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Tucson Village Farm Shows School Children How Vegetables Grow

This past weekend, the University of Arizona’s Tucson Village Farm presented their Harvest Festival.  Located on University of Arizona’s Campbell Farm, this successful program shows school children (and their parents) how vegetables grow.  They make learning about healthy eating fun, while … Continue reading

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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 agriculture in the classroom! Plus, it’s convenient and you’ll be able to earn 45 professional … Continue reading

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My American Farm Games: Farm Fun and Learning Wrapped into One

My American Farm is a cooperative project that aims to increase agricultural knowledge by using interactive, educational computer games. Most of the current games are aimed at students in the 3rd thru 5th grades, but recent additions have introduced new games perfect for students in K-2.

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Get Your Garden Growing

The abundance of opportunity to grow things means we also have access to a wide range of resources to help our gardens grow. Here are some great resources for Arizona gardeners.

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Safely Drive to Your Local Grocer and Buy some Arizona Cantaloupe!

A recent deadly listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupes grown at Jensen Farms in Granada, Colorado has sparked concern as to whether fall cantaloupe from anywhere is safe to eat. Arizona farmers want Arizona families to know where their melons are grown.

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