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Hi Gorgeous Guardians of the Earth,
UPDATE: The Prickly Pear Class has been rescheduled to Saturday, Aug 19, at 4:30 PM.
My COVID symptoms are slowly lessening.
Prickly Pear Class Ticket holders:
You have 3 options:
1) Hopefully you are able to attend the updated date of the prickly pear class on Aug 19 at 4:30.
2) Transfer your ticket to Sept. 15 or Oct. 19 if you have not already purchased those
3) Request a refund on Eventbrite if you are unable to attend on Aug 19th.
Sept. 15th Mesquite Beans into Flour
Oct. 19th Desert Edamame--Our State Tree
Aug. 19, Sept. 15, and Oct. 19 Info and Tickets Here
I have kids' tickets available at a discount you will find at the link as well.
Classes on 3 Upcoming Evenings at The Giving Tree Cafe in Downtown Phoenix
Each Class includes Hands-on participation by everyone there
and of course a Wild Food Tasting of the plants we prepare together and other wild foods
Get to know these native Sonoran Desert Plants
Taught by Master Gardener/Desert Botanical Garden Foraging Instructor/
Plant Walk Leader Kelly Athena/Cactus Kelly
I will bring desert products you may purchase at the classes.
Raw frozen prickly pear juice, mesquite beans, mesquite flour, skin products, prickly pear plants, Aloe vera plants, Elephant Food plants, and frozen Paloverde Beans (Desert Edamame) will be available for purchase. Cash or Venmo.
$15 tickets here on Eventbrite
$20 cash or Venmo at the door
Giving Tree Cafe
2024 North 7th Street, ##111, Phoenix, AZ, 85006
https://www.givingtreecafe.com/
Aug 19 4:30 PM Prickly Pear Foraging with Cactus Kelly
Includes Juicing Demonstration and Tasting
How to know when the fruits are ripe
When and How to Harvest
Nopales Prep
Canning
How to Avoid getting pricked
How to Remove Spines if you do get pricked!
How to Grow them in your yard
Cochineal Bugs
Friday, Sept 15, 7 PM Mesquite Beans with Cactus Kelly
Includes a Demo of how to mill mesquite beans at home
how to sift into flour and tea
Mesquite Flour Tasting and more
How to Prevent Beetles infesting
how to store it
recipes
Thursday, October 19, 7 PM Paloverde Beans with Cactus Kelly
"Desert Edamame" tasting and more
Learn how to identify our state tree varieties
When and how to harvest
How to store and enjoy year around
Beans taste like Edamame
Edible yellow blossoms
You can also always get info and tickets for upcoming events at
https://linktr.ee/CactusKelly
Hope to see you at one or more of these events.
Warm Regards,
Kelly
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