Fresh Produce Tips
Here are some helpful farm facts and fresh produce tips on how to select, store and cut fresh produce. Click on the fruit or veggie below to learn all about them!
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Blueberries
- Jul 11, 2021 How To Store Blueberries
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Corn
- Feb 13, 2023 How To Shuck Corn
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Lettuce
- Nov 4, 2020 Arizona Leafy Greens Month
- Jan 27, 2019 Is Lettuce Safe to Eat?
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Peaches
- Oct 11, 2022 How to Wash & Cut Peaches
- Sep 6, 2022 How to Select a Ripe Peach
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Pumpkins
- Feb 14, 2023 How to Carve a Pumpkin
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Strawberries
- Feb 13, 2023 Strawberry Picking
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Sweet Potatoes
- Oct 30, 2018 Sweet Potato Harvest
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Watermelon
- Aug 15, 2021 How To Cut Watermelon
- Aug 2, 2021 Watermelon Accessories
Blueberries are one of my favorite fruits and in honor of National Blueberry Month, here are some tips to keep your blueberries fresh longer!
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hen you buy produce in season, it ends up having more nutrients and being fresher. Seasonal produce does not have to travel as long of a distance and therefore farmers pick the produce when it is ripe.
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Arizona LGMA established Arizona Leafy Greens Month as a means to celebrate and educate the extraordinary work that goes into growing, harvesting and shipping leafy greens each year!
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I decided to plant my first garden at my new studio apartment! Here is a Beginners Gardening Supplies List for those of you who might be wondering where to start.
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When an outbreak happens, it is usually the result of one contaminated source. Problem is that it makes us, the consumers, think that all lettuce is bad. Farmers reached out to let me know how they were affected by that. Some said that they did not harvest their lettuce fields because no one would buy it. Therefore they did not have any work for the harvest crews and they ended up throwing away safe lettuce, leading to a market crash.
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