Monthly Archives: April 2011

Bashas’ Family of Stores will hold four job fairs

Bashas’ Family of Stores will hold four job fairs – three in metro Phoenix and one in Tucson – to fill more than 400 full-time and part-time positions for its Food City, Bashas’ and AJ’s Fine Foods locations.

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Farmer John, Food Safety Begins with You

ADA rolls out voluntary training program focused on building an understanding of good agricultural practices. This article will appear in the May 2011 issue of Arizona Agriculture.

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Easter Bunny Thanks Big Ag!

During the recent Easter week festivities, Hickman Family Farms, Arizona’s only

During the recent Easter week festivities, Hickman Family Farms, Arizona’s only
commercial egg producer, gave away well over one million eggs to various food banks throughout the west including

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On the Farm: Our Horse, Ginger

Ginger was a tall quarter horse with white blaze on her forehead. She was beautiful. After she was broken she was the entire family’s favorite ride. Her gait was smooth and easy. Her gallop was powerful as she dug her hind legs beneath her and pushed forward. She was gentle but would occasionally nuzzle you off balance.

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Modern-Day Farms: “A Billion Acts of Green”

If you were old enough, you might remember April 22, 1970. That year was Earth Day’s inauguration year. It’s credited by many for launching the modern environmental movement.

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