2/22 workshop pics and upcoming events

participants learned how to use a “bunyip” or water level- an easy to make tool to measure, mark out and understand slope and contour.

a bunyip is basically a “lake in a tube”, with yardsticks attached to equal-length posts. this one is over 25 years old, and was used to design waterharvesting earthworks and erosion control structures for a small community.

All workshops in the series include a desert foods-forward snack, to help participants enjoy and digest the deliciousness and nutrition of Sonoran Desert Food Forests.

this one featured a beany wild herb salsa and barrel fruit-dusted tortilla chips, a discussion of how it was made, and a shout out to Desert Harvester’s “Eat Mesquite and More” cookbook. there’s a little salsa on the recipe card.

Next workshops and events:

3/15: The Art and Craft of Place-based Living workshop, 10am-1pm 3/29: “Planting the Seeds of Permaculture” final project Celebration, 10am-1pm

to register for either of these events, email arizonahomemadeartisans@gmail.com.

AHA and collaborators are grateful for the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona’s “Thriving Communities” grant program, which has funded this project.