Harvesting of Cactus Fruit Keeps Indian Custom Alive and Burning Desert Yields Sweet Saguaro Treat Burning Desert Yields Sweet Saguaro Treat
Garties G. 1993. Harvesting of Cactus Fruit Keeps Indian Custom Alive and Burning Desert Yields Sweet Saguaro Treat Burning Desert Yields Sweet Saguaro Treat. Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, NM. 06 Jul 1993. 1 page
Harvest of red fruit of the saguaro cactus by Tohono O'Odham tribal members generally starts in late June and typically last three weeks. Desert camps are set-up for harvest and processing of fruit before summer monsoons begin. This period begins the traditional New Year of the Tohono O'Odham. Saguaro fruit is fermented into wine for celebration as well as made into syrups and jams.
- Type
- Newspaper Article
- Authors
- Garties, George
- Date of Issue
- 1993-07-06
- Publisher
- Albuquerque Journal
- Units
- SAGU
- Keywords
- celebrations, saguaro fruit, saguaro harvest, Saguaro National Monument, Tohono O'odham