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Arizona Sonoran News

Jars of Dawn Petersen's pickles and spiced pickled peaches are sold at the Lillie Mae's Blue Ribbon Pickled Garden booth at the Uptown farmers' market in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Photo by Uptown farmer's market.

Love for sale in Arizona

Lindsey Wilhelm February 3, 2016

Small, independent businesses make cookies with mesquite pod flour. Large candy factories sell chocolate handcuffs. When it comes to Valentine's Day treats in the Grand Canyon State, why not buy locally...

There are many benefits to buying local, including supporting local farmers and the local economy. (Photo by Cole Malham)

Arizona farmers advocate benefits of buying local

Cole Malham November 28, 2014

Every time produce is scanned at the checkout line at the supermarket, a vote is cast. Whether you know it or not, that newly bought and mass-produced selection represents your vote for the big chain’s...

Cholla buds straight from the desert sit on display at Amy Valdez Schwemm's booth at the Santa Cruz River Farmers' Market next to a pan of her homemade mole sauce. (Photo by Alyssa DeMember)

Tucsonans Explore Food Straight from the Sonoran Landscape

Alyssa DeMember April 28, 2014

The Sonoran desert is a rich and vibrant ecosystem full of unique plant life to be admired — and eaten. Tucson and Southern Arizona’s native food scene is teeming with life due to businesses such...

A farmer from Arevalos Farms sells produce at the Sierra Vista Farmers Market.

Farmers Market Season Begins

asnsadmin April 3, 2014

Farmers markets surrounding Tombstone are connecting seasonal local produce with community tables. The land surrounding the town “too tough to die” isn’t a desert wasteland, but is thriving with...

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