Mesquite Harvesting Party

Near 2400 E. Chandler Blvd.,Phoenix AZ 85048

27 November, 2021

Description

Mesquite Harvest Party: Harvest ripe mesquite beans in Ahwatukee (Phoenix). They are used to make sweet, high-protein flour. Mesquite trees with ripe beans in November are a rare occurrence. Yet it is happening now in Ahwatukee which is my area of Phoenix. You are invited to my Mesquite Bean Harvesting Workshop this Saturday, Nov. 27th, at 2:30 p.m. The above tree is one of the actual trees we will be harvesting. We will meet just south of Chandler Blvd. and 24th Street. This workshop is wheelchair accessible. I will email you the exact address and parking instructions after you purchase your ticket here on Eventbrite. I like to wait to provide the exact address so that I know how many attendees there will be and how many food samples to prepare. The workshop includes: Learn how to identify our three native Arizona mesquite bean trees:Velvet, Honey, and Screwbean. Know when and how to harvest How to select the best trees to harvest How to process and store mesquite beans once they are harvested--super important if you don't want flying beetles in your house! Overview of how to make tea, jelly, syrup, and flour from the beans The nutritional profile of the mesquite bean We'll also get to know other edible and medicinal plants a few feet away from the mesquite tree: Desert Willow Brittlebush Saltbush Creosote Mexican Palo Verde I will bring wild desert edible samples for you to taste including mesquite flour, ironwood beans, paloverde beans (I call them desert edamame), prickly pear lemonade, and more. Mesquite flour ground in a home mill. Adds sweetness to baked goods. Low glycemic index.