Tag Archives: Arizona fruits and vegetables

Steam, Don’t Boil, Your Vegetables!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern It has long been taught to us that eating our vegetables is very important. As a kid, I was told by my mom, my grandma, the doctor, and even cartoons like Popeye … Continue reading

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Try These Unique Winter Fruits that Grow in Arizona!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Red and green grapes, apples, orange slices, pineapple chunks, melon chunks, and assorted berries. Those are all of the fruits that you might find on a typical fruit tray. While all of … Continue reading

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Enjoy Summer Produce Through the Colder Months!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern   If you grow a garden through the summer, you have firsthand experience that some of the best, most fresh fruits and vegetables can come out of it during the hottest months … Continue reading

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Adults Need Their Veggies Too!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern If you’ve been around kids during mealtimes, you know that it’s often very hard to get them to eat their vegetables. But it’s not just kids that refuse to eat their veggies, … Continue reading

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Don’t Forget the Fruits and Veggies in School Lunches!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Now that the school season has begun, and the kids are back in school, making and packing school lunches becomes a daily task once again. As always, it’s very important what you … Continue reading

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