Desert Botanical Garden: Summer Foraging in the Sonoran Desert – Cactus Fruit, Mushrooms and Nutritious Greens

The annual arrival of the summer monsoon rains can generate an abundance of wild foods from low to high elevations in the Sonoran Desert region from wild greens to cactus fruit to nuts, berries, roots and mushrooms in the mountains.

Join John Slattery for a detailed exploration of a variety of wild plant foods that you can forage from low to high elevations this summer with key points on plant identification, gathering and processing techniques and how to consume these wildly delicious foods. Garden admission included with purchase of class ticket.