This video pertains to Mesquite land clearing folks , every attachment has its place in the world , every terrain is different and every tree species is different depending where you are. Some trees die just from pushing them over , some die from cutting the runners but unless you get the tap root of a Mesquite tree at least 14” deep you WILL NOT kill it and you sure won’t do it with a rake and be any where near effective. Rakes are not and were never meant to do the job of a rootplow , the name

Mesquite pods are a tasty, nutrient-packed desert food that has nourished Indigenous communities for millennia. Most notably to our region, the Tohono O’odham continue this tradition today through community harvests at spaces like San Xavier Co-Op Farm. ➡️ @fonz_520 gives us a quick lesson on how these pods are gathered and transformed into delicious desert snacks. 🌿 Want to learn more about Tucson’s native ingredients? Tap the link below to explore the food gathering traditions that make Tucso

Honey mesquite bean pod gathering technique The shake 'n rake technique has the advantages of 1) getting only fully mature pods, which are the sweetest and easiest to grind up, 2) allowing one to gather from the highest branches, 3) avoiding the thorns when plucking directly from trees, and 4) quickly dropping a lot on a small area. #foraging #ethnobotany #forager #foragetexas #wildedibles #wildedibleplants #wildfood #wildfruits #survivalfood #survival #survivalskills #primitiveskills #primitive