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Citrus isn’t the Only Source of Vitamin C!
Whenever cold and flu season rolls around, we all scramble to stock up on vitamin C supplements, hoping to boost our immune systems and dodge…
Summer Staples: Farm Fresh Melons, Corn, and More are Finally Here!
Photo: Mortimer Farms By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern At least one good thing comes from the extreme Arizona summer heat: summer produce!…
Watermelon Facts
By Arizona Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom It’s Summertime, the sun is out and the weather is great! The only thing that could make…
Fill Your Plate with Cantaloupe
By Kevann Jordan, Recent ASU Nutrition Student As mentioned on Fill Your Plate, Arizona ranks second in the production of Cantaloupe nationwide. This beautiful melon…
Crazy for Cantaloupe
By Kevann Jordan, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student As mentioned previously on Fill Your Plate, Arizona ranks second in the production of Cantaloupe nationwide.…
A New Spin on Spinach
By Kevann Jordan, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Malabar Spinach March is almost over which means many of Arizona’s delicious produce options are coming…
Fast, Fun Facts about Arizona Melons and Sweet Corn
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Melons and sweet corn, these two agriculture foods are some of my favorite summer foods. They’re fresh, healthy and…
How What You Eat, Can Beat the Heat
Cantaloupes are just one of the delicious locally grown foods available to help you beat the heat. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Hot days are here again…
What’s in Season in July
This July, choose to fill your plate with one of the in season items listed here! (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There is so much to love…
Crazy for Cantaloupe
Here are some fun facts and interesting tidbits about cantaloupe. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There is something about this round, orange fleshed, slightly sweet melon that…
Safely Drive to Your Local Grocer and Buy some Arizona Cantaloupe!
Ensuring food safety is like driving a car. Well, sort of. Both poor food production methods and poor driving can kill you. But, in both…
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