Category Archives: Farm Facts
GMO Educational Effort launched by Leading Government Agencies
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director Led by the Food and Drug Administration, a multiagency effort to educate consumers about genetically modified (GMO) foods through a new “Feed Your Mind” initiative launched last month to much fanfare. … Continue reading
Are Superfoods Superfake?
Image by Sarah Alinejad Sarah Alinejad a recent ASU Nutrition Student If there was a certain food that contained a plethora of vitamins and minerals, including high levels of vitamin C and A, vitamins B6, K1, … Continue reading
How Our Backyard Garden Encouraged Adventurous Eating in My Toddler
When my son was almost 3 years old, we finally moved into a home with some outdoor space. It was early spring and – with boxes still waiting to be unpacked – we focused on getting our backyard garden going. I had big plans for that small garden. My son, a once adventurous eater, was suddenly very particular. He was no longer eating his veggies! This garden would act as an outdoor classroom to teach him the alchemy of growing food – and hopefully to get him to show some enthusiasm about the vegetables I was putting on his plate. Long story short – it was a success! The trick was to involve him in every step.
25 Really Fun Facts about Root Vegetables
Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director We’re all about root vegetables. And, we have a lot to tell you about root vegetables. Here, we share some fun facts! Arizona grows nearly every kind of root vegetable that exists. The … Continue reading
Everything About Pumpkins
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director A bit of Arizona history says that before Phoenix was officially named, locals used to call the area Pumpkinville because of all the wild pumpkins that grew in and around what we … Continue reading