear-harvesting and -preparation instruction, and a mesquite and prickly pear product breakfast. Bring: Kitchen tongs, wear light long […]
• September 22, 2012:
  Bean Tree Farm: Desert Living Workshops: Mesquite, Saguaro, Prickly Pear, Natural Building, and more – Tucson AZ
  2012 WORKSHOPS FROM BEAN TREE FARM NOTE: These workshops are not hosted by Desert Harvesters. Scroll to the bottom of the page for links for more information, registration, and contact details for these Bean Tree Farm workshops September 22: Sun-cooked Salves & Herbal oils, Last chance to register! Facilitators: Bean Tree Farm team The morning […]
• August 4, 2012:
  Gary Nabhan and Caleb Weaver: Native Pollination Strategies Workshop, August 4, 2012 – Sonoita AZ
  Attract Pollinators, Increase Yield Native pollination strategies to fit your food-production needs Join Gary Nabhan and Caleb Weaver as we tour pollinator-attracting hedgerow designs. We’ll meet at the Sonoita-Elgin Fire Station for a short presentation then carpool to two different locations: La Querencia Organic Farm & The Canelo Project. Bring gloves and a hat and be prepared to plant a […]
• August 4, 2012:
  Free Dunbar/Spring Pruning Workshop and Mulching Services, August 4, 2012 — Tucson AZ
  Help prune Dunbar/Spring’s street trees and mulch our water-harvesting basins and soils! Free pruning workshop and work party On August 4, learn the ropes from Brad Lancaster and Gary Wittwer of the City of Tucson. Keep trees healthy; learn about native, edible, and wildlife friendly plants and water harvesting; provide mulch for healthy soils; all […]
• July 22, 2012:
  Desert Harvester Laurie Melrood: Mesquite Harvest & Breakfast Cookout, July 22, 2012 – Tubac AZ
  Mesquite Fans! The mesquite harvest season is robust this year and in full swing here in southern Arizona. If you’ve  been harvesting, or just love the taste of mesquite foods, come join Laurie Melrood’s mesquite harvest workshop and breakfast at Tubac Presidio Park. During the workshop, you’ll study up a bit, then do some harvesting […]
• July 20, 2012:
  Desert Harvester Amy Valdés Schwemm: Mesquite Workshops, July 20 and 21, 2012 – Phoenix AZ
  DELICIOUS Mesquite Workshop at Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix Instructor: Desert Harvester Amy Valdés Schwemm Enjoy one of the most abundant, tasty and nutritious local foods from the Sonoran Desert. Turn the bounty in your backyard into sweet mesquite ice cream and savory, gluten-free mesquite almond crackers. You will learn which trees to harvest and which to avoid, […]
• June 9, 2012:
  Bill & Athena Steen: Earthen Oven & Rain Garden Terrace Workshop, June 9–10, 2012 — Patagonia AZ
  
• April 28, 2012:
  Pie Party 2012: Whistle Stop Depot, April 28, 2012 – Tucson AZ
  
• March 24, 2012:
  Keep Sedona Beautiful’s 33rd Annual Native Plant Workshop, March 24, 2012 – Sedona AZ
  Brad Lancaster and Jan Busco will be the two keynote speakers for Keep Sedona Beautiful’s 33rd Annual Native Plant Workshop Date: Saturday, March 24, 2012 Time: Doors open at 7:45 am. Event runs from 8:30 am to 3 pm Location: West Sedona School Address: 570 Posse Ground Road Cost: In advance: $20 KSB members, $30 […]
• March 23, 2012:
  Free Public Talk: Desert Harvesters and Native Foods, with Brad Lancaster, sponsored by Keep Sedona Beautiful, March 23, 2012 – Sedona AZ
  Keep Sedona Beautiful Speaker Series: A series of monthly presentations on subjects of community interest that are aligned with the Keep Sedona Beautiful Mission: Preserving the Wonder™ Speaker Series events are typically held on the third Wednesday of each month beginning in September and ending in June. Note that the March event will be on […]
• March 10, 2012:
  Kimi Eisele, Anita Kouszewski, and Ivy Manning at Tucson Festival of Books: “Eat, Write, Love: food, health, & wellness” Panel, March 10, 2012 – Tucson AZ
  Desert Harvester Kimi Eisele, co-author and editor of our Eat Mesquite! cookbook, will join Anita Kouszewski, author of Food: Field to Fork, and Ivy Manning, Farm to Table Cookbook, on the panel Eat, Write, Love: food, health, & wellness. Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012 Updated time: 4 pm General TFOB information: The Tucson Festival of Books […]
• January 21, 2012:
  Free Tree-Pruning Workshops in Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood, January 21, 2012 (tentative date) – Tucson AZ
  Free Tree Pruning Workshops in Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Tentative date: Saturday, January 21, 2012 (date will be confirmed once we know the 2012 Brush and Bulky schedule) Start time: 9 am End time: ?? Location: Meet at 813 N 9th Ave Come learn how to prune native shade trees in the public rights-of-way to clear foot […]
