Mesquite Bean Harvest and Preparation Workshop
Ethnobotanist Martha Burgess leads this exciting summer workshop to harvest mesquite beans and process them for use in the kitchen. Participants will learn traditional harvesting methods, natural history, anthropological and nutritional significance of this vitally important tree of our desert. Then it’s off to the kitchen to try your hand at traditional mortar and pestle grinding of the pods, as well as using modern conveniences to create mesquite flour. Learn new innovative ways to use mesquite and even create a few sample foods for all to share. Limit 12.

Thursday / July 9 / 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
July 9 workshop is FULL. Please call 480-481-8146 for wait list.

Member: $48 / Non-Member: $60

An Introduction to Sonoran Desert Ethnobotany
Celebrate historic and modern connections between people and plants with the fascinating field of Ethnobotany. Taught by our education staff naturalist Eric Garton, your experience will include an in depth tour of the Garden’s award winning Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert interpretive trail. The hands-on classroom portion is designed to get you and your taste buds into the action as you sample some unique Sonoran Desert foods. You will never look at plants the same way again. Limit 20.

Tuesday / August 4 / 6-8:30 p.m.
Click here to register on-line for August 4 workshop.

Member: $20 / Non-Member: $25