Please join us for an Agave Roast & Learn February 27th and March 1st in Tucson, AZ. Come experience an agave roast and learn about the plant's many uses, including its role as a low-water climate-smart crop in Arizona!

This is a free event organized by the Arizona The Arizona-Alliance for Climate Smart Crops in collaboration with Tucson Village Farm.

Directions: From Campbell Ave, turn east onto Rodger Rd and continue to the end of the paved road.  Park in the dirt lot to the south of the Tucson Village Farm education center.  Walk towards the education center and follow signs for the agave roast.

      Schedule

Agave "put-in" - Thursday February 27th, 10am - Noon

• 10am - 11am: Roasting pit demonstration

•      Culture and history of Agave in the drylands

       Pit firing, agave preparation demo

       Climate-smart tastings (nopales, agave syrup)

       Fiber extraction demo

• 11am - Noon: Tour of agave and prickly pear field trial at the Campus Farm.

For questions or information, please contact Jesús García (jgarcia@desertmuseum.org).

To learn more, watch this documentary by AZPM and PBS.  

See you there!