Friday Food Facts

Arizona’s sun, seed, soil and well-managed water use equals a nutrition state in the desert producing every food group from January through December. In fact, Arizona’s $17 billion agriculture industry never sleeps.

Wondering what to cook tonight? Why not check out Arizona Farm Bureau’s mobile friendly Fill Your Plate. We feature three food articles a week that often feature tasty recipes. Or, search our farmers’ market tab and discover a market anywhere in the state.

Arizona is not the biggest farm state by any means, but few states can boast what we deliver to our tables; everything an Arizona family needs for a balanced diet. Yes that includes fresh fruits and vegetables 12 months out of the year; meat proteins, including fish!

Guess why we call Arizona the Nutrition State? Arizona grows or raises every nutritionally required food group: grains, fruits, vegetables, plant and meat proteins, dairy and eggs. And don’t forget wine, it starts out as a food crop!

Yuma, Arizona produces nearly 90% of our leafy greens and other vegetables for all the United States in the winter and they do it with one of the more efficient and amazing irrigation systems around.