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National Celery Month
Celery is having an anniversary this month! In honor of four centuries of cultivation of this ultra-crispy vegetable and its sweet yet distinctive flavor, The…
What Is Sweeter than Valentine’s Day? The Sweet Potato
The sweet potato is one of the most delicious roots, or tubers, available to American appetites. Shaped like an elongated potato, the sweet potato is…
Fun Facts about Winter Vegetables
In the United States, fresh vegetables are available year round, thanks to Arizona sun, abundant crop water, and innovative growing methods. As a result,…
Sunrise on a Yuma, AZ, Farm
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7 Savory Ways to Use Sweet Potatoes
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Picture of fries made from sweet potatoes. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Most families only see sweet potatoes show up on their family…
What Produce Digs Dry Weather?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Pumpkins are one of the few crops that thrive in dry weather conditions. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This summer saw drought devastate…
Get Your Garden Growing
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Arizona is a great place to garden. Image by Helen K via Flickr"][/caption] One of the great things about living in…
Join us for the 13th Annual Yuma Lettuce Days!
Mark your calendars for March 11-13, 2011 for the 13th Annual Yuma Lettuce Days in Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park in Yuma, Arizona. Yuma Lettuce…
How to Grow Tomatoes in Arizona
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] State fruit – Tomato (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] It’s time to brush off your green thumb and dig onto the soil and…
Simmer Down
[caption id="attachment_1405" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Photo courtesy of austinevan @ Flickr"][/caption] Soups on! Good, homemade soup is just the ticket in the month of January. Plus,…
7 Arizona grown foods to eat every day
We all know that variety is the spice of life when it comes to what we should be eating. Nutritionists recommend that we eat a…
Rescued Recipes: Hamburger Soup from Jan D’Atri
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Jan D’Atri [caption id="attachment_990" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Hamburger soup, photo credit: Jan D'Atri"][/caption] With all the soup I’ve…
Can you dig it? It’s National Potato Month!
There’s still time to celebrate National Potato Month. How have you celebrated the spud? According to the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, potatoes…
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