Native Americans knew better: Mesquite pods were a staple for tribes in Southern California, the Great Basin and the Southwest. Stone pestles were used to grind the seed pods into a coarse meal.

For $15, participants will learn about gathering mesquite pods and preparing food with them ... including Native Seeds/SEARCH, 526 N. Fourth Ave. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson.

Small, greenish-yellow flowers arranged as catkins develop into clusters of green seed pods — aka beans — during summer and fall months. Mesquite have existed on the Rolling Plains since the ...

The mesquite trees’ seed pods can be ground into a sweet, protein-rich flour used to make bread, cookies and pancakes. Merchant, who works at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona ...

The mesquite trees’ seed pods can be ground into a sweet, protein-rich flour used to make bread, cookies, and pancakes. Merchant, who works at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona, sees ...

the test results were so promising that they started thinking about using the pods for human consumption. In his research, Coetzee read about the Pima Indians who have eaten mesquite seeds for ...

A new use for the mesquite has been found by two brothers, Aam and Brandt Coetzee, in the Northern Cape. Their company, MannaBrew, is using the seed pod to brew coffee after first developing it as ...

They designed a convection oven for dry roasting the pods and after much brewing and sipping, MannaBrew’s Mesquite Superfood Coffee was created. “Traditionally mesquite trees have been ...

The mesquite trees’ seed pods can be ground into a sweet, protein-rich flour used to make bread, cookies, and pancakes. Merchant, who works at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona ...