Learn how to harvest "Desert Edamame" with Cactus Kelly. Taste the beans, identify the trees, and learn tips for easier harvesting. 

Come over to Kelly's kitchen in Ahwatukee.

Learn about what is in season, and help process it.

Mesquite flour, Palo Verde, tea, seasonings, Ironwood beans, Prickly Pear,

Saguaro fruits, and more. Learn from Kelly, who has focused on foraging for wild and urban plants in Phoenix for ten years. Taste the desert and meet like-minded people. Put your ecosystem awareness into action! A short edible plant walk is included.

Prickly pear tea, mesquite beans, saltbush green salt, barrel cactus seeds, and more will be available to purchase at the end of the class.

Come meet & network with other tree stewards actively working to increase the Phoenix Valley’s shade canopy and green infrastructure!