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 mesquite pancakes with prickly pear syrup at the 3^rd Annual Mesquite Milling & Pancake Breakfast. Mesquite is an ancient nutritious “slow food” that not only slows down digestion so is beneficial for preventing diabetes and obesity but also is high in protein, fiber and minerals.  This powerhouse of a food that is now being rediscovered and adapted to modern cuisine can be raised without extra water or fertilizer as it is a nitrogen-fixing legume.  Breakfast is free (although donations will be gratefully accepted) and will include un-pasteurized apple cider from Stout’s Cider Mill in Willcox, Arizona Cactus Ranch’s prickly pear syrup sweetened with agave nectar and/or mesquite honey from Simmons Honey Ranchito.

Bring clean, dry mesquite pods for milling by Desert Harvesters’ hammer mill (www.desertharvesters.org) into a year’s supply of mesquite flour for your family.  $3 donation requested to help pay for rented hammer mill.  Take home some mesquite baked goodies such as Mesquite Brownies, Mesquite Almond Cookies and Mesquite Banana or Pumpkin breads. This event is put on by Baja Arizona Sustainable Agriculture, www.bajaaz.org. The farmers market will offer Mexican food for breakfast and lunch, red chile ristras and pumpkins as well as lots of other seasonal produce, heart-healthy meats and eggs, native plants and a wide selection of handmade arts and crafts.  Popular husband and wife twosome, Derek & Amy Ross (Whiskey Girl & Nowhere Man) will entertain with her lovely voice and keyboarding. For more information contact Valerie McCaffrey at 520.378.2973 or valerie.mccaffrey@bajaaz.org.