• December 13, 2011:
  Patricia Foreman, Author of City Chicks: Free Chicken-Whispering Workshops, December 13, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  Learn basic chicken care and how to use chickens in the garden with City Chicks author Patricia Foreman Aprenda a cuidar las gallinas y usarlas en el jardín con la autora de City Chicks, Patricia Foreman. FREE WORKSHOPS on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13 9:00-10:00am Chicken Care (English) 10:00-11:00am Chicken Care (Spanish) 5:30-7:00pm Backyard Chickens & Gardens […]
• November 20, 2011:
  9th Annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling & Bake Sale (!) Fiesta
  Sunday, November 20, 2011 Bake sale times: 9 am – noon Milling times: 8 am – 2 pm Where: Dunbar/Spring Organic Community Garden, Tucson, AZ The Ninth Annual Mesquite Milling and Fiesta at Dunbar/Spring Community Garden is still on, but this year we are flippin’ it! We are so much more than pancakes! So we […]
• November 19, 2011:
  16th Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Tree Planting
  Date: Saturday, November 19, 2011 Time: We’ll meet at 8 am for a planting demonstration then keep going to various parts of the neighborhood. Check the blackboard on the porch at the meeting spot if you want to join in later in the morning — we’ll leave a note with an idea of the day’s […]
• November 19, 2011:
  Cornville Mesquite Milling & Pancake Breakfast, November 19, 2011 – Cornville AZ
  Note: this is not a Desert Harvesters event. Cornville Mesquite Milling & Pancake Breakfast Location: Casey’s Corner (junction of Cornville Rd and Page Springs Rd) Pancake Time: 9 am – noon Serving up Live Music and Organic Mesquite Pancakes (gluten-free) with Prickly Pear Syrup. Milling Time: 10 am – 3 pm Bring your mesquite pods […]
• November 17, 2011:
  7th Annual Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mesquite Milling
  Thursday, November 17, 2011 3 to 6pm Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market — at its new location at Mercado San Agustin (100 S. Avenida del Convento), in Tucson, Arizona. Contact: Sara Rickard (520) 622-0535, ext 242. The Market will include: mesquite milling; samples of food made from mesquite and other desert plants; information on how […]
• November 12, 2011:
  13th Annual Cascabel Mesquite Milling and Pancake Breakfast, November 12, 2011 – Cascabel AZ
  Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011 Breakfast times: 9:00 to 10:00 AM Milling times: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (if all pods are milled by then) Milling is free for non-commercial home use, though donations are gratefully accepted. The day will start with a free mesquite pancake/waffle breakfast. This event is hosted by the Cascabel Hermitage […]
• November 5, 2011:
  Dunbar/Spring Organic Community Garden Clean Up & Fall Planting Work Party, November 5, 2011 – Tucson, AZ
  Calling all Desert Harvesters, Neighbors, Gardeners, Locavores, and Other Great Folks! Help us get ready for our big annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling and Bake Sale Fiesta on November 20th. To prepare we need to get the Community Garden spruced up, pruned up, cleaned up, planted for the fall season, and mulched. Please come help! […]
• November 5, 2011:
  Tucson Audubon: Mesquite Milling, November 5, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  Mesquite Milling at Tucson Audubon’s Mason Center! Saturday, November 5, 2011 7 am: FREE Guided Beginner Bird Walk on the trail at the Mason Center 8 am to Noon: Mesquite Milling The seed pods of our native mesquite trees hold all kinds of nutritional and culinary delights! Join Tucson Audubon and Desert Harvesters for a […]
• October 29, 2011:
  UA Sustainability: Mesquite Milling at Rincon Market, October 29, 2011 — Tucson AZ
  Date: Saturday, October 29, 2011 Time: 9 am until 12 noon Location: Rincon Market Address: 2513 East 6th St, Tucson Cost: $2 per gallon of whole pods with a minimum fee of $5 For more information, including requirements for getting your pods milled, visit www.desertharvesters.org/how-we-run-mesquite-millings/. Hosted by University of Arizona Office of Sustainability.
• October 28, 2011:
  Bean Tree Farm Native/Local Foods Dinner Party, October 28, 2011 — Tucson AZ
  This will be a delicious native and local feast, featuring fall-garden produce, wild and pastured meats, desert fruits and more! This event will be small, delicious, educational and fun. To reserve a place or for more information, please email us at beantreefarm@gmail.com.
