Boiled buds are set in the sun to dry_image #5
Buds are drying in the sun_image #6
Cholla bud harvesting begins by finding a cactus filled with buds_image #1
Cholla buds are picked using a saguaro-rib tong_image #2
Dried buds are packed into containers_image #7
The cholla buds are boiled to release their oxylic acid and to soften them_image #4
The spines are separated from the buds using a broom and screen_image #3
