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My Plate: How Your Tax Dollars Can Help You Live Healthier
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01.16.2013

My Plate: How Your Tax Dollars Can Help You Live Healthier

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] USDA MyPlate nutritional guide replaces the decade-old Food Pyramid.  (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] As we move through the first month of the…

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4 Tips to Help You Eat Right in the New Year
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01.09.2013

4 Tips to Help You Eat Right in the New Year

[caption id="attachment_9710" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these tips to eat healthy in the new year[/caption] It’s the time of year when everyone decides to buckle down…

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What’s in Season in January?
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01.07.2013

What’s in Season in January?

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Fresh Bok Choy can be used to make delicious, healthy meals this season. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Living in Arizona means we…

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What’s in Season in Arizona This Winter?
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12.19.2012

What’s in Season in Arizona This Winter?

Do you ever wonder what fresh fruit and vegetables will be on the shelves at the local Farmer’s Market or in your local grocery store…

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Tis the Season for Sharing at a Potluck
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12.07.2012

Tis the Season for Sharing at a Potluck

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] An assortment of food dishes at a church potluck. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] ‘Tis the season for celebration which means invitations to…

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2012 Holiday Events Around The Valley
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11.23.2012

2012 Holiday Events Around The Valley

  [caption id="attachment_6682" align="alignright" width="304"] Enjoy one of these events around the valley this holiday season. (image via Schnepf Farms)[/caption] There are plenty of great…

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America’s Heartland Episode Features Yuma’s Winter Lettuce Production
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11.07.2012

America’s Heartland Episode Features Yuma’s Winter Lettuce Production

In America’s Heartland episode 802, America’s Winter Salad Bowl is featured. Now in its eighth season, the series celebrates the nation’s agriculture with all new stories…

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What’s in Season in November?
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11.05.2012

What’s in Season in November?

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Fill your plate this month with delicious dishes using in season basil. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] November offers a great opportunity to…

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10.25.2012

City Kids Go Country… at Mortimer Family Farms

By: Lauren Gullett   We recently learned about the vast array of local Pumpkin Patches and Corn Maze Festivals from a post on Fill Your Plate. Having…

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Pasta Primer
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10.15.2012

Pasta Primer

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Different types of short pasta (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] When it comes to comfort food, there are few things more comforting on…

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10.11.2012

Celebrate Halloween with Arizona-Grown Pumpkins & Trick or Treating Party at Bashas’

Go local with your Halloween celebrating this month by purchasing Arizona-grown pumpkins from Bashas’. Choose from: Large pumpkins ($5.99 each) Cinderella pumpkins ($5.99 each) –…

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It’s is National Vegetarian Month: Veg Out!
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10.08.2012

It’s is National Vegetarian Month: Veg Out!

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Try some delicious Sweet Potato Fries in honor of National Vegetarian Month! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This month is National Vegetarian Month…

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What’s in Season in October
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10.01.2012

What’s in Season in October

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Fill your plate this October with Bok Choy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] October means cooler nights, cornstalks, and carving pumpkins.  It also…

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