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Keep Your Kids Well-Nourished This Summer!
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern It’s summer, which means that school is out, the kids are home, and it’s now more important…
Non-Starchy Veggies Offer Healthful Fiber, Nutrients
You’ve heard it before, but I’m going to say it again: Yuma, Arizona is the lettuce bowl capital of the nation from November to late…
Your Ultimate Salad Guide
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern When you’re trying to eat healthy, it seems like all you ever eat is salad. Whether it’s a…
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…
Little Known Facts about Arizona’s Leafy Greens
January is a good time for green!!! No, not money. That other green – fresh, nutritious, delicious leafy green vegetables like endive, Spring Mix, cabbage, Romaine,…
Let’s Celebrate Arizona Grown Leafy Greens
[caption id="attachment_11334" align="alignright" width="300"] Check out these delicious recipes using Arizona grown leafy greens (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] November is the month of gratitude and if…
Get to Know Your Leafy Greens
[caption id="attachment_10115" align="alignright" width="300"] How well do you know your leafy greens? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Yuma, Arizona is gearing up for the winter “leafy greens”…
Arizona Leafy Greens Celebrates Advent of Season
November marks beginning of Arizona-grown lettuce shipments Arizona Leafy Greens Food Safety Committee and Safeway stores are coming together to celebrate the advent of Arizona’s…
Arizona Leafy Greens Week Celebrates Impact of Lettuce on State’s Economy
Gov. Jan Brewer dedicates Nov. 13-19 in honor of state’s bountiful leafy greens harvest [caption id=”attachment_3933″ align=”alignleft” width=”223″ caption=”Learn more about Arizona Leafy Greens Week…
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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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