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Pass the Milk and the Lactaid, Please
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau: I get all sorts of fun questions from our Arizona families inquiring about Arizona agriculture and even specific nutrition…

8 Ways to Eat Healthy, Arizona Style
Twenty-four centuries ago, Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, advised his fellow Greeks: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”-Hippocrates In spite…

Drop Off Your Citrus Donations to Arizona’s Food Banks Beginning January 5
PHOENIX, ARIZONA: Are your citrus trees filling up with fruit? No problem – Arizona’s food banks want your citrus donations! Food banks continue to respond…

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…

Year in Review: 13 Most Popular Posts on Fill Your Plate in 2014.
Growing Tomatoes in Arizona is the Hot Topic of 2014 on Fill Your Plate. Photo via Bigstock.com We couldn’t let the year come to a…

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
Arizona’s food trend for 2015 appears green! Here workers harvest lettuce in Yuma, Arizona, where 90 percent of the US’s winter lettuce crop is grown.…

Arizona Farm Couple Appointed to National Young Farmer & Rancher Committee
Dinsmore Family Arizona farmers Jonathan and Lara Dinsmore have been appointed to the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Committee, a…

Soaring Beef Prices Linked to Drought, Early Winter Storm
Sirloin Steak cubed and grilled on skewers with fresh squash and red bell peppers. Photo credit: Arizona Legacy Beef. If you have gone to a…

Four Ways to Celebrate the Holidays Affordably
Mind your budget and follow these tips for an affordable holiday gift exchange. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) The economy may be improving but that doesn’t necessarily…

How to Get Through the Holidays Without Gaining Weight
Follow these tips to avoid holiday weight gain (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) If there is anything as certain as death and taxes it is that getting…















