Category Archives: Arizona farmers and ranchers
It’s National Farmer’s Market Week – Let’s Go Shopping
This year the USDA has selected the second week of August, from the 5th to the 11th, as National Farmer’s Market week in recognition of the increasingly important role farmer’s markets play in the American food supply. Direct to consumer … Continue reading
Lavender Thrives on Local Farm
It might seem strange to realize that agriculture includes growing flowers, but our lavender farm is definitely a farm and we have a growing business (pun intended). We (myself, son Bryan, and daughter-in-law Cindy) planted our first lavender plants … Continue reading
World Hunger: 7 Billion Hungry Mouths to Feed
July 11 is World Population Day, an awareness event that was established in 1989 by the United Nations intent on garnering attention for issues related to the world’s population and world hunger. As the number of people inhabiting our planet … Continue reading
Interesting Information about Arizona Agriculture
When people picture Arizona, they see the desert, the Grand Canyon, and lots of cactus. What they don’t realize is that Arizona is much more than that; it is an important player in American agriculture. It may seem strange that … Continue reading
Are You Hungry for not Just Any Tomato?
By Monica of Crooked Sky Farms The best thing about heirloom tomatoes is the taste. The quality surpasses any tomato you will find in a store – well, unless it’s an heirloom tomato. Wikipedia defines an heirloom tomato (also called heritage … Continue reading