• October 15, 2011:
  Phoenix Mesquite & Carob Milling, October 15 & 16, 2011 – Phoenix AZ
  Hosted by the Valley Permaculture Alliance (formerly known as the Phoenix Permaculture Guild) Dates: Saturday & Sunday, October 15 & 16, 2011 Times: On Saturday: 9 am to 3 pm On Sunday: 9 am to 12 noon Location (both days): Rio Salado Audobon Center 3131 South Central Avenue, Phoenix Cost: $10 for each 5-gallon bucket […]
• September 25, 2011:
  Desert Harvesters Annual Pre-Season Hammermill Operation Training
  Sunday, September 25, 2011 This is a mandatory event for all Desert Harvesters volunteers and paid staff. It is also a great opportunity for those who want to become staff at milling events to get trained for the 2011 season. This training event includes a potluck lunch, so please bring something to eat or drink […]
• September 24, 2011:
  Mesquite Milling: Marana Heritage Farm’s “Honey Mesquite Festival,” September 24, 2011 – Marana AZ
  The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona’s Marana Heritage Farm will host a “Honey Mesquite Festival” on Saturday, September 24th from 10:00 AM to 2:00PM.  The Marana Farm is located at 127375 N Heritage Park Drive in Marana, Arizona. The Food Bank is looking for 2 volunteers experienced with pod-sorting &/or trained to run our […]
• September 18, 2011:
  Laurie Melrood: Mesquite 101 Workshop, September 18, 2011 – Tubac AZ
  Mesquite 101 Workshop Location: Tubac Historical Society 1 Burruel St, Tubac AZ Date: Sunday, September 18, 2011 Time: 2-3:30 pm Desert harvester Laurie Melrood presents an introduction to the taxonomy and food and medicinal uses of the native mesquites that grow in our backyards. The anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, astringent and anti-infective properties of mesquite make it […]
• July 28, 2011:
  Prickly Pear Demo with Desert Harvester Amy Valdés Schwemm: July 28, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  Learn how to pick and prepare prickly pear! A free demo by Desert Harvester Amy Valdés Schwemm Date: Thursday, July 28, 2011 Time: 4-7pm Location: Santa Cruz River Market’s NEW location! Mercado San Agustín, 100 S. Avenida del Convento West of I-10 near Congress/Grande Click to Download the Market’s Summer Celebration at Santa Cruz flyer […]
• July 16, 2011:
  Desert Botanical Garden: Mesquite Bean Harvesting & Processing Workshop, July 16, 2011 – Phoenix AZ
  Mesquite Bean Harvest July 16, 2011 Saturday | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 N Galvin Parkway, Phoenix AZ 85008 Cost: General $56 DBG Member $45 Instructor Amy Valdés Schwemm, Desert Harvesters Description Enjoy one of the most abundant, tasty and nutritious local foods from the Sonoran Desert. Turn the bounty in […]
• July 16, 2011:
  Mesquite and Prickly Pear Workshops with Laurie Melrood, July 16 and August 13, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  Prickly pear workshop coming up on Tucson’s west side! Location is on Silverbell between Grant/Speedway — detailed address will be provided to folks who register. PRICKLY PEAR WORKSHOP: Saturday, August 13, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Hands-on harvest, spine removal and preparation of juice for jellies and jams. Includes food samples and materials. Cost: $30 […]
• July 9, 2011:
  Desert Harvester Amy Valdés Schwemm: Mesquite Demo at El Pueblo Market, July 9, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  When: Saturday, July 9, 2011: 8-10 am (maybe until 11 am if interested folks are plenty and it’s not too hot) What: Mesquite demonstration Where: Tucson Community Food Bank’s El Pueblo Market, at El Pueblo Learning Center on the SW corner of Irvington Rd and S 6th Ave Who: Amy Valdés Schwemm, one of the […]
• June 18, 2011:
  Bean Tree Farm: Saguaro Fruit Harvest & Preparation Workshop
  June 18 Saguaro Fruit Harvest: preparation, syrup, sweets and a special liqueur Saguaro harvest marks the beginning of summer’s bounty, and the act of harvesting with gratitude is the traditional way to invite the return of monsoon rains. We’ll be harvesting, preparing -and thanking saguaros for- their delicious, nutritious fruit; walking and learning about saguaro/ […]
• May 21, 2011:
  Barbara Rose & Bean Tree Farm: Native Foods Workshop, May 21, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  Who: All ages are welcome to attend (kids under 12 are half-price) What: We’ll be harvesting green palo verde beans; processing and fermenting tepary, ironwood and palo verde; and feasting on the harvests of last year’s bean trees and cactus! When: Saturday, May 21, 9 am – 1 pm Where: Bean Tree Farm, 8965 N […]
