Bean Tree Farm

seasonal :: small batch :: slow food

solar-cooked, farm-made Sonoran Desert foods packed in re-usable containers.

Mesquite or Prickly Pear/Chocolate Chile Sauce try on ice cream, chevre, fruit
Mesquite/Prickly Pear Barbeque Sauce/Rub sweet, tart, spicy
Chutney Barrel cactus, Nopal, seasonal ingredients
Kimchi & Pickles traditional lacto-fermentation with desert ingredients
Prickly Pear Juice fresh-frozen
Salsa seasonal, fresh, desert fruits, chiles, lacto-fermented
Honey Mesquite and mixed florals
Saguaro / Prickly Pear Elixirs cordials with Agave spirits, cactus fruit, spices
Herb Salts, Rubs, Oils Barrel fruit, Olive, Chile, desert herbs, organic Olive oil
Herbal Tinctures, Bitters, Salves & Liniments Chaparral, Passion Vine, Vitex & more
Ironwood Tempeh, Miso, Edamame, Palo Verde Bean Products
Other Products as available cactus cuttings for propagation, buds, fruit & pads of Opuntia/Cereus varieties, desert seeds and plants
Locally made Arts & Crafts, Pottery, Desert Foods Calendars, selected books

Please note: We are a small farm, not open to the public, selling directly to our members. Products are limited.

Pre-paid subscriptions for our seasonal products are available. Give the gift of community supported permaculture (CSP) to a friend,

or contact us to create a gift basket or selection of desert foods for your event.

Many of our products are live culture and lacto-fermented, and require refrigeration.

Pricing varies depending on season and ingredients.

We offer farm tours and tastings by appointment, and schedule seasonal farmstands, harvests and workshops.

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter (below) for updates.

Bean Tree Farm is a United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary.

2021 events are still on hold

We're working on many projects in the neighborhood watershed and in town

and of course, there's Covid.

News and updates can be found in our monthly newsletter

(see below to sign up)

here's a sample of pre-pandemic offerings:

2020 WORKSHOPS, DEMOS AND OPPORTUNITIES

2020 DEMOS at SANTA CRUZ RIVER THURSDAY FARMERS MARKET

We collaborate with Community food Bank and Desert Harvesters to produce the

DESERT HARVEST AND HOME-MADE DEMO SERIES held on Thursday afternoons.

These are free and open to the public.

See poster image below right for schedule

PIMA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTATIONS

From the Delicious Desert: April 7, 4-5:30pm, Main Library, Children’s meeting room

Recipes for Re-wilding Your Kitchen, Back Yard and Neighborhood

Bean Tree Farm, AHA and Desert Harvesters will be offering desert food demos, talks and presentations throughout 2020 at various libraries.

SONORAN PERMACULTURE GUILD

SPG offers day and weekend workshops as well as the annual 72-hour Permaculture Design Course each February, which we highly recommend.

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2019 WORKSHOPS: EMPOWER, BUILD COMMUNITY & ABUNDANCE

All workshops of the 2019 series include:

Workshop materials
Luncheon of desert foods at each event- our luncheons are legendary!
Pricing varies with workshop time, materials and preparation
15% discount for registering for 3, 20% discount for series of 6
Workshop size is limited. Details and directions will be provided to confirmed attendees.
Partial scholarships are available

Registration & Info: beantreefarm@gmail.com

Workshops build desert living skills, awareness and understanding in a beautiful and inspiring Sonoran Desert Botanical Sanctuary.

Relationships emerge between planting, building, sun, rain and resource recycling to enhance cooling, comfort and culinary creativity.

COB BOTTLE WALL BUILDING, SPRING HARVEST & FEAST

March 23, 8am-2pm, $125

Learn to build a beautiful little cob/bottle structure. Planning, design, building tips will empower you. Plenty of time for a desert harvest walk and feast.