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Category: Arizona farmers and ranchers
12 Fun Facts about Potatoes
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Potatoes are a common staple around the world, the United States, and even Arizona. We make them roasted, baked,…
Butternut Squash, Apple and Sausage Hash
By Blue Sky Organic Farms Are you looking for a new recipe to spice up your summer? Try our butternut squash, apple and sausage…
Spaghetti Squash 101
By Blue Sky Organic Farms This week, we are keeping it simple with a short lesson in cooking hard squash. This season we decided to…
Chicken Noodle Soup: a Hunt Family Tradition
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Ever since I can remember, my mother Melinda Hunt and grandmother LaDonna Gammill have been making our family’s chicken…
Guess What’s Growing in Arizona On an Old Football Field
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director I’m beginning to think we can grow anything anywhere in Arizona. Why? It’s innovative thinkers like Chaz…
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…
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Crunching the Numbers on Arizona Agriculture: What the Latest USDA Census Reveals About Our Farms and Families
Three generations of the Caywood family work on their farm in Pinal County. Begun in 1930, the farm is currently a women-owned operation with the…
What Nutrition Does Rice Have? A Complete Guide to Rice’s Nutritional Value
Rice has always been one of those foods that seems to divide opinions. Some people swear by it and include it in nearly every meal,…
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