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04.16.2010

Imagining Arizona Agriculture in the Next 20 Years

By Pat Rorabaugh, Ph.D., Lecturer in the School of Plant Sciences and a hydroponic specialist with the Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, University of Arizona. The…

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04.14.2010

Food Safety, a Joint Effort You Can Help With

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Food safety has to be a cooperative effort involving the local, state and national levels, but it all comes…

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04.13.2010

A Dining Experience I Will Never Forget..Dinner Down the Orchard

By Wendy Kenney, Contributor to Arizona Farm Bureau I didn’t know what to expect when I headed up to Schnepf Farms for their enormously popular…

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04.12.2010

Social Media Goes Rural…

Farms have been using technology and modern equipment to provide the best possible agricultural products at the most competitive rates, but did you know that…

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04.07.2010

Arizona Food Prices on the Rise

For the first time in 15 months, Arizona retail food prices at the supermarket increased in the first quarter of 2010, according to the latest…

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04.06.2010

Egg Production: The Journey of the Eggcellent Egg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjLoFqH4vLs

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04.05.2010

Arizona Farm Bureau Featured Member: Schnepf Farms

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04.05.2010

Time to start watching for venomous critters: Rattlers, scorpions, lizards ready to feed

By the Arizona Game and Fish Department Welcome to springtime in Arizona; home to the most dangerous rattlesnake, spider, lizard, and scorpion in the nation.…

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03.31.2010

Why is America Fat? Art and Science Both Offer Clues

By Tracy Taylor Grondine A recent effort by scholars to uncover the origins of America’s obesity problem turned up some interesting findings. Their research, while…

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03.29.2010

Arizonans Look to Save on Their Food Budget by Starting Backyard Gardens

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau For an initial $400 to $500 investment, you can get the freshest vegetables you want. In fact, families are…

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03.26.2010

Can’t Find Your Green Thumb? Then Try a CSA

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau So growing your own backyard garden is out of the question, right? Many of our readers say as much.…

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03.24.2010

Corporate Environmentalism is Generating Big Green

Want to Know How Your Charitable Donations really Work?  By Stefanie Smallhouse, Arizona Farm Bureau Second Vice President This is the time of year when…

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03.22.2010

CHAT WITH A FARMER—AND ASK AWAY!

Have you ever had a question about your home garden that you haven’t known where to get your answers from?  Or maybe you’ve always wanted…

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Featured Recipes

Mustard Coleslaw
Provided by: Hedie Kennedy Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern

Mustard Coleslaw

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Beer Steak
Provided by: Pamela Griifin

Beer Steak

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Warm Your Soul Lasagna Soup
Provided by: Elizabeth Rico Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Manager

Warm Your Soul Lasagna Soup

Beef
pork
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Rice Krispie Baked Chicken
Provided by: Rovey Farm Family Recipe

Rice Krispie Baked Chicken

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Pear Lime Jello Salad
Provided by: Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern

Pear Lime Jello Salad

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Vegan No-Churn Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream
Provided by: Blissful Basil, Natural Delights

Vegan No-Churn Cinnamon Roll Ice Cream

Dates
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Masala Chai Bites
Provided by: Natural Delights

Masala Chai Bites

Dates
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Roasted Cauliflower with Red Onions, Dates, and Middle Eastern Spices
Provided by: Natural Delights

Roasted Cauliflower with Red Onions, Dates, and Middle Eastern Spices

Dates
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Homemade Strawberry Julius Recipe
Provided by: Melinda Hunt

Homemade Strawberry Julius Recipe

Strawberries
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Chocolate Date Peppermint Mouse
Provided by: Natural Delights, Le Petit Eats

Chocolate Date Peppermint Mouse

chocolate
Dates
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