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Celebrate National Farmers Market Week
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08.08.2011

Celebrate National Farmers Market Week

[caption id="attachment_2855" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Fresh tomatoes at Gilbert Farmers Market: Photo Credit Gilbert Farmers Market"][/caption] The USDA has proclaimed this week to be National Farmers Market Week. (read the…

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07.08.2011

5 Ways to Make Healthier French Fries

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] America has long had a love-love relationship with french fries.  Nothing is more perfect on a Sunday afternoon…

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06.30.2011

Hot Dogs! Get Your Hot Dogs! Fun Hot Dog Trivia for National Hot Dog Month

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] This year the average American will eat 60 hot dogs.  Some will smother them in ketchup and mustard;…

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06.06.2011

10 Amazing Things about Asparagus

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] 1. In a Class All its Own The asparagus plant was originally part of the lily family, the Liliaceae,…

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05.12.2011

5 Ways Your Diet Can Relieve Stress

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="161" caption="Image by satakieli via Flickr"][/caption] If you are like us, your stress level is at an all time high and you…

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05.05.2011

Top Mexican Restaurants to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] By Wendy Kenney, AZFB In honor of Cinco de Mayo, and Brent Murphree’s post about his favorite Mexican…

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05.05.2011

Making Mother’s Day Memorable

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Cover of Mother's Day"][/caption] If you picture the perfect Mother’s Day, what do you see?  Does the thought of poorly made…

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Arizona Legacy Beef: May Delivery
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05.04.2011

Arizona Legacy Beef: May Delivery

By Danny & Kacie Tomerlin, Arizona Legacy Beef We are so glad for the warm weather that finally seems to be here to stay.  We have…

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04.18.2011

Fresh Arizona Fruit: More than Just Desserts

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Most people think of fruit as an afternoon snack or as the sweetest parts of the dessert cart. …

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03.24.2011

Spring Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing from Jan D’Atri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQHPMVWzoI&feature=player_embedded Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Arizona Republic. With the author’s permission we publish the story here. By Jan D’Atri, media celebrity…

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Join us for the 13th Annual Yuma Lettuce Days!
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03.07.2011

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…

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How to Grow Tomatoes in Arizona
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02.17.2011

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…

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02.10.2011

Celebrate Valentine’s Day Arizona Style

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.  It began in 500 AD as a remembrance of St. Valentine,…

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