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50 Creative Ways to Eat Spinach
By Jennifer Restuccio, a recent ASU Nutrition Student Spinach is in season! If you’re anything like I am, you love buying spinach but have trouble…
It’s Soup Season!
By Danielle Sharkey a recent ASU Nutrition Student It is winter in beautiful Arizona. Temperatures are dropping, skies are cloudy, and the furry clothes are…
Arizona Seasonal Veggie Recipe
By Danielle Sharkey a recent ASU Nutrition Student What is eating seasonal and why should we consider this way of eating? How do we know…
Everything About Pumpkins
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director A bit of Arizona history says that before Phoenix was officially named, locals used to call the…
Arizona is Sweet on Apples!
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Because “Apple Month” occurs in the fall, October by the way, and Arizona families are focused on making the…
Everything You Need to Know About the Mediterranean Diet
By Vanessa Evens a Recent ASU Nutrition Student We’ve all heard about the Mediterranean Diet, and I don’t know about you, but when I first…
The T on Tomatoes
Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director Let’s talk tomatoes, the world’s most popular fruit and in Arizona too! The United States Department of Agriculture’s…
Bring Your Family to the Farm
By Alexandra Pettit, AZFB Communications intern Arizona agriculture is a $23.3 billion industry, and for you and your family can experience each aspect of Arizona’s…
Earth Day
By Alexandra Pettit AZFB Communications Intern Since 1970 we have been celebrating Earth Day. This unique day comes every year on April 22. Earth Day…
The Mediterranean Diet and Olive Oil: A Buying Guide
By Vanessa Evens A Recent ASU Nutrition Student If you’re anything like me, then looking at the olive oil aisle of the grocery store…
A Visit to an Arizona Citrus Nursery
By Alexandra Pettit Greenfield Citrus Nursery is a beautiful oasis in the desert. Located in Mesa, Arizona this 30 Acre citrus farm is full of…
Grapes Make August Great
By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern August brings us “in season” grapes, and in season grapes bring us many great things! In honor of…
Filling Your Plate With Beets
By Sarah LeVesque, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Beta vulgaris! Almost sounds like a spell in a whimsical film on sorcerers. But it won’t make beets…
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