• May 14, 2011:
  Tucson Audubon Society’s 12th Annual Ironwood Festival, May 14, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  Ironwood Festival at the Mason Center Come join Desert Harvesters as Tucson Audubon, the Friends of Ironwood Forest, and the Tortolita community celebrate the 12th Ironwood Festival on International Migratory Bird Day! Where: Tucson Audubon’s Mason Center (Hardy & Thornydale) When: Saturday, May 14, 8 am–1:30 pm; first bird walk at 7 am Ironwood Jam […]
• May 1, 2011:
  Ian & Turtle’s Annual Pie Party, May 1, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  [Note: This cool event is not hosted by Desert Harvesters] What is this Pie Party and where did it come from? In 2003, Turtle and Ian started a yearly pie tradition – their annual “all-you-can-eat” vegan pie party held each spring in Tucson, Arizona – because they dreamed of establishing a place where friends could […]
• April 23, 2011:
  Barbara Rose & Bean Tree Farm: Natural Plasters & Cholla Bud Harvesting/Processing Workshop, April 23, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  Natural Plasters, Inside and Out Time: 9 am – 1pm Cost: $50 Location: Bean Tree Farm, 8965 N Scenic Dr, Tucson AZ Workshop includes: Hands-on plastering and techniques; guides for making and testing your own plaster recipes; local & native food lunch; cholla bud harvesting and processing. Weather will determine the types of plasters we […]
• April 7, 2011:
  John Slattery & Doña Olga Ruiz: Herbal Traditions of Mexico Trip, April 7-10, 2011 – Mexico
  This one-of-a-kind trip offers three full days and nights of guided travel and exploration through the foothills and coastal thornscrub of the Sonoran desert culminating with a traditional foods feast on the beach with our Seri hosts from the village of Punta Chueca. We will receive a full presentation from this family of herbalists including […]
• March 13, 2011:
  Amy Valdés Schwemm of Desert Harvesters: “Locavore Kitchen” at Tucson Festival of Books, March 13, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  SUNDAY, March 13, 2011 4 – 5 PM Location: Culinary Stage – University of Arizona Mall Central Mall (just east of the Food Court, north of Science & Engineering Library) The Locavore Kitchen Featuring: Pamela Hamilton, editor and publisher of Edible Phoenix magazine, a quarterly publication dedicated to seasonal, local food, representing the new book […]
• March 12, 2011:
  Brad Lancaster: Desert Harvesters & Native Foods: Put ‘Em in Your Mouth, Your Yard, Your Street, and Your Neighborhood, March 12, 2011 – Pasadena CA
  This talk is hosted by RIPE Altadena, a community group that shares backyard produce to reduce waste & increase the eating of nutrient-rich food. Date: Saturday, March 12, 2011 Time: 7-8:30 pm Venue: Pasadena SDA Church (Fellowship Hall or Main Sanctuary — check for signs for exact location upon arrival), 1280 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena […]
• March 6, 2011:
  Tucson Community Food Bank: Cultivating Food Justice//Justicia Alimenticia with Author Robert Gottlieb, March 6, 2011 – Tucson AZ
  Cultivating Food Justice Jusiticia Alimenticia A community conversation about the future of our food with guest Robert Gottlieb, co-author of Food Justice. Cuál es el futuro de nuestra comida? Una conversación para la comunidad con el invitado especial Robert Gottlieb, co-autor del libro Food Justice (Justicia Alimenticia). When: Sunday March 6, 2011, 2:00 pm – […]
• March 4, 2011:
  Brad Lancaster: Reception for Eat Mesquite! & the Story of Desert Harvesters, March 4, 2011 – Antigone Books, Tucson AZ
  WHEN: Friday, March 4, 7 – 8:30 pm WHERE: Antigone Books, 411 N. 4th Ave, Tucson AZ 85705 Brad Lancaster will present Eat Mesquite! A Cookbook by Desert Harvesters, introduce you to the marvels of mesquite as a delicious and nutritious native food, and tell the Desert Harvesters story, in his usual engaging style, through […]
• December 12, 2010:
  Tucson Rain Jar Project: Self-Guided or Bike-Led Home Tour, December 12, 2010 – Tucson AZ
  What: A showcase of 6 handcrafted rainwater-harvesting cisterns in downtown Tucson. Learn about these earth-friendly cisterns during this drop-in, self-guided tour. When: Sunday, December 12 1-4 pm: Self-guided tour 2:30 pm: Departure of bike-led tour Celebration and refreshments to follow. Pick up maps at: 903 N 10th Ave* 2817 E Waverly *Start of bike tour […]
• December 3, 2010:
