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Fill Your Plate
08.10.2010

Farm-fresh goodness grows at Apple Annie’s

If you’ve lived in Arizona for any amount of time you’re probably familiar with the fall tradition of taking the family out to one of…

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Fill Your Plate
08.08.2010

How well do you know your zucchini?

As we prepare to celebrate National Zucchini Day on August 8, we wondered how well you know your zucchini so we rounded up some fun…

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Fill Your Plate
08.02.2010

Celebrate National Peach Month: Interesting Peach Facts

August is National Peach Month and we thought it would be fun to discover some interesting facts about peaches. The peach originated in China and…

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Fill Your Plate
06.29.2010

What’s in Season, Arizona?

There are so many fruits and vegetables in season in Arizona for the summer and into the fall! Check out the graphic above to see…

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Fill Your Plate
06.22.2010

7 Little Known Facts about Ice Cream

June is National Dairy Month, and what better way to celebrate than with ice cream!!  So we’ll use this as an opportunity to throw some…

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Fill Your Plate
06.10.2010

Pesticides: To Be or Not To Be?

Most people would assume that the life of a strawberry is free of dramatics and controversy. But recent discussions regarding the pesticides that are used…

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Fill Your Plate
06.09.2010

Some Interesting Facts About Bacon

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Bacon frying in the skillet is still the best way to wake up on a Sunday morning on the…

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Fill Your Plate
06.04.2010

An Unusual Place to Find Sweet Corn

If you’ve ever eaten ripe and sugary sweet corn on the cob when it was just picked from the farm, you’ll swear you’ve just tasted…

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Fill Your Plate
03.26.2010

Can’t Find Your Green Thumb? Then Try a CSA

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau So growing your own backyard garden is out of the question, right? Many of our readers say as much.…

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Fill Your Plate
02.19.2010

Fill Your Plate’s Variety is the Spice of Life!

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Recently, we talked about beef. But what if you’re hungry for a unique food item and you want to…

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Fill Your Plate
02.09.2010

Healthy Eating Series: Top 10 “All You Can Eat Foods" and Still Lose Weight

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could diet and not be hungry all the time? If you ask anyone who’s ever dieted before, they’ll most…

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Fill Your Plate
02.05.2010

Fire it up! Grilling Safety Tips

By Liz Foster, Arizona Farm Bureau Once the weather starts warming up in sunny Arizona, you’ll want to pay attention to some safety tips when…

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