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Month: December 2014
Year in Review: 13 Most Popular Posts on Fill Your Plate in 2014.
We couldn’t let the year come to a close without revisiting some of our most popular posts on Fill Your Plate in 2014. By far…
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 –…
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…
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…
Looking Forward: Green is the Color of Food Trends in Arizona for 2015
Following a trend that has been developing all across the nation for the past few years, it looks like Arizona’s 2015 food trends will involve…
Arizona Farm Couple Appointed to National Young Farmer & Rancher Committee
Arizona farmers Jonathan and Lara Dinsmore have been appointed to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Committee, a national committee…
Soaring Beef Prices Linked to Drought, Early Winter Storm
If you have gone to a restaurant lately and looked at the prices, you are probably still picking up your jaw, figuratively speaking. That jaw…
Four Ways to Celebrate the Holidays Affordably
The economy may be improving but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have a ton of money to spend celebrating the season. If it seems like…
How to Get Through the Holidays Without Gaining Weight
If there is anything as certain as death and taxes it is that getting through the holidays without gaining weight is always a challenge. Between…
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…
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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By Joel Carr, Arizona Farm Bureau Strategic Communications Manager For the past few months, I’ve been on a mission not just to lose weight but…
