Native edible & medicinal plant walk & talk with bioregional herbalist & author John Slattery

Come learn of the many uses of Sonoran Desert native plants you can plant, grow, and collaborate with where you live, work, and play.

Bioregional herbalist, John Slattery, author of Southwest Foraging and Southwest Medicinal Plants will lead this informative plant walk & talk in the Dunbar/Spring neighborhood rain-irrigated native food forest that neighbors have been planting and tending for over 30 years. John will share botany, ethnobotany, and his own experiences.

WHEN: 3pm to 5pm , Saturday, March 7, 2026

WHERE: Meet at SE corner of 9th Avenue and University Blvd beneath the large blue palo verde tree beside the community bulletin board.

COST: $5 per person. Must pay/register in advance. No-shows cannot be refunded.
Limited number of spaces. First paid, first served.

You’ll learn how to identify many native plants along with what parts are edible, medicinal, or have other uses such as the superior habitat and fodder they provide for our native pollinators and other wildlife.

These native plants are easy to grow as they are the best adapted to our local climate, soils, and wildlife, and they enhance the health and vitality of our community.

We will meet and begin at the SE corner of 9th Avenue and University Blvd under the big blue palo verde tree next to the community bulletin board & neighborhood forest trailhead.

Wear a sun hat and bring a bottle of water.