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Month: April 2012
Joe’s Real BBQ Celebrates Free Barbecue Day May 2nd 2012
Community Invited to Bring Donations of New or Gently Used Books to Support Loving Through Literacy Joe’s Real BBQ is planning on giving away over…
Arizona Farm Bureau Applauds the Department of Labor’s Decision to Withdraw Overreaching Child Labor Proposal
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] The Labor Department on Thursday announced in a statement that it was withdrawing proposed rules that…
Wine Country May Be Closer than You Think
The wine scene in Arizona is relatively new despite having a long history of regional winemaking that dates back to the Spanish missionaries in the…
USDA Farmers’ Market Grants Available
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Farmers' Market Grants Available. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan announced Thursday that the Agriculture Department is seeking grant…
Perfect Pecans
[caption id="attachment_4835" align="alignright" width="231" caption="AZFB Commodity Pie Chart via AZFB"][/caption] April is National Pecan month which is a great opportunity to celebrate this All-American nut. …
How to Spring Clean Your Cupboards
As the warm spring sunshine fills our homes, many of us get the urge to embark on that annual rite of passage called “Spring Cleaning”. …
Food Prices Down Slightly in the First Quarter of 2012
This quarter’s Stretch Your Dollar menu and recipes are available on fillyourplate.org [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)"][/caption] Arizona retail…
Finding Lost Recipes
Used with Permission by the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation By Stewart Truelsen [caption id="attachment_4770" align="alignright" width="400" caption="Roger's website, Lost Recipes Found"][/caption] One of the world’s…
What’s In Season in April?
Here in Arizona, we are well into Spring and people across the state are enjoying the beautiful weather and awesome outdoors before the heat of…
Superstitions on the Farm
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] What’s your most held superstition? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] It seems like Friday the 13th is one of the only things that…
Peanut Shortfall Yields Peanut Abundance
Peanut prices rose in 2011 due to a smaller peanut crop. Farmers respond in 2012, planting more acres. Image via Wiki It’s not new news…
New Arizona Law Makes it Easier for Farmers to Donate Nutritious Fresh Produce
New law will make it easier for farmers to donate their crops to charity. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last week, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into…
Top 7 Things to Eat on a Stick
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] What’s your favorite food on a stick? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Although no one really knows why, everyone seems to agree that…
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