Calendar of Events

If you would like to invite Desert Harvesters to teach for your organization or participate in your community event, please send an email to: workshops@DesertHarvesters.org for teaching and demonstrations (fees will apply), or community@DesertHarvesters.org for tabling or general appearances at festivals (free, so long as we can recruit a volunteer).

Do you have MESQUITE PODS that you want to have milled? Look for the events below that have MESQUITE MILLING in the title. Those are the ONLY events where the hammermill will be on hand to mill your pods.

Upcoming

Past Events

January 12, 2013:
Bean Tree Farm: Native-Foods & Desert-Living Workshops, 2013 Schedule — Tucson AZ
2013 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. January 12: Ferments and Seasonal Cactus-Fruit Processing February 23: Earthen Plasters March 9: Cholla and Spring Desert-Foods Harvesting April 20: Clay Play with Native [...]
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, 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 [...]
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 [...]

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