Last week, I wrote about the prickly pear cactus and how its fruit is a boon to local wildlife and the occasional thirsty ...

While Thomson’s Lemitar crop in Southern New Mexico came early, in the East Mountains, a prickly pear jelly maker said her bumper crop is in late bloom. “The fruit is falling off the cactus ...

Across the way, Karen Bedell of Sonoran Scavengers is selling not just prickly pear products but mesquite flour, wolfberry ...

Throw a rock in New Mexico and you will most likely hit a prickly pear cactus. The plentiful and beautiful cacti, also known as nopales, produce a sweet and bright ruby fruit that sprouts from hearty, ...

Red Chile Prickly Pear Jam & Pickled Nopales," from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 28. It is a presentation on the water bath canning process and an overview of different methods of home ...

Across the way, Karen Bedell of Sonoran Scavengers is selling not just prickly pear products but mesquite flour, wolfberry jam and candied barrel cactus. Most of it is gathered from wild plants.