Wild/native food gathering group focused on mesquite bean harvesting & other wild foods. Growing, harvesting and breeding edible perennial plants suitable for Phoenix to supply fruit, veggies and greens with minimal maintenance are also of interest.

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  • Lindy Ross Barnes April 29, 2008 at 7:55am
    Gary Nabhan has written many extraordinary books on harvesting, preparing, and eating native (Sonoran Desert) foods as well as history and culture of these foods and of the people who have, in the past, used these foods as staples. I do not have a list of his books here at school but if you Google for books written by Dr. Nabhan you will hit pay dirt :-D

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