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The Battle Over Vegetables: Four Creative Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More
One thing many parents struggle with at one point or another is getting their kids to eat their vegetables. According to the USDA’s MyPlate food…
Interesting Facts About Fruitcake
These days, fruitcake is often mentioned at the holidays but generally only in a disparaging tone. The heavy, alcohol soaked, fruit and nut filled…
Tamales: How Do You Like Yours?
How do you like your tamales? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Popular in much of the Southwest, tamales have a special place in the holiday celebrations…
Food City’s Tamale Festival Features the Best Tamale Makers!
On Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11, Arizona’s finest tamale makers will celebrate traditional Mexican culture during Food City’s 11th annual Tamale Festival…
What Should I Bring to the Holiday Party?
Holiday How To: What Should I Bring to the Party? If there is one thing this time of year is never short on, it is…
Will the World Population Overwhelm the Earth’s Capacity to Grow Food? -The Conservation Conversation
In 1970, the world’s population was about 3.3 billion people. In 2010, the world population was around 6.6 billion people. At current growth rates, the…
Gingerbread: Little Known Facts
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) History Ginger is a plant native to India and China which is prized throughout the world for its culinary and medicinal…
Do Your Cranberries Pop?
By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau Back in the days when our children were little, my husband and I used to make cooking…
Fall into Autumn with Specialty Soup and Stew Recipes
Across the country, the leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping and cooks everywhere are pulling out their stock pots and soup ladles. Fall…
Falling for Traditional Foods with a Twist
There is nothing quite like the smell of fresh baked pumpkin pie to make it feel like fall. Traditional fall foods like pumpkins, sweet…
Gardener’s World 26th Annual Poinsettia Festival
The community is invited to share in the splendor of over 20,000 poinsettias in a variety of colors, sizes and shapes in magnificent holiday displays.…
9th Annual American Heritage Festival
Arizona Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program is participating in the 9th Annual American Heritage Festival to be held November 18th, 19th and 20th…
Let’s Talk Turkey
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and if cooking dinner is on your to do list, planning and innovation are the key to a stress-free…
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