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Month: December 2017

It’s Broccoli Season!
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12.22.2017

It’s Broccoli Season!

By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern It’s December and they say, “Tis the season!” But, not only is it the season of giving. It’s…

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Slow Down on the Sugar During the Holidays
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12.20.2017

Slow Down on the Sugar During the Holidays

By Sandra L. Levitt, MD of Innovative Primary Care in Gilbert It’s officially holiday season and that means sweet treats are plentiful – from office…

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12.18.2017

It’s Christmas, Do You Have an Arizona-Grown Poinsettia on Your Shopping List?

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director  Every year, a few weeks before Christmas, Arizona Nursery Association and Arizona Farm Bureau deliver fresh, Arizona-grown…

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Looking For Some More Reasons to Love the S’more
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12.15.2017

Looking For Some More Reasons to Love the S’more

By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Anyone who knows me knows that I love s’mores! It’s the perfect time to share my love of…

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For Quick and Simple try Hummus with Ground Beef
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12.13.2017

For Quick and Simple try Hummus with Ground Beef

By Noor Nouaillati, Recent ASU Nutrition Student I find this dish very filling and you can make it a main dish with falafel to go…

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Do You Have a Buddy Chef in Your Midst?
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12.11.2017

Do You Have a Buddy Chef in Your Midst?

By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Some households can find preparing meals and cooking to be a chore. In most cases one member of…

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12.08.2017

Have You Loved on Your Legumes Lately?

By Laura Slatalla, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Legumes are seeds or fruit of plants in the Fabaceae family. Common legumes are beans, lentils, and peas.…

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Coffee Can Wake Up More than Just Your Brain
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12.06.2017

Coffee Can Wake Up More than Just Your Brain

By Noor Nouaillati, Recent ASU Nutrition Student I was recently on my Facebook browsing around and scrolling through my newsfeed. I came across an article…

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Hungry for Change and Wasting Away: Food Waste in America
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12.04.2017

Hungry for Change and Wasting Away: Food Waste in America

  By Amanda Van Dall, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Remnants. Refuse. Garbage. Food waste by any other name would smell just as sour. Two years…

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Make it a Date for Food Truck Friday!
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12.01.2017

Make it a Date for Food Truck Friday!

By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern I have complained at least a million times that there was nothing to do on a Friday night.…

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