There was a fantastic book published in 2007 that should be a part of every permaculturalist's library. Perennial Vegetables by Eric Toensmeier is a fantastic resource for those of us trying to find ways to grow food without having to spend every spa
Read more…Anyone know of a calendar that lists what available crops are ripe when in the Valley? I mean items that one would possibly find growing in a public place, or perhaps from an overhanging branch.
Something like this (I just estimated the dates - feel f
I noticed an interesting plant at work today, its a carob tree. Right now there are funny shaped green bean pods growing all over it! I did some research online and apparently once the pods mature they can be processed and either turned into a sweet
Read more…Now that the milling has ended, time to bake up some tasty treats! I haven't baked with mesquite four, but next year we are planning on harvesting. Here is a recipe a friend shared with me from the Arboretum. Happy baking!SONORAN COOKIESMakes about 2
Read more…I got this information from a friend.Herb'N PHX Urban Harvesting Skillshare @ Conspirethis saturday at 4pmstarting at Conspire 901 N. 5th st in downtown phoenix
Read more…I just came across a recipe for Mesquite and Cactus Cornbread.I found it at:http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/cookery/index.htmlIt sounds good :-DLindy
Read more…If anyone is heading to Flagstaff around June 22 you may be interested in the following:"Heather M. Farley" wrote:Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 08:49:53 -0700From: "Heather M. Farley"Subject: Local Food Benefit ConcertTo: CSEBULLETIN@list1.ucc.nau.eduPlease
Read more…I planted the 3 sisters and had a great batch of native flour corn. Now the big question is how do I get this HARD corn into flour? Any suggestions is much appreciated! Ericka
Read more…This may be helpful for anyone wanting to know/see the difference between the 2 species of Mesquite. It was helpful to me...Also the Velvet Mesquite (our native Mesquite) the pods taste nice and sweet/fruity. The Chilean Mesquite (introduced/not nati
Read more…I am finally going to do it. The front yard is part bermuda (if I ever find the people responsible for bringing Bermuda to Phoenix, it will be a messy affair) and part gravel (on black plastic) with native plants. I am going to remove the plastic and
Read more…My sister is hypoglycemic, she found this out after she crashed this weekend at work. Her blood sugar level was 30 2 hours after a healthy lunch of salad, trout and milk. She works in the nursing feild so her co-workers were able to administer glucos
Read more…Hello.Anne Goldfeld and I are starting a community garden at Scottsdale Community College. We decided that we are going to grow native plant life here. Can anyone suggest anything that would be easy to grow and yield a nice harvest?
Read more…Hi All~ At the class this past weekend, I had mention that I would attach the file that contained the handout to this discussion list. Unfortunately, it appears that the file has been corrupted and will not open on command. I do have extra physical c
Read more…Check out the blog post for July 17, 2008: Abundancehttp://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/"Reading note. When I realized that everything was going to change, I was at first afraid. Because, I thought, if my government or public policy or other ch
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