
Discover Food in the Desert Southwest!
Learn to identify, harvest and enjoy the edible trees, weeds and cactus !

WELCOME!!!
We all need to be prepared for the unexpected twists and turns of life by stocking up on daily essentials, especially Food and Water.
One thing everyone can do is learn the edible plants that are growing on your property, in your neighborhood, at local parks and parking lots.
These are forgotten foods that can help stretch the food we already have and help save on groceries.
I will be offering workshops throughout the year so that you can learn to identify, harvest and enjoy these foods when times get tough or even if they don't!
AZ Family Channel 3 Features Mesquite!
Reporter Alaina Kwan interviewed Peggy Sue, Don and Jordan at the Urban Farm Tree Nursery and watched the Hammermill turn Mesquite pods into flour. 6/24/26

Peggy Sue and Michael joined Alaina Kwan in the live kitchen studio to turn Mesquite flour
into delicious Mesquite Crepes with Prickly Pear syrup! 7/5/26 (Watch & Subscribe on YT)
Maricopa Home and Garden Show
FOX 10 reporter Desiree Fluellen interviewed Peggy Sue and Michael. She tasted
Mesquite coffee and watched a milling demonstration. 7/11/26 (Watch & Subscribe on YT)
Rosie on the House ~ KTAR Radio

Romey Romero talks about Mesquite with Peggy Sue,
Michael and Greg Peterson of the Urban Farm 5/23/26

Peggy Sue with renowned ethnobotanist and author Gary Paul Nabhan
at the book signing for his latest book, Water in the Desert. 7/21/26
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