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Talks with Desert Dames

This event is part of LDEI International's "Table Talk' series involving programs from all chapters during the month of March - to celebrate women and a women's organization.

  • Dame Candy Lesher will talk about and cook Tepary Beans.

  • Dame Danielle Leoni will amaze with Shrimp Farming in the Desert.

  • Dame Jill Smith will speak about C-CAP and demo their Winning Salad.

  • Dame Patty Emmert on Commercial Farming in the Desert at Duncan Family Farms.

  • Dame Kim Haasarud our cocktail guru will give a Cocktail Demonstration.

  • Dame Tamara Stanger will talk about Foraging the Desert for Cholla Buds, how to identify, dry and cook.

  • Dame Ann Rodarte Colleary will show how her School Desert Garden Project grows.

Proceeds raised are distributed throughout our local community in the form of culinary scholarships and financial support to non-profit food related organizations.