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Arizona Grown Produce and Meats Make Summer Grilling Even More Delicious!  Find Some Here!!
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05.07.2010

Arizona Grown Produce and Meats Make Summer Grilling Even More Delicious! Find Some Here!!

 Cooking outdoors during the summer is an American tradition as popular as turkey on Thanksgiving and fireworks on the 4th of July. Nothing says summer…

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Where Can I Get Farm-Fresh Vegetables Delivered Right To My Door?
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04.28.2010

Where Can I Get Farm-Fresh Vegetables Delivered Right To My Door?

You haven’t really eaten your vegetables until you’ve eaten them from a CSA! By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau You want more vegetables in your…

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Breakfast in a Corn Field
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04.27.2010

Breakfast in a Corn Field

This morning I ate breakfast in a cornfield.  No, I’m not having flashbacks to the movie, “Field of Dreams.” The cornfield was the setting for…

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Arizona BBQ Fans Invited To Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From  Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ on May 5th, 2010
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04.26.2010

Arizona BBQ Fans Invited To Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ on May 5th, 2010

Arizona BBQ fans are invited to experience one of Arizona’s most famous barbecue restaurants for free!  On Wednesday May 5th, Joe’s Real BBQ in Gilbert,…

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Earth Day 2010:  How Some Arizona Farmers Celebrate Every Day!
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04.22.2010

Earth Day 2010: How Some Arizona Farmers Celebrate Every Day!

Most Americans celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd. Farmers and ranchers celebrate Earth Day every day. Agriculturalists grow and raise renewable commodities 365 days a…

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Arizona Beef:  Some of the Most Flavorful in the World!
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04.21.2010

Arizona Beef: Some of the Most Flavorful in the World!

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau. I’ve fallen in love with another Arizona ranch family. When you meet Danny and Kacie Tomerlin of Arizona Legacy…

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A Day for Chicks to Shine! Mom Bloggers Flock to Hickman’s Family Farms
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04.19.2010

A Day for Chicks to Shine! Mom Bloggers Flock to Hickman’s Family Farms

By Jody Serey, Contributor to Arizona Farm Bureau In early March, the Hickman family opened their egg farming operation to nine popular mom bloggers from…

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Egg Production:  The Journey of the Eggcellent Egg
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04.06.2010

Egg Production: The Journey of the Eggcellent Egg

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Arizona Farm Bureau Featured Member:  Schnepf Farms
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04.05.2010

Arizona Farm Bureau Featured Member: Schnepf Farms

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CHAT WITH A FARMER—AND ASK AWAY!
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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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Young Farmers, Ranchers Face Concerns but Express Optimism
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03.17.2010

Young Farmers, Ranchers Face Concerns but Express Optimism

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Maybe the older generation is passing down one of agriculture’s most important traits. Optimism appears as high or, maybe…

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No Farmers; No Food
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03.10.2010

No Farmers; No Food

By Jody Serey, writer and agriculture enthusiast Many of my relatives were farmers, mostly in Illinois and Indiana. They worked “family farms,” and when times…

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Chile Acres Finds Its Niche Catering to People With Allergies
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03.01.2010

Chile Acres Finds Its Niche Catering to People With Allergies

Gluten and Dairy-Free Products Allow People to Have Their Cheesecake and Eat It Too! Arizona Farm Bureau member Chile Acres finds its niche in the…

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