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Arizona Wheat Can Improve Your Heart Health
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12.28.2020

Arizona Wheat Can Improve Your Heart Health

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern   Photo: Arizona Farm Bureau   I am sure you already know whole grains are good for you. But…

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Sesame Chard Salad
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11.16.2020

Sesame Chard Salad

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern   Photo: Pixabay   What is chard? “The colorful, leafy green known as Swiss chard is actually a beet…

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The Ultimate Fall To-Do List: 50 Activities for Friends and Family
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10.19.2020

The Ultimate Fall To-Do List: 50 Activities for Friends and Family

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern   Photo: Pixabay   Want to do some fun fall activities but not sure where to start? We’ve got…

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Arizona’s Fall Festivals
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10.07.2020

Arizona’s Fall Festivals

By Taylor Rogers, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Manager Photo: Pixabay   It’s October and it still feels a little too hot outside. But we are…

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09.11.2020

Mental Health in Rural America: A Documentary

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern   Maintaining good mental health is an essential need in all of our lives. RFD-TV and the American Farm…

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08.24.2020

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,…

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07.31.2020

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…

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A Summer/Quarantine Activity: Planting A Vegetable Garden with Kids
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07.27.2020

A Summer/Quarantine Activity: Planting A Vegetable Garden with Kids

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Are your kids constantly telling you “I’m bored”? Summer gives us plenty of free time, sometimes a little too…

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Pickles, They’re kind of a big DILL
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07.03.2020

Pickles, They’re kind of a big DILL

By Alexandra Pettit AZFB Communications Intern Pickles have always been a fan favorite, even as early as 2030 B.C.E. Next time you eat a pickle…

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Chicken Noodle Soup: a Hunt Family Tradition
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06.29.2020

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…

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06.22.2020

Wonderful Watermelon

It’s officially summer and that means sweet juicy watermelon is in season! Just in time for those backyard Barbecues. Articles on watermelon: Watermelon Facts Fill…

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It’s Not Me, It’s You: Breaking Up with Diet Culture
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06.15.2020

It’s Not Me, It’s You: Breaking Up with Diet Culture

By Sarah Alinejad a recent ASU nutrition student I can’t remember exactly what age I was, but it was around 10 (probably younger) when I…

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Our Longtime Love of Local
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06.01.2020

Our Longtime Love of Local

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director Much talk about “local” has spurred a multitude of conversations, especially during the pandemic of 2020. But,…

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