  Gary Nabhan, Peter Warshall, and Bill Steen & Athena Steen: CALA Speaker Series and Colloquium, Micro-Foundations & Critical Resources, December 3, 2010 – Tucson AZ
  2010 / 2011 CALA Speaker Series and Colloquium :: FALL SERIES What influences our notion of practice and our work at this critical time in this critical place? This is a conversation amongst local environmental and environmental design professionals, faculty, and students which seeks to identify a durable model based on relevant criteria specific to […]
• November 27, 2010:
  Desert Harvesters: New “Eat Mesquite!” Cookbook For Sale at Bookman’s on Speedway, November 27, 2010 – Tucson AZ
  Date: Saturday, November 27, 2010 Time: 1-3 pm Location: Bookman’s on Speedway 6230 E Speedway Blvd (just west of Wilmot) Tucson AZ 85712 (520) 748-9555 Details: Join Desert Harvesters at Bookman’s on Speedway to celebrate the release of our brand new cookbook, Eat Mesquite!, which will be available for sale for $20 per copy. We’ll […]
• November 18, 2010:
  6th Annual Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market Mesquite Milling
  Thursday, November 18, 2010 3 to 6pm Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market (on the NE corner of Speedway and Riverview, between Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind and El Rio Neighborhood Center) Tucson, Arizona Contact: Sara Rickard (520) 622-0535, ext 242 The Market will include: mesquite milling; samples of food made from mesquite and […]
• November 13, 2010:
  12th Annual Cascabel Mesquite Milling Festival Cascabel Community Center, Cascabel, AZ
  Saturday, November 13, 2010 Breakfast: 9:00 to 10:00 AM Milling: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (if we can finish by then) Milling is free for non-commercial home use, though donations are gratefully accepted. The day will start with a free mesquite pancake/waffle breakfast. This event is hosted by the Cascabel Hermitage Association Education Program. For […]
• November 11, 2010:
  Watershed Management Co-op & Desert Harvesters: Local Foods Potluck & Native Food Demonstration
  Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010 Time: 6 – 8pm Location: St Mark’s Church, 3809 E 3rd St, Tucson New folks are encouraged to come join existing WMG Co-op members for our first local foods potluck. Come and find out about the green infrastructure programs offered by WMG’s Sweat equity co-op (www.watershedmg.org/co-op). Bring a local-food dish […]
• November 6, 2010:
  8th Annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling Fiesta & Mesquite Pancake Breakfast
  When: Saturday, November 6, 2010, 9 am – 2 pm Where: Dunbar/Spring Organic Community Garden, Tucson, AZ Details: The mesquite pancake breakfast is from 9 am to noon. The mesquite milling is from 8 am to 2 pm. At the Dunbar/Spring breakfast we proudly serve mesquite/whole-wheat pancakes made with all organic, local ingredients. The mesquite […]
• October 30, 2010:
  Huhugam Ki Museum: Mesquite Pancake Breakfast and Milling, October 30, 2010 – Salt River Community (Scottsdale) AZ
  “Himk e gegusid” “Kdiik Kmaam” (Come and eat!) Date: Saturday, October 30 Time: 8am-Noon Location: Huhugam Ki Museum grounds — Longmore and Osborn in the Salt River Community (Scottsdale) Homemade crafts and baked goods! We’ll be serving mesquite pancakes with a side of egg and bake, with our own ibhai baihidaj/klyaap vqor (prickly pear fruit) […]
• October 23, 2010:
  Marana Heritage Festival and Mesquite Milling
  Saturday, October 23, 2010 9 am to 4 pm Marana Heritage Park Farm 12375 N Heritage Park Drive Marana, Arizona A fun family event that includes mesquite milling, fresh local produce for sale, arts and crafts fair, history displays, music and food. At the Park you’ll visit the Community Food Bank’s 10-acre Marana Farm which […]
• October 23, 2010:
  4th Mesquite Milling/Mesquite Pancake Breakfast/Mesquite Bake Sale at Bisbee Farmers’ Market, October 23, 2010 – Bisbee AZ
  Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010 Time: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Bisbee Farmers’ Market, Vista Park, Bisbee AZ Bring clean, brittle dry mesquite pods that snap in half in 5 gallon plastic pails preferably. Mesquite flour, mesquite tortillas, mesquite pancake mix and mesquite baked goods will also be for sale. Get great mesquite pancakes […]
• October 21, 2010:
  1st Mesquite Milling & Mesquite Bake Sale at the Sierra Vista Farmers’ Market, October 21, 2010 – Sierra Vista AZ
  Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010 Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location: Sierra Vista Farmers’ Market, NW corner of Wilcox and Carmichael, Sierra Vista AZ Bring clean, brittle dry mesquite pods that snap in half, preferably in 5-gallon plastic pails. Mesquite flour, mesquite tortillas, mesquite pancake mix and mesquite baked goods will also be for […]
• October 16, 2010:
  Oro Valley Farmers’ Market Mesquite Milling
  The Oro Valley Farmers’ Market hours are 9 am to 1 pm on Saturdays. The market is held at 11000 N. La Canada Blvd, at the Oro Valley Town Hall on the corner of La Canada Blvd and Naranja Road. You can bring the pods that you have harvested (up to 15 gallons) and have […]
• October 9, 2010:
  Phoenix Mesquite & Carob Milling
  Hosted by the Phoenix Permaculture Guild Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010 (Sunday’s milling cancelled) Times: 8 am – 4:30 pm (as long as you arrive by 4:30 pm, your pods will be milled) Note: Please come before noon if you have more than 4 five-gallon buckets of pods Location: Maya’s Farm at South Mountain 6106 […]
• October 9, 2010:
  Dunbar/Spring Organic Community Garden Clean Up & Fall Planting Work Party, October 9, 2010 – Tucson, AZ
  Calling all Desert Harvesters, Neighbors, Gardeners, Locavores, and Other Great Folks! Help us get ready for our big annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling and Pancake Fiesta on November 6th. To prepare we need to get the Community Garden spruced up, pruned up, cleaned up, planted for the fall season, and mulched. Please come help! Wear […]
• October 2, 2010:
  Oracle Farmers’ Market Mesquite Milling
  OCTOBER 2, 2010 Farmers’ Market: 9 am – noon Mesquite Milling: 10 am – 2 pm AT THE TRIANGLE L RANCH IN ORACLE Come one and all to the first annual mesquite milling at the Oracle Farmers’ Market! Mesquite flour is delicious and nutritious…bring us your pod harvest and we’ll turn it into mesquite flour! […]
• October 2, 2010:
  Barbara Rose et ali: Native Foods, Herbs and Earth Crafts Fall Workshop – Tucson AZ
  Bean Tree Farm’s Native Foods, Herbs and Earth Crafts Workshops www.beantreefarm.comOngoing and seasonal, we combine workshops and delicious native foods, customized for the interests of the participants. When: 1st and 3rd Saturdays, 9:30am – 12:30pm (10am – 3pm for the more intensive workshop projects) Register or info at: beantreefarm@gmail.com October: October 2- Beautiful Bean Trees- […]
• September 26, 2010:
  Desert Harvesters Annual Pre-Season Hammermill Operation Training
  Sunday, September 26, 2010: This is a mandatory event for all Desert Harvesters volunteer and paid staff. It is also a great opportunity for those who want to become staff at milling events to get trained for the 2010 season. We understand that not everyone has been receiving our emails, so for location information please […]
• May 23, 2010:
  Local Food Demonstration and Dinner for Kim Fox’s Food Trek!, Sunday, May 23, 2010
  Local chefs cook meals with produce from local gardens at a fundraiser for Kim Fox’s Food Trek Time & date: 4 to 6:30 p.m., Sunday, May 23 Cost: $25 to $75 Location: Mercado San Agustin 100 S. Avenida del Convento. For more information: Call 461-1106, or visit theoriginalhoe.blogspot.com. Sara Jones of Tucson CSA will make […]
• April 11, 2010:
  Calling All Pie-Bakers and Pie-Eaters! 2010 Pie Party Baking Contest and Benefit, Sunday April 11 – Tucson AZ
  With less than two weeks until the pie party, we hope you’re dusting off your rolling pins, testing pie recipes, and working up an appetite for all things pie. The pie party is on the horizon, and you won’t want to miss it! If you’ve visited our website, pieparty.org, lately, you’ll know some of the […]
• November 19, 2009:
  5th Annual Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market Mesquite Milling
  Thursday, November 19, 2009 3 to 6pm Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market (on the NE corner of Speedway and Riverview, between Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind and El Rio Neighborhood Center) Tucson, Arizona Contact: Sara Rickard (520) 622-0535 ext242 The Market will include: mesquite milling; samples of food made from mesquite and other […]
• November 14, 2009:
  11th Annual Cascabel Mesquite Milling Festival Cascabel Community Center, Cascabel, AZ
  Saturday, November 14, 2009 Breakfast: 9:00 to 10:00 AM Milling: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (If we can finish by then.) Milling is free for non-commercial home use, though donations are gratefully accepted. The day will start with a free mesquite pancake/waffle breakfast. This event is hosted by the Cascabel Hermitage Association Education Program. For […]
