Events and tours from outside organizations.
In the “Placita” outside Mission Garden’s kitchen Tasting History is an interactive, drop-in, family friendly program. Learn more about Tucson through the people and plants that shape our home. This April, join Mission Garden to learn more about the edible plants that people sometimes dismiss as “weeds.” Try tastes of lambsquarters, cheeseweed, London rocket, and […]
Come experience an agave roast and learn about these plants’ many uses! Members of the Kumeyaay tribe, led by Dr. Stanley Rodriguez, will demonstrate their methods of roasting agave hearts, then share samples of this sweet, unique food. Dr. Stanley Rodriguez, member of the Kumeyaay Santa Ysabel Band of the Iipay Nation, is an educator, […]
Walk around Mission Garden to look for seasonal and resident birds. Learn to identify some common calls and songs of the birds here. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. Check in with Kevin (the roadrunner) and our […]
Join Mission Garden to plant agave, inspired by Indigenous plantings on Tumamoc Hill. These agave plants will provide food for bat pollinators and may even become part of a future festival’s agave roast. Help us plant agaves as part of Mission Garden’s new Tomorrow’s Garden, where we consider what foods might be grown sustainably in […]
Learn about some of the 50 medicinal plants in Mission Garden's Moore Medicinal Garden. The plants are native to the American Southwest deserts and in many cases have been used for millennia. Modern herbalists are keeping this tradition alive at Mission Garden.
Walk around Mission Garden to look for seasonal and resident birds. Learn to identify some common calls and songs of the birds here. The garden is a good place for beginning and intermediate birders to learn about many of the birds common to the greater Tucson area. Check in with Kevin (the roadrunner) and our […]
