Every third Saturday of the month At Mission Garden’s Placita (near the kitchen) This event is FREE. Mission Garden continues this tradition of talks and demonstrations about O'odham Agriculture. We talk about traditions associated with Native American crops and how crops brought by Europeans were integrated into O'odham agriculture.
Learn about the abundance of food that grows on trees throughout the desert. Learn about the bean trees that can be harvested like mesquite, ironwood, palo verde and carob. Enjoy samples of edible plants foraged from the desert and take-home recipes. Instructed by Peggy Sue Creekmore (Sorensen). Garden admission included with class purchase.
Gardening during the summer in Phoenix can be a challenge. Prepare your garden for the upcoming heat and what to expect for the monsoon season. The class will cover what...