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10 Ways to Fill Your Day with Fruits and Vegetables (Part 2)
Everyone knows that a healthy diet consists of fruits and vegetables, but most adults are not getting enough servings of these important foods each day. …
10 Ways to Fill Your Day with Fruits and Vegetables (Part 1)
Less than 25% of us even come close to eating the recommended daily servings of fruits and vegetables. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to the Centers…
Ask a Farmer: Am I Getting the Freshest Produce?
Ask a Farmer: Moms Ask Arizona Farmers & Ranchers Question #2 From Arizona Mom, Katie: How do I know I’m getting the freshest produce? …
4 Tips to Help You Eat Right in the New Year
Follow these tips to eat healthy in the new year It’s the time of year when everyone decides to buckle down and get rid of…
It’s is National Vegetarian Month: Veg Out!
Try some delicious Sweet Potato Fries in honor of National Vegetarian Month! (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This month is National Vegetarian Month and we can’t think…
Make Everyday Eat Your Veggies Day
As a society, we are missing the mark when it comes to the nutritional guidelines recommended by the USDA. A study entitled State of the…
Perfecting Your Pantry – 10 Things to Always Have on Hand
Check to see if you have these must haves in your pantry (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) One of the best ways that families can stretch their…
The Battle Over Vegetables: Four Creative Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More
One thing many parents struggle with at one point or another is getting their kids to eat their vegetables. According to the USDA’s MyPlate food…
Fall into Autumn with Specialty Soup and Stew Recipes
Across the country, the leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping and cooks everywhere are pulling out their stock pots and soup ladles. Fall…
Consumers Willing to Pay More for Genetically Modified Food, Sometimes
New research published in the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics indicates that consumers are willing to pay more for produce that has undergone intragenic…
Freaky, Fantastic Fennel
By Kelly Saxer, Desert Roots Farm As I go over the Fall planting schedule here at Desert Roots Farm, I see fennel on the list and…
Three Acres and a Cow- Random Musings for a Monday Morning!
American Farm Bureau Federation (Photo credit: Wikipedia) By: Philip Bashaw, Government Relations Manager, Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Over the weekend my wife and I spent…
How to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables
By Rima Mehta, Nutrition Edu/RYT and owner of The Easy Nutrition, in Chandler, Arizona As parents, we face many challenges with raising kids, and one…
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