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Rosie On The House > Podcast > Urban Farming Hour > Desert Edibles > OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR: Urban Farming and #NativeEdibles with The Urban Farm & Cactus Kelly!
May 24, 2025
Romey Romero, Cactus Kelly

8:00 AM | OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR

Segment 1
12:00
Segment 2
6:47
Segment 3
13:12
Segment 4
7:04

Native Edibles

GUESTS

COMMENTARY

  • Cactus Kelly talks about wild native desert edibles in urban environments
  • Palo Verde pods are edible raw and taste similar to edamame
  • Mesquite beans can be processed into flour for creative baking and cooking
  • Saltbush is a desert herb used as a natural salty seasoning
  • Urban foraging depends on building respectful relationships with neighbors for access to private yards

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OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR
Urban Farming

#NativeEdibles

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Outdoor Living Topic: #NativeEdibles | Our Urban Farmer, Farmer Greg, brings in special guest Cactus Kelly. A master gardener, foraging educator at The Desert Botanical Gardens and Owner of the Cactus Kelly Foraging Institute. She discusses the many edibles found in the low desert from cactus and beans to plants and weeds. Harvesting and preparation techniques. Plus how you can join one of her foraging walks thru the desert…. Get To Know Cactus Kelly and scroll below for a breakout of talking points by each segment in this podcast along with links to additional resources.

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