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Rescued Recipe: Short Ribs in Red Wine and Mushroom Sauce
[caption id="attachment_612" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Short Ribs in Crock Pot, photo credit: Jan D' Atri"][/caption] Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the Arizona Republic.…
Farmers; Ranchers Take Their Dog to Work Every Day
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau [caption id=”attachment_600″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Every day is "Take Your Dog to Work Day" for farmers and ranchers! This is…
7 Little Known Facts about Ice Cream
[caption id="attachment_595" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Celebrate any day with ice cream! Photo credit: Flickr.com"][/caption] June is National Dairy Month, and what better way to celebrate than…
Spice is the Variety of Life
[caption id="attachment_588" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Fresh Rosemary is high in antioxidants. "][/caption] It turns out that a pinch of basil or a dash of curry powder…
Arizona Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee Announces Winners of Photo- Poetry, Essay Contest
[caption id="attachment_579" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Grand prize: Vickie Parks, Flagstaff, Coconino County Farm Bureau for her photo titled, "Mission Accomplished." "][/caption] By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona…
Pesticides: To Be or Not To Be?
[caption id="attachment_566" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: Anushruti on Flickr.com"][/caption] Most people would assume that the life of a strawberry is free of dramatics and controversy.…
Some Interesting Facts About Bacon
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Bacon frying in the skillet is still the best way to wake up on a Sunday morning on the…
YES! ARIZONA WINE CAN, AND DID, TAKE ON THE WORLD!
[caption id="attachment_554" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The judges at the 2010 Wine Competition"][/caption] Arizona Wine Sweeps Top Spots In Professional Blind Tasting Event Against Heavyweights From Across…
An Unusual Place to Find Sweet Corn
[caption id="attachment_546" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sunset on Freeman's corn field"][/caption] If you’ve ever eaten ripe and sugary sweet corn on the cob when it was just…
Zucchini Sweet Potato Frittata Will Make You Sing “Hakuna Matata!”
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau I tried another Kelly Saxer, Desert Roots Farm recipe over the Memorial Day weekend. I should have known that…
Team Up With AZFB to Feed Hungry Children in Arizona!
[caption id="attachment_535" align="alignleft" width="276" caption="Photo credit: Kali.ma, Flickr.com"][/caption] Help Replace Hunger with Healthy Meals For most people, the word “summer” stirs an endless pot of…
Help End Hunger, Change Lives and Share Hope!
Summer is a very difficult time for many of Arizona’s children, and may be especially challenging with the widespread community resource reductions and the other…
NRCS Offers Help for Agricultural Energy Audits Individual energy audits will help Arizona producers reduce energy use
PHOENIX, May 25, 2010 — Arizona farmers, ranchers, dairies, nursery growers, and other agricultural producers can apply for financial help to get an energy audit…