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Month: September 2011

AZ Local Ingredients Come Together to Create a Delicious Healthy Hamburger
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09.30.2011

AZ Local Ingredients Come Together to Create a Delicious Healthy Hamburger

[caption id="attachment_3315" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Farm Fresh Ingredients Create a Delicious Healthy Hamburger. Image Credit: Chichacha on Flickr"][/caption] Hamburgers are almost as American as corn on…

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Safe Commuting Means Avoiding Driving Distractions
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09.29.2011

Safe Commuting Means Avoiding Driving Distractions

With all the driving we’ll be doing this fall to get work or to all the fun Harvest Festivals and Pumpkin Patches, the Farm Bureau…

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09.28.2011

Farm Bureau Members Save on Farm Fresh Food with Members Only Discount

[caption id="attachment_3307" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Farm Bureau Members Get Discounts on Farm Fresh Food. Image Credit: Kaylin Tally"][/caption] There are many benefits to being a member…

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09.27.2011

Pumpkin and Corn Festivals in Arizona- Fall 2011

Cochise County [caption id="attachment_3296" align="alignright" width="434" caption="Pumpkin and Corn Festivals Abound in Arizona. Image credit: Apple Annie's"][/caption] Apple Annie’s Fall Pumpkin Celebration:  Old fashioned family…

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Annual Pumpkin Festival Joins Forces with Arizona Fish and Game for Family Event
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09.26.2011

Annual Pumpkin Festival Joins Forces with Arizona Fish and Game for Family Event

[caption id="attachment_3290" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Award winning pumpkins from Freeman Farms, photo credit: http://www.azpumpkins.com"][/caption] Arizona Game and Fish Commissioner Norm Freeman, as part of his annual Pumpkin…

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Price of Peanut Butter Going Up
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09.26.2011

Price of Peanut Butter Going Up

[caption id="attachment_3251" align="alignright" width="314" caption="Price of Peanut Butter Going Up"][/caption] The food prices in Arizona, like the rest of the country, have been steadily increasing…

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Community Gardens Growing In Popularity in Arizona Desert
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09.23.2011

Community Gardens Growing In Popularity in Arizona Desert

By Jody Serey [caption id="attachment_3225" align="alignright" width="369" caption="Everyone gets involved at the Community Family Garden on Camelback"][/caption] When times get tough, it seems the tough…

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Arizona Food Prices Down 1% from Last Quarter
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09.21.2011

Arizona Food Prices Down 1% from Last Quarter

[caption id="attachment_3242" align="alignright" width="360" caption="Whole milk showed the largest price increase up 30 cents to $2.79 a gallon. Image Credit: Muffet on Flickr.com"][/caption] Arizona retail…

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09.21.2011

Wine Lovers, Mark your Calendars for the 3rd Annual Wine Festival at the Farm!

The Arizona wine industry is one of the fastest growing value-added industries in the state creating jobs and wealth while preserving sustainable agriculture statewide. In…

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09.21.2011

Arizona Farmers Earn Healthy Farms Recognition

[caption id=”attachment_3221″ align=”alignright” width=”224″ caption=”Bill Neubauer, Co-Chair of the U.S.-Mexico Commission’s Health Services Committee, presents Ed Curry with the 2011 Healthy Farms Recognition for Curry…

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Amazing Maize: The Science, History and Culture of Corn
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09.21.2011

Amazing Maize: The Science, History and Culture of Corn

[caption id="attachment_3255" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Amazing Maize: The Science, History and Culture of Corn; Image Credit Pigliapost on Flickr"][/caption] After more than five years in development,…

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09.20.2011

Help for Rural Emergency Responders in Arizona is On the Way

[caption id=”” align=”alignright” width=”240″ caption=”Telecommunications loan program makes it easier for rural communities to fund projects related to emergency communications.Image by Seattle Municipal Archives via…

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Food Trends & Social Media
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09.19.2011

Food Trends & Social Media

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The Food Channel’s Kay Compton-Logsdon recently shared some top food trends. The Food Channel’s vice president and editor-in-chief made…

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