Agriculture Sector

Truffles 'n' hazelnuts galore

Closing the Food Gap book signing

Farmers, Ranchers, Foodies Party At Tapino Kitchen Wine Bar Shindig

PAYING OUR RESIDUESDECADES AFTER MASSIVE PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS, DDE IS STILL SHOWING UP IN DAIRY PRODUCTS

Park Rancher

How 84-year-old Paul Webb and a handful of cows have buffaloed the bureaucrats and trampled an Arizona national monument

Second Helpings

How 84-year-old Paul Webb and a handful of cows have buffaloed the bureaucrats and trampled an Arizona national monument

Letters

How 84-year-old Paul Webb and a handful of cows have buffaloed the bureaucrats and trampled an Arizona national monument

Bean a Long Time Coming

Starbucks, the high-powered gourmet coffee-house chain, finally finds grounds for expansion into Arizona

Hayden High School Had a Farm, E-I-E-I-O

The Center for Agribusiness and Equine Science was supposed to help desegregate the Phoenix Union High School District. Now the same lawsuit that created it is shutting it down.

Bee Minus

Ignore the buzz on Ulee's Gold

The Road Not Taken

A long-planned freeway for the fast-growing west Valley is ambling along in the slow lane as state officials, local communities and an influential developer try to figure out just where the road should run

Second Helpings

A long-planned freeway for the fast-growing west Valley is ambling along in the slow lane as state officials, local communities and an influential developer try to figure out just where the road should run

Nut Case

A long-planned freeway for the fast-growing west Valley is ambling along in the slow lane as state officials, local communities and an influential developer try to figure out just where the road should run

Best Iced Tea

The Coffee Plantation
Biltmore Fashion Park
24th Street and Camelback
602-553-0203
(and other Valley locations)

High Steaks Game

Demand for beef increases cost

Best Spanish-language News Radio Station

KNAI-FM 88.3

Best Place To Experience Autumn

The Farm at South Mountain

Best Place To Get Your Goat

Darlyn Pygmies

Best Vegetables

T. Cook's

Caffiend: Coffee Plantation's Eye Opener

The first time I ever made coffee in my life, I almost killed somebody. It was my sophomore year in high school, and I was the "singer" in a punk/metal band called Legion of the Dead. The guitarist asked me to make coffee at practice one day, and, never having made coffee and with no frame of refere ... More >>

Update on New Pho Place

Quel coincidence! A friend just stopped by for lunch at that new Mill Avenue pho joint I blogged about earlier today, Pho Thang Long. Apparently it's run by the same people who own Pho Mesa, another fine spot for Vietnamese noodles (502 S. Dobson). Good to know. On a related note, it appears that th ... More >>

PETA to Put on Sexy "Human Barbeque" at Phoenix Convention Center

A female PETA volunteer will strip to almost nothing but body paint and lie on a pretend barbecue grill on Thursday for a protest at the cattle industry's Phoenix convention. PETA seems to enjoy using human flesh to make their point -- the group just received a bunch of publicity ove ... More >>

PETA "Barbecues" Woman to Promote Veganism. Tasty Drumsticks!

Jonathan McNamara Covered in black and red paint, this "barbecued" woman was meant to remind meat-eaters that "all animals have the same parts." Right... The faux Q was PETA's protest of the Cattle Industry's Phoenix convention. Paul Layland's sold hot dogs on the streets of downtown Phoeni ... More >>

Pistachio Growers in Arizona Bracing for Impact of Salmonella Warning

  Arizona pistachio farmers are hoping the government soon lifts a blanket warning against eating the nuts, which was issued after a California batch tested positive for salmonella. So far, there's no indication the illness-causing bacteria infects any Arizona products, but ... More >>

Humanities and Sustainability Film Festival: The Real Dirt on Farmer John

  Arizona pistachio farmers are hoping the government soon lifts a blanket warning against eating the nuts, which was issued after a California batch tested positive for salmonella. So far, there's no indication the illness-causing bacteria infects any Arizona products, but ... More >>

A Taste of Chiapis

  Arizona pistachio farmers are hoping the government soon lifts a blanket warning against eating the nuts, which was issued after a California batch tested positive for salmonella. So far, there's no indication the illness-causing bacteria infects any Arizona products, but ... More >>

The New Economy

The road to Punta Abreojos is paved with hollow intentions

The Danger Zone

Top guns at Luke Air Force Base say the Duncan Family Farms are a military hazard

Traveling Companions

Gray whales are leading tourists, conservationists and business operators on a rocky voyage toward economic and environmental salvation.

