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How a 2-cent Sales Tax on Food Germinates an Employee Garden
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Did you know that last year’s 2-cent Phoenix sales tax on food purchased from grocery stores inspired an employee…
Mortimer Family Farms Establishes Roots on the Site Formerly Known as Young’s Farms
Farm family draws on tradition to launch the rebirth of a Landmark By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The Mortimer family of Mortimer Family…
5 Ways Your Diet Can Relieve Stress
If you are like us, your stress level is at an all time high and you are beginning to feel the effects of prolonged stress…
The Pressure is On to Feed a Growing World
By Joe Sigg, Arizona Farm Bureau The United Nations News Service dated March 15, 2011 makes obvious the critical food production times we live…
You Live in the Desert, But Do You Also Live in a Food Desert?
For many Arizona residents, there is little question that they live in the desert as far as the climate goes. However, many of those same…
Top Mexican Restaurants to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
By Wendy Kenney, AZFB In honor of Cinco de Mayo, and Brent Murphree’s post about his favorite Mexican Restaurants in the Southwest, I thought I…
Making Mother’s Day Memorable
If you picture the perfect Mother’s Day, what do you see? Does the thought of poorly made pancakes, piled up by cute children and a…
Arizona Legacy Beef: May Delivery
By Danny & Kacie Tomerlin, Arizona Legacy Beef We are so glad for the warm weather that finally seems to be here to stay. We have…
Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ!
Arizona BBQ Fans Invited To Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ , while giving the Gift of Reading to those who…
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…
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…
Easter Bunny Thanks Big Ag!
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau During the recent Easter week festivities, Hickman Family Farms, Arizona’s only commercial egg producer, gave away well over one…
On the Farm: Our Horse, Ginger
By Brent Murphree, Regional Communications Manager for Cotton Board One day grandpa Howard was at the sale barn. During the auction a sorrel filly reared…
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