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Go Green…For St. Patrick’s Day!
Go Green for St. Patrick’s Day! Image via Wikipedia This Saturday, March 17th we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and a love for everything Irish. Whether…
Attention Teachers: Online Course Makes Teaching Ag in the Classroom Fun and Helps You Get Your Professional Development Hours!
By Brandon Moak, Program Coordinator, U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County It’s new, it’s exciting and it will teach you how to teach Arizona…
Governor’s 2nd Annual Easter Eggstravaganza
This April 7th, come be a part of the Governor’s 2nd Annual Easter Eggstravaganza at the Wigwam Resort as Hickman Farms sponsors this event for…
Global Food Prices Continue Rising
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, global food prices increased for the second month in a row. Bad weather in several countries that export…
Obesity Epidemic: Supermarkets are Making it Easier to Eat Healthy
All you need to do is turn on the news to hear about the obesity epidemic in our country. The national statistics are staggering and…
Celebrate National Pig Day!
March 1 is National Pig Day! (Photo credit: Wikipedia) People around the country are celebrating National Pig Day for the 40th year in a row. …
Farmers, Ranchers Contribute to Needy Families Across America
The farm and ranch families of American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) last year raised more than $556,273 and donated more than 10 million pounds of…
What to do with All that Fruit?
What do you plan to do with your left over in season fruit? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Here in Arizona, we are blessed with a long…
8 Great Ways to Celebrate National Tortilla Chip Day
Friday, February 24th, is National Tortilla Chip Day and people across the country will be crunching and munching their way through tortilla chips of all…
Cook Creatively with Canned Food
February is National Canned Food Month, when we can celebrate and be thankful for the wide array of food products available in canned versions. For…
Arizona Farmers Reach Out to Consumers during Food Check-Out Week
As they have done for the past decade and a half, farmer and rancher members of Arizona Farm Bureau will reach out to Arizona families…
Gleaners Needed! Help St. Mary’s Save this Winter’s Citrus Crop!
St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance is asking the public for assistance to glean the plentiful grapefruit and orange trees around the Valley in attempt to…
Celebrate Mardi Gras like a Cajun
celebrate Mardi Gras with delicious Cajun recipes (image via Wikipedia) As the onset of Mardi Gras mayhem gets closer, people from every state will be…
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