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Category: Focus on Agriculture
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,…
May Showers Bring Spring Flowers: How To Grow Your Flower Garden
By Alexandra Pettit, AZFB Communication Intern Spring has sprung and its time to start your flower garden. Even someone with the brownest thumb can design…
Summer Barbecue Staples
By Alexandra Pettit, AZFB Communications Intern Well, its officially May and we have hit the 100s. With the introduction of the warmer weather comes summertime…
GMO Educational Effort launched by Leading Government Agencies
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director Led by the Food and Drug Administration, a multiagency effort to educate consumers about genetically modified…
Zinc and Immune Health – How It Helps and Where to Find It
By Lillian Lin-Levitan a recent ASU Nutrition student With the current pandemic hitting our nation hard, many of us are thinking about ways to…
Kid-Approved Cajun Style Shrimp, Red Beans, and Rice
By Lillian Lin-Levitan a recent ASU Nutrition student This warming dish has some of my most favorite flavors. I take it easy on the…
Kid-Approved Black Bean and Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers
By: Lillian Lin-Levitan a recent ASU Nutrition student Stuffed bell peppers have always been a favorite of mine; however, they haven’t always been so…
Are Superfoods Superfake?
Image by Sarah Alinejad Sarah Alinejad a recent ASU Nutrition Student If there was a certain food that contained a plethora…
Copper in Your Diet – Why You Need It and Where to Find It
By Lilian Grey a recent ASU Nutrition Student Copper is an essential nutrient. Essential nutrients are nutrients that your body can’t make on…
How Our Backyard Garden Encouraged Adventurous Eating in My Toddler
By Lillian Lin-Levitan a recent ASU Nutrition student When my son was almost 3 years old, we finally moved into a home with some outdoor…
Eat More Fish
By Jennifer Restuccio a Recent ASU Nutrition Student We’ve known for quite some time that fish is good for us, but maybe we need some…
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…
25 Really Fun Facts about Root Vegetables
Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director We’re all about root vegetables. And, we have a lot to tell you about root vegetables. Here, we…
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