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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
November is the month of gratitude and if there is one thing we have to be grateful for here in Arizona it is the abundance…
Get to Know Your Leafy Greens
Yuma, Arizona is gearing up for the winter “leafy greens” growing season! This modest community in southern Arizona becomes widely known as the nation’s winter…
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 In recognition of the bountiful harvest generated by Arizona’s abundant lettuce industry, Governor…
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