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Harvesting the seed from a big batch of saguaro and opuntia fruit, including Burbank spineless.

This is our field harvested Opuntia basilaris, known as the beavertail cactus or beavertail pricklypear. This cactus produces edible buds which can be dried and stored for the long term and the large seeds can be ground into a powder to create a nutritious porridge. Or planted to make more Opuntia basilaris!

Cats at work. Guarding our seeds from the mice.

Opuntia engelmannii freshly harvested from the field. Grows super fast and produces edible fruit.

Harvesting this years batch of golden barrel seeds. This pod is excruciatingly difficult to harvest but the seeds are absolutely beautiful.

Opuntia ficus indica (Burbank). Originally created by the botanist Luther Burbank in Santa Rosa, these cacti create delicious pale yellow fruit that taste somewhat like Apricots. Seeds freshly harvested from the field.

The dried seed pods of the Opuntia aciculata, also called Chenille pricklypear, old man's whiskers, and cowboy's red whiskers. Native to the Chihuahuan Desert and northern Mexico.

These scary looking dried seed pods are from our homegrown Echinocereus coccineus (Mexican claret cup). This cactus produces large edible fruits and beautiful red/orange flowers which provide an abundance of sugar for humming birds and bees.

Harvesting our homegrown Myrtillocactus geometrizans (Blue candle) cactus seeds. Order these seeds online https://phoenixdesertseeds.com/product/myrtillocactus-geometrizans/

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