Prickly Pear Festival  Superior, AZ

Prickly pear cactus is a delicious and locally abundant, naturally-occurring food and medicine. Prickly pear has numerous first aid applications as well as serving a role at preventing and mediating chronic health complaints. Many parts of the cactus are medicinal as well as a common food. Learn about the diversity of medicine present in the prickly pear cactus.