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Citrus isn’t the Only Source of Vitamin C!
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12.22.2023

Citrus isn’t the Only Source of Vitamin C!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Whenever cold and flu season rolls around, we’re all so quick to stock up on vitamin C…

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Summer Staples: Farm Fresh Melons, Corn, and More are Finally Here!
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06.17.2022

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!…

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Watermelon Facts
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08.01.2018

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…

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07.06.2018

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…

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Crazy for Cantaloupe
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04.12.2017

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.…

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A New Spin on Spinach
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03.31.2017

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…

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06.29.2016

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…

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How What You Eat, Can Beat the Heat
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08.09.2013

How What You Eat, Can Beat the Heat

Hot days are here again which means Arizonans are after creative, low cost ways to keep cool.  It turns out that the answer to beating…

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What’s in Season in July
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07.03.2013

What’s in Season in July

There is so much to love about July.  There is summer vacation, the 4th of July, and a bunch of new fruits and veggies in…

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Crazy for Cantaloupe
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05.23.2013

Crazy for Cantaloupe

There is something about this round, orange fleshed, slightly sweet melon that makes everyone love it.  The cantaloupe is so well-loved in fact, that it…

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10.05.2011

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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