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Arizona Water Grows our Leafy Greens!

Yuma, Arizona produces nearly 90% of our leafy greens and other vegetables for all the United States in the winter and they do it with one of the more efficient and amazing irrigation systems around.

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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, Arugula, Iceberg, and Radicchio, to name a few.   And all of it coming from … Continue reading

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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 of locally grown leafy greens produced during the fall and winter months. While you might … Continue reading

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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 salad bowl from around November to March. That means that 90% of the nation’s vegetables … Continue reading

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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 lettuce harvest throughout the month of November, marked by a gubernatorial proclamation and messages about … Continue reading

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