Friday Food Facts
Friday Food Facts
Water Use: Cows Versus Humans
Our daily water use is more than the average dairy cow.
Arizona’s Farmers and Ranchers Wish You a Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from Arizona’s farmers and ranchers! Arizona agriculture is a 23-billion-dollar industry. We’re looking forward to providing an abundance of nutritious and fresh food for our Arizona families. FillYourPlate.org helps you locate farms for holiday excursions like 4th generation Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek.
Celebrate Arizona’s Sparkling Wine this Christmas!
In festive recognition of Arizona’s holiday season, put a raisin in a fresh glass of champagne and watch it continuously rise and fall. Arizona’s sparkling wines are award-winning! On Arizona Farm Bureau’s Fill Your Plate, one of the most popular agriculture items searched, is wine!
Yum, Apple Pie at Christmas!
Hungry for Apple pie, instead of pumpkin, this Christmas? So many kinds of apples exist that if you ate one new variety daily, you’d need 20 years to consume the 7,500 varieties. This Christmas enjoy Arizona’s crisp, sweet apples in your holiday pie!
Nearly Everything we eat on Christmas Day can be Grown or Raised in Arizona!
A traditional Christmas meal includes turkey or prime rib, vegetables, pumpkin pie, and more. Don’t forget milk and cookies for Santa! As a result, nearly everything we eat on Christmas Day can be grown or raised in Arizona, like the beef my family raises on our family ranch.
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