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Fall’s Foods: And Why They Are Good For You!
By Kennadee Riggs, Communications Intern Have you ever wondered if there were any healthy advantages to eating a slice of pumpkin pie? Here is…
12 Fun Facts about Potatoes
By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Potatoes are a common staple around the world, the United States, and even Arizona. We make them roasted, baked,…
Guess What’s Growing in Arizona On an Old Football Field
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director I’m beginning to think we can grow anything anywhere in Arizona. Why? It’s innovative thinkers like Chaz…
Everything About Pumpkins
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director A bit of Arizona history says that before Phoenix was officially named, locals used to call the…
16 Arizona Dairy Facts You Need to Know
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director Our Arizona dairy milk is one of the freshest, most local products you can purchase daily.…
Arizona Lemons, Worthy of a “Pucker Up!”
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director The 2017/18 crop results for Arizona lemons are in: Production this season is slightly down from…
Fill Your Plate with Avocados!
By Erika Guzman, Current ASU Nutrition Student Avocados seem like a bandwagon fruit (yes, it’s a fruit), but in reality, it’s a delicious, healthy…
All About the Pork
By Emily Carver, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Pork has always been referred to as the “other white meat” but it may be surprising to know…
Adrift in the Dark Ocean: Reducing Depressive Symptoms
By Amanda Van Dall, Asu Nutrition Student Chronic depression is the invisible monster we fail to acknowledge as a serious threat. Contrary to the traditional…
Nuts for Nuts? You Should be!
By Jessica Bombace, ASU Nutrition Student Photo Provided by Green Valley Nuts may seem like just an ordinary snack or something you would find in…
Fun Facts about Fruit Cake
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern It is national fruit cake month, and what better way to celebrate the traditional holiday pastry than with…
48 Facts You Might Not Know about Arizona
How well do you know Arizona? If you attended 4th grade in Arizona, then you probably learned quite a bit about Arizona history. But for…
5 Little Known Facts About…Cotton!
As you slip your favorite pair of comfortable jeans on, you probably, like most of us, take them for granted. Especially if you’re a teenager—you…
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