NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Those growing and harvesting prickly pear fruit said 2024 is a banner year for the crop. One local company is trying to get people to stop overlooking the red fruit.

This weekend, cactus were cause for celebration in the New Mexico desert - a very specific, spiny succulent known as prickly pear. As KUNM's Alice Fordham reports, it's delicious.

Sep. 26—Throw a rock in New Mexico and you will most likely hit a prickly pear cactus. The plentiful and beautiful cacti, also known as nopales, produce a sweet and bright ruby fruit that ...

Celebrating everything prickly pear; food, art, and music. The annual New Mexico Prickly Pear Festival is back for the third year, featuring cooking demonstrations, workshops, and a market with ven… ...

To a large pot, add the prickly pears and fill with cold water. Drain the water, pouring off any dirt or debris, then fill the pot again just to cover. Bring to a gentle simmer and turn off the heat.

In botanical terms, the small, plump prickly pear is, in fact, a berry, measuring 2 to 5 inches, and ranging in color from red to pale yellow, or green, with deep red flesh.

The difference with prickly pear cactus, or PPC, as we like to call it, is that it will help prevent symptoms before they begin, instead of after.

And there may be no better way to experience it than as a juice. Bragging rights: How to make traditional Sonoran tamales Prickly pear cactus thrive in sunny spots on the Margs Draw Trail in Sedona.

However, this species is from a large family of over 150 species (Opuntia) that can adapt to weather from New Mexico to Florida and up into Massachusetts. Being a true cactus, these plants prosper ...

Because not just any succulent could make it in this town, here are your early links: Tourist stabbed with a steak knife at Ruth's Chris, last days of smoking inside Atlantic City casinos ...

The Prickly Pear Festival celebrates the cactus and all of its incredible and edible parts. The event celebrates its sixth annual festival from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and from 10 a.m. to ...