• November 7, 2009:
  7th Annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling Fiesta & Mesquite Pancake Breakfast
  Saturday, November 7, 2009, 9 am – 2 pm: Dunbar/Spring Organic Community Garden, Tucson. The mesquite pancake breakfast is from 9 am to noon. The mesquite milling is from 8 am to 2 pm. Also, the San Martin de Porres Festival will also be going on next door at the Holy Family Church. Check out […]
• October 31, 2009:
  Phoenix Mesquite Milling: Smaller-Volume Day at RoadRunner Park
  Mesquite Bean Milling Event Saturday, October 31st, 2009 9AM – 4 PM Bring your buckets of beans for grinding to flour! *NOTE LOCATION*: ROADRUNNER PARK 3502 E Cactus Road, Phoenix, AZ 85073 Cash or Check only please! $5/5 gallon bucket It’s Milling Time! Our Annual Milling Event is coming up this week on Halloween (Saturday, […]
• October 30, 2009:
  Phoenix Mesquite Milling: Larger-Volume Day at Private Residence
  For those Extra Large Orders of Beans… We will be trying something new this year, bringing up the mill for an extra day, Friday (before the main event on Saturday).  If you have four or more 5-gallon buckets, please take advantage of this special offer so that we can make sure all the beans are […]
• October 24, 2009:
  14th Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Tree Planting
  Saturday, October 24, 2009, 9 am: Come help us plant native shade trees within water-harvesting earthworks in neighbors’ yards and along the neighborhood streets. The idea is to plant food-producing, flood-controlling, wildlife habitat-producing, beautiful, air- and water-filtering, living air conditioners. Mature shade trees on the east, west, and north sides of a home can reduce […]
• October 3, 2009:
  Mesquite Milling at Fiesta de las Calabazas in Oracle, Arizona
  The 10th Annual Fiesta de las Calabazas will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2009 At Oracle State Park in Oracle, Arizona From 11am to 3pm The Fiesta de las Calabazas was founded in 2000 as a pumpkin or harvest festival to celebrate the beginning of the fall season in southern Arizona.  Now in its […]
• September 26, 2009:
  Desert Harvesters Annual Pre-Season Hammermill Operation Training
  Saturday, September 26, 2009: This is a mandatory event for all Desert Harvesters volunteer and paid staff. It is also a great opportunity for those who want to become staff at milling events to get trained for the 2009 season. To get more information on this you must sign up on our Desert Harvesters email […]
• June 20, 2009:
  “Eat Mesquite” Recipe Tasting
  Saturday, June 20, 2009 6pm Mercado San Agustin 100 S. Avenida del Convento (at Congress) Tucson, Arizona Celebrate mesquite from Tree to Table Learn to harvest and prepare mesquite pods for milling See mesquite pods turned into tasty and nutritious flour at a demonstration milling Taste different uses of mesquite flour and help pick dishes […]
• December 13, 2008:
  End of Season Mill Cleaning and Cob Oven Homemade Pizza Party and Potluck
  Saturday, Dec. 13, 2009 Noon 17 N. Linda Avenue. (Evolving Menlo Park Neighborhood Center) Tucson, Arizona 85745 This is our end of season cleaning of the hammermill – so wear work clothes to help us clean up the mill to put away for storage until next season. We’ll be making pizzas in the wood-fired cob […]
• November 20, 2008:
  4th Annual Santa Cruz Farmers’ Market Mesquite Milling
  Thursday, November 20, 2008 3 to 6pm Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market (on the NE corner of Speedway and Riverview, between Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind and El Rio Neighborhood Center) Tucson, Arizona Contact: Sara Rickard (520) 622-0535 ext242 The Market will include: mesquite milling; samples of food made from mesquite and other […]
• November 15, 2008:
  10th Annual Cascabel Mesquite Milling Festival Cascabel Community Center, Cascabel, AZ
  Saturday, November 15, 2008 Breakfast: 9:00 to 10:00 AM Milling: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (If we can finish by then.) Milling is free for non-commercial home use, though donations are gratefully accepted. The day will start with a free mesquite pancake/waffle breakfast. This event is hosted by the Cascabel Hermitage Association Education Program. For […]
• November 8, 2008:
  6th Annual Desert Harvesters Mesquite Milling Fiesta and Mesquite Pancake Breakfast
