Category Archives: Arizona farmers and ranchers

Mesquite Flour, an Arizona Native

The last 15 years have seen the arrival or rediscovery of such ‘designer’ flours as mesquite flour, rice flour, amaranth flour, even chickpea flour, each lending a unique flavor to a particular type of ethnic cuisine. These flours, especially the … Continue reading

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National Almond Day

Monday, February 16, is National Almond Day. When you celebrate with a handful of sweet yet crunchy almonds, remember that southwestern Arizona grows some of the tastiest, most nutritious almonds in the nation. If you don’t like your Arizona almonds … Continue reading

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Farm Journal Legacy Project Workshop

The Four Types of Wealth to Share Here’s a staggering fact: Families fail to keep their fam­i­lies and fortunes together for three or more generations 90% of the time.   While these seem like unbeatable odds, with good planning and … Continue reading

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Arizona’s Original Super Boll!

The Cotton Bowl is over, the winners declared. But in Arizona, where cotton is once again king, the real Super Boll is the cotton plant. Boll refers to the round ball of cotton that develops at the end of the … Continue reading

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Top 10 Apps for Arizona Gardeners

For people who love gardening, and who are equally fearless using apps, there are a number of standalone software programs available that can streamline plant care. (An app is, as you may have guessed, a software application that typically runs … Continue reading

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