Wednesday May 26th, 5pm to 6pm Pacific Join us for a class on the super efficient Drip Tape irrigation system. It's time to get your gardens planned out and ready for the next planting! Come join us for an online Drip Tape Class with the Urban Farm. Learn about the super efficient irrigation system used by professional farmers […]
Our first Mesquite Class of the season - Peggy Sue Sorensen will give us the basics on harvesting and prepping pods for milling. Tasty recipes included.
Wednesday, June 2nd at 6pm Pacific Join us for our Mesquite Zoom Class with a special presentation by Brad Lancaster, as we look forward to our local Mesquite Pod Milling Event in June. Click HERE to register Here's what to expect: How and when to collect your beans - and important information on what to […]
"Harvesting Summer Fruits & Extreme Heat." We invite you to join us for a Zoom class on timely tree care. Greg and Janis will host these monthly Tree Care Zoom Chats focusing on fruit trees with seasonal tips and timely refreshers on caring for your fruit trees.
Saturday, June 12th at 8 am. Join Farmer Greg as he personally takes you on a walking tour of the mesquite trees in Granada Park. You will see, smell, touch, and taste mesquite trees and beans as you take our walking class and learn how to collect mesquite beans. Improve your mesquite pod harvesting awareness through […]
Saturday, June 19th at 8 am. Join Farmer Greg and Permaculture Educator Don Titmus of The Bee Oasis as they host a class on harvesting mesquite pods in GRANADA Park. You will be free to harvest mesquite from the local trees. You will see, smell, touch, and taste mesquite trees and beans as you take our […]
Friday, June 25th - Bulk drop off appointments starting at 9 am. It's that time of the year - it's time to mill your beans.. choose your appointment slot, and bring us your buckets of dried mesquite pods. You can choose the window of time you would like to drop off your mesquite pods. This […]
We invite you to mark your calendars to join us for a Zoom class on timely tree care. Greg and Janis will host these Tree Care - Zoom Chats focusing on fruit tree care with seasonal tips, harvest alerts, and timely refreshers for success with your fruit trees. And YES we do live Q&A for your fruit tree questions! This monthly class will take place on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, at 6pm AZ time.
This month we will discuss the care necessary for your fruit trees during August, and delve into some yummy edible options you can find with native species. We've asked a couple experts on Desert Food Harvesting to share their insights and helpful hints for this time of year.
The second topic in our 2021 Fruit Tree Education Series focuses on What to do AFTER you buy your fruit trees. Three ways to avoiding common mistakes that could kill your fruit tree. There are three things that most people do to kill their trees. We will explore what you can do to avoid them and learn skills for ultimate fruit tree success! We will dive in and get a better understanding about how to make healthy soil for your tree to grow into. Plus you will learn Greg’s 6/6 rule (A must for all fruit trees) and the best shape and size to dig your planting hole.
The third topic in our 2021 Fruit Tree Education series focuses on A breakdown of the best trees for the low desert. Discover which trees have won Greg’s approval for taste and harvest success. People often ask me what fruit tree should I buy? I then ask “what do you like to eat?...plant that!” Over the years I have experimented with many different varieties of trees and I have come up with my favorite trees and bushes to grow...because they work here, taste great, and produce over the long term.
Ready to pick up your trees and planting supplies? The CITRUS pick up phase is opening with: 3 days in September and 6 days in October. If you have never picked up trees from our local Fruit Tree Program we can tell you it is a busy, yet very supportive process. Learn more here.