  Dunbar/Spring Organic Community Garden, Tucson, AZ Saturday, November 8, 2008 9am – 2pm The mesquite pancake breakfast is from 9am to noon. The mesquite milling is from 8am to 2pm. At the Dunbar/Spring breakfast we proudly serve mesquite/whole-wheat pancakes made with all organic, local ingredients. The mesquite flour is made from native Velvet mesquite pods […]
• November 1, 2008:
  Phoenix, Arizona Mesquite Milling
  Saturday, November 1, 2008 8am to noon Downtown Phoenix Public Market – 721 N Central Ave SE Corner of Central Ave. & McKinley St. Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/?q=7… Contact Info: 602-252-8977 Organized By: Jennifer and the Phoenix Permaculture Guild Mesquite and Carob Milling and Slow Foods Mesquite Bake Sale Sat Nov 1st […]
• October 25, 2008:
  Marana Heritage Festival and Mesquite Milling
  Saturday, October 25, 2008 9am to 4pm Marana Heritage Park Farm 12375 N. Heritage Park Drive Marana, Arizona A fun family event that includes mesquite milling, fresh local produce for sale, arts and crafts fair, history displays, music and food. At the Park you’ll visit the Community Food Bank’s 10-acre Marana Farm which grows year […]
• October 19, 2008:
  Dunbar/Spring Community Garden Fall Planting Spruce Up Work Party – Tucson, AZ
  Help us get ready for our big annual Desert Harvesters fundraiser mesquite milling and organic mesquite pancake breakfast at the Dunbar/Spring Community Garden on Nov. 8th. To prepare we need to get the Dunbar/Spring Community Garden spruced up, pruned up, cleaned up, planted for the fall season, and mulched. So, Sunday, Oct. 19th at 9am […]
• October 18, 2008:
  Bisbee, Arizona’s 3rd Annual Mesquite Milling, Mesquite Pancake Breakfast, and Mesquite Bake Sale at the Bisbee Farmer’s Market
  Saturday, October 18, 2008 8am to 1pm Bisbee Farmers’ Market at Vista Park in Warren Section of Bisbee (From the traffic circle take Bisbee Road to end where it curves around to the southern end of Vista Park opposite the ball park) Bisbee, Arizona Contact: Valerie McCaffrey – (520) 378-2973 or vallimac@cox.ne Try some delicious […]
• October 11, 2008:
  Tucson Meet Yourself
  Noon to 4pm Main Library courtyard Downtown Tucson Desert Harvesters staff and hammermill will be on hand to grind mesquite pods in delicious flour at this wonderful event – the greatest annual feast in Tucson www.tucsonmeetyourself.org
• October 5, 2008:
  13th Annual Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Tree Planting
  Sunday, October 5, 2008 7am 828 N. Queen Ave (we’ll meet at 7am for a planting demonstration then keep going to various part of the neighborhood) Dunbar/Spring Neighborhood Tucson, Arizona Come help us plant native shade trees within water-harvesting earthworks in neighbors’ yards and along the neighborhood streets. The idea is to plant food-producing, flood-controlling, […]
• October 4, 2008:
  Desert Harvesters Annual Pre-Season Hammermill Operation Training
  Saturday, October 4, 2008 12 noon Menlo Park neighborhood Tucson, Arizona This is a mandatory event for all Desert Harvesters volunteer and paid staff. And it is a great opportunity for those who want to become staff at milling events, and to get trained for the 2008 season. To get more information on this you […]
• September 15, 2008:
  Eat Local America Challenge
  In Tucson, AZ September 15 – 30, 2008 Dates differ in other parts of the country depending on harvest season This September, you can kick-start your quest to eat more local by joining the “Eat Local America” challenge, presented by food co-ops around the country. This national challenge celebrates and supports the growing interest and […]
• August 8, 2008:
  Mesquite Harvesting Workshops every Friday through August 15
  Friday, August 8 and Friday, August 15 Marana Heritage Park Farm 12375 N. Heritage Park Drive Marana, Arizona The Marana Heritage Farm is conducting Mesquite Harvests for those who call and schedule with them ahead of time. To schedule and for more information contact the Food Bank at 622-0525 ext 249
• July 13, 2008:
  Mesquite Harvest Workshop
  Saturday, July 13, 2008 10am to 1pm At the home of Laurie Melrood, 1991 W. Calle Campana de Plata, between Speedway and Grant, off Silverbell MESQUITE is a life giving tree for desert people and a veritable wealth of medicines and food can be found in all its parts. Now is about the time to […]
• June 28, 2008:
  Mesquite Harvest Workshops
  Saturday, June 28, 2008 10am to 1pm At the home of Susan Lobo, in the middle of a wonderful mesquite grove 1415 E. Prince —west of Campbell, north side of street, light blue stand-up mailbox, and sign saying “Rancho Prince” drive in, park and walk back to the site about 100 yards. We will be […]