Go to Sea

Adventure, Beauty, Death . . . a brief explanation of why the view on your barstool is a little pallid

Whistleblower From Hell

All whistleblowers are not created equal.

Longhorn of the Vanities

How hardy Texas cattle became prestige pets for the rich and nostalgic

SECOND HELPINGS, 6-22

How hardy Texas cattle became prestige pets for the rich and nostalgic

Chandler Cinemas' Last Bash

How hardy Texas cattle became prestige pets for the rich and nostalgic

Night of the Living Dread

How hardy Texas cattle became prestige pets for the rich and nostalgic

Ode to Dick

Phoenix Symphony unveils John Adams’ edgy opera

Gross State Product

Party like it’s 1912 at Rockin’ R

The Humane Society and Big Agriculture Slug It Out Over Animal Rights

Party like it’s 1912 at Rockin’ R

Wendy's Chipotle Boneless Wings: Turning Chicken During National Burger Month

Happy National Burger Chicken Month? Thanks to high beef prices, my new favorite holiday is looking as sad as the Hamburglar after a bust. Seems burger chains everywhere are giving the heave-ho to hamburger hurrah in lieu of fare that's fowl. Carl's Jr., just came out with a Teriyaki Chicken Sandwic ... More >>

Petite Maison Welcomes Dairy Farm Club

​Buying local and eating farm-fresh food gets a little bit easier this week with the introduction of a Scottsdale pick-up point for Superstition Farm's Dairy Farm Club. Starting Thursday, cozy French joint Petite Maison will be the bi-monthly spot where members of this dairy CSA (that is, c ... More >>

Summer Campesino

Mommy, where do avocados come from?

Fund-Blazer

Learn about the green that makes more green

Meet Arnott Duncan and Duncan Family Farms

photo: Duncan Family Farms Picture of Arnott and Kathleen and family (The Duncan Family: Arnott and Kathleen with Javier, Kell and Sean) In this special In Season post we'll get to meet one of the Valley's farmers, Arnott Duncan and Duncan Family Farms located in Goodyear. Specializing in gr ... More >>

Why Arizona Wine Isn't a Non Sequitur

Growing grapes and making wine in Arizona? Is that even possible? Better question: Is that even drinkable? If you've been around the block to Sonoita, Willcox and the Verde Valley, you know that the answer to both of those questions is an overwhelming affirmative... but if you're like us, we're stil ... More >>

Peach Cruisers

Growing grapes and making wine in Arizona? Is that even possible? Better question: Is that even drinkable? If you've been around the block to Sonoita, Willcox and the Verde Valley, you know that the answer to both of those questions is an overwhelming affirmative... but if you're like us, we're stil ... More >>

Happy Bon Iver Day!

Bon Iver​Construction paper? Check. Squiggly scissors? Got 'em. Magazine cut-outs of kittens? Definitely. No, we're not helping our kid sister make a collage; we're making ironic D.I.Y holiday cards to celebrate Bon Iver Day. That's right, y'all, Milwaukee mayor Tom Barrett has proclaimed July ... More >>

Truck Farm: "Whimsical Musical Documentary" at FilmBar Aug. 22

​Sustainable urban agriculture has a new face. It's 1/1000th of an acre and in the back of a pick-up truck. Ian Cheney, co-author of King Corn, has created a new documentary titled Truck Farm. Truck farm is described as a "whimsical, musical documentary about the quirky world of urban agricult ... More >>

A Shortage of Mexican Laborers Threatens Arizona Farming

​Sustainable urban agriculture has a new face. It's 1/1000th of an acre and in the back of a pick-up truck. Ian Cheney, co-author of King Corn, has created a new documentary titled Truck Farm. Truck farm is described as a "whimsical, musical documentary about the quirky world of urban agricult ... More >>

Smarty Rants

​Sustainable urban agriculture has a new face. It's 1/1000th of an acre and in the back of a pick-up truck. Ian Cheney, co-author of King Corn, has created a new documentary titled Truck Farm. Truck farm is described as a "whimsical, musical documentary about the quirky world of urban agricult ... More >>

Steff Koeppen Strips Down for an Acoustic Set At Coffee Plantation in Scottsdale Tonight

​Drip, drip, drop. There's nothing quite as soothing as a nice little December shower to cool the senses. Unless of course if you throw in a nice hot cup of coffee and some acoustic musings by Tucson pop rockers, Steff Koeppen and the Articles. Koeppen along with a violinist from her band ... More >>