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Month: December 2014

Year in Review: 13 Most Popular Posts on Fill Your Plate in 2014.
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12.31.2014

Year in Review: 13 Most Popular Posts on Fill Your Plate in 2014.

[caption id="attachment_11960" align="alignleft" width="286"] Growing Tomatoes in Arizona is the Hot Topic of 2014 on Fill Your Plate. Photo via Bigstock.com[/caption] We couldn’t let the…

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This Land is Your Land …9 Quotes by Famous Americans
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12.30.2014

This Land is Your Land …9 Quotes by Famous Americans

It isn’t something you think about when you’re googling the pages of Entertainment Weekly, People, or Rolling Stone, but a surprising number of famous Americans are –…

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23 Funny Farm Animal Jokes That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
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12.27.2014

23 Funny Farm Animal Jokes That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud

Farmers are notorious for sharing jokes, stories, and fish tales. After all, with everything that goes on at the farm every day, you have to…

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12.23.2014

Announcing: University of Arizona Nutrition Mediterranean Diet Conference

As part of University of Arizona’s ongoing efforts to bring prevention research and healthy living guidance to the community, the January 2015 meeting will focus specifically on…

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Looking Forward: Green is the Color of Food Trends in Arizona for 2015
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12.22.2014

Looking Forward: Green is the Color of Food Trends in Arizona for 2015

[caption id="attachment_11949" align="alignright" width="323"] Arizona’s food trend for 2015 appears green! Here workers harvest lettuce in Yuma, Arizona, where 90 percent of the US’s winter…

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Arizona Farm Couple Appointed to National Young Farmer & Rancher Committee
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12.18.2014

Arizona Farm Couple Appointed to National Young Farmer & Rancher Committee

[caption id="attachment_11407" align="alignright" width="230"] Dinsmore Family[/caption] Arizona farmers Jonathan and Lara Dinsmore have been appointed to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Young Farmers &…

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Soaring Beef Prices Linked to Drought, Early Winter Storm
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12.17.2014

Soaring Beef Prices Linked to Drought, Early Winter Storm

[caption id="attachment_11402" align="alignright" width="300"] Sirloin Steak cubed and grilled on skewers with fresh squash and red bell peppers. Photo credit: Arizona Legacy Beef.[/caption] If you…

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Four Ways to Celebrate the Holidays Affordably
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12.12.2014

Four Ways to Celebrate the Holidays Affordably

[caption id="attachment_11388" align="alignright" width="300"] Mind your budget and follow these tips for an affordable holiday gift exchange. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] The economy may be improving…

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How to Get Through the Holidays Without Gaining Weight
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12.10.2014

How to Get Through the Holidays Without Gaining Weight

[caption id="attachment_11384" align="alignright" width="218"] Follow these tips to avoid holiday weight gain (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] If there is anything as certain as death and taxes…

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12.08.2014

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Health Conscious

There is bound to be someone on your list who is a fitness fanatic or who follows a specialty diet or who is working really…

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How to Celebrate the Holidays- Arizona Style
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12.04.2014

How to Celebrate the Holidays- Arizona Style

This is the time of the year most Arizona residents love. The weather is perfect, sunny and in the 70’s and low 80’s. And we…

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