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Guess What’s Growing in Arizona On an Old Football Field
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03.11.2020

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…

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25 Really Fun Facts about Root Vegetables
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01.20.2020

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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Irish Brown Bread, Perfection In Every Bite
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12.18.2019

Irish Brown Bread, Perfection In Every Bite

By Sarah Beleski a recent ASU Nutrition Student Last march, I had the opportunity to travel to Ireland with two of my friends. It was…

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Provide Veggie Options for the Kids
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12.13.2019

Provide Veggie Options for the Kids

By Kenda Hettinger a recent ASU Nutrition student Children between the ages of 4-6 have heightened neophobia. Neophobia is the fear of trying something new.…

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Brown Rice Pasta
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12.06.2019

Brown Rice Pasta

By Sarah Beleski a Recent ASU Nutrition Student Every couple months or so, I travel four hours away to see one of my best friends.…

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Eating Red for Your Heart
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07.26.2019

Eating Red for Your Heart

By Angela Bates a Recent ASU Nutrition Student New Study Finds Anthocyanins Linked to Lower Cardiovascular Disease  You may be familiar with the Go Red…

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“Safe Snacking” Healthy Snacks for Kids
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07.12.2019

“Safe Snacking” Healthy Snacks for Kids

By Alexandra Pettit, AZFB Communications Intern Snacking can be a risky game when it comes to your kids. Finding healthy snacks that they want to…

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Growing Healthy Minds & Appetites: The Benefits of School Gardens and Kitchens
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07.05.2019

Growing Healthy Minds & Appetites: The Benefits of School Gardens and Kitchens

By: Cecelia Wilken There is a growing disconnect between farms and tables around the world. With the ease of modern-day groceries and influx of fast-food…

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How to be Healthier with One Simple Rule
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06.01.2019

How to be Healthier with One Simple Rule

By Vanessa Evens a Recent ASU Nutrition Student One simple easy-to-follow rule that will make each and every one of us healthier sounds too good…

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Spring cleaning; how to reuse scraps for homemade cleaning supplies
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03.13.2019

Spring cleaning; how to reuse scraps for homemade cleaning supplies

By Erika Guzman a Recent ASU Nutrition Student   Spring may be here, but the weather does not prove anything for many of us! However,…

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Watermelon Facts
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08.01.2018

Watermelon Facts

By Arizona Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom  It’s Summertime, the sun is out and the weather is great! The only thing that could make…

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It’s Broccoli Season!
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12.22.2017

It’s Broccoli Season!

By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern It’s December and they say, “Tis the season!” But, not only is it the season of giving. It’s…

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Edible Flower Power
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11.27.2017

Edible Flower Power

By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Have you ever walked past a flower garden of beautiful red roses and just wanted to eat them?…

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