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Dandy Dandelions
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Let me set the stage: It’s a beautiful day outside and you’ve decided to go out and clean…
Fill Your Plate is Mobile!
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern I got on my phone earlier today to show my friend a recipe on fillyourplate.org, and to my…
Arizona’s Five C’s
Anyone who attended school in Arizona as a child has heard of the five C’s: Copper, Cattle, Citrus, Cotton, and Climate. The five C’s have…
Arizona Food Prices are Up Slightly in the Second Quarter of 2015
Arizona, July 2015 – Arizona retail food prices at the supermarket are up in the second quarter of 2015, according to the latest Arizona Farm…
My Child Has Food Allergies: Part 2
By Katherine Cook [caption id="attachment_12567" align="alignnone" width="500"] photo: sunbutter.com[/caption] Having a child that has food allergies changes everything. Not only does the child have to…
National Eat Beans Day: Fascinating Bean Facts
Beans, beans the magical fruit, the more you eat the more you… well… you know. July 3rd is National Eat Beans Day. This is a…
My Child Has Food Allergies: Part 1
By Katherine Cook When my son, Stanley, was seven years old I noticed that he was struggling with eating and had pretty much stopped growing.…
Let’s Talk About Wine
Arizona’s wine industry has five regions representing our state’s award winning wines. Three of the major growing regions are in the high desert. According to…
National Fruit and Vegetable Month
June is National Fruit and Vegetable Month. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans set by the USDA recommends we eat more fruits and vegetables than any…
Tolmachoff Farms is Offering AZ Locals an Opportunity to Pick Their Own Produce off the Farm
Tolmachoff Farms would like to invite Arizona locals to eat and think local when it comes to picking out their produce. Tolmachoff Farms is a…
Are You Getting Enough Dairy In Your Diet?
Arizona’s 188,000 dairy cows provide us with the freshest milk, cheese and yogurt. On average, a dairy cow will produce 7 gallons of milk each…
12 Little Known Facts About Beef
In Arizona, beef is our number one agriculture commodity bringing in around $850 million annually to our state. Our cattle ranches produce enough beef to…
National Iced Tea Day
National Iced Tea Day is celebrated annually on June 10, and with summer officially beginning in only a few more days, the timing couldn’t be…
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How to Reduce Your Sugar Intake—and Why It Matters
Decades ago, in a time when eating healthy wasn’t the societal norm, my mother took a firm stand against sugar in our household. If we…
Spinach: The Superfood That Packs a Punch and is Grown Locally in Arizona!
When was the last time you pondered the wonderfulness of spinach—a leafy green so packed with goodness it might just deserve its own superhero cape?…
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