Category Archives: Produce

Cucumber and Cantaloupe (Honeydew) Salad

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Fill Your Plate

By Blue Sky Organic Farms We have made it into melon season! This year our farmer has planted 4 different varieties of cantaloupe and 2 different varieties of honeydew. To be perfectly honest, I have never been a fan of … Continue reading →

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Kale Tabouli Salad

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Fill Your Plate

By Blue Sky Organic Farms This week’s recipe share is a refreshing take on the well-known Mediterranean/Middle Eastern dish Tabouli (Tabbouleh). While it is common to create this dish with parsley, mint, and fine bulgur wheat, Chef Danielle decided to … Continue reading →

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Chicken Noodle Soup: a Hunt Family Tradition

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Fill Your Plate

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Ever since I can remember, my mother Melinda Hunt and grandmother LaDonna Gammill have been making our family’s chicken noodle soup recipe. On mildly cold winter nights at home in Arizona to summer road … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Watermelon

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Fill Your Plate

It’s officially summer and that means sweet juicy watermelon is in season! Just in time for those backyard Barbecues. Articles on watermelon: Watermelon Facts Fill Your Plate with Watermelon Juicy-Sweet, Watermelon Is The Perfect Summertime Treat Wacky for Watermelon The … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Me, It’s You: Breaking Up with Diet Culture

Posted on June 15, 2020 by Fill Your Plate

By Sarah Alinejad a recent ASU nutrition student I can’t remember exactly what age I was, but it was around 10 (probably younger) when I noticed I wasn’t quite as skinny as some of my friends. I remember that voice … Continue reading →

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