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March 2025 - Issue #6
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November 2024 - Issue #2
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October 2024 - Issue #1

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Arizona Gives Day is Tuesday, April 1st, and the Early Giving window is officially open! Help Blue Watermelon Project, founded by FnB Chef & Co-Owner Charleen Badman, reach its $10,000 goal and give even more Arizona students access to seasonal,
This month's farm feature celebrates La Campagna Homestead, established in 2018 in Queen Creek by Lauren and Frank Infurna. The farm name 'La Campanga' means “the countryside” in Italian. It's an ode to Frank’s Sicilian heritage.
It’s March and Chef Chris Lenza @mindful_culinary teaches Chef in the Garden learners how to prepare his special family recipe of homemade marinara sauce. From a young age, Chef Chris learned the importance of knowing how food is grown and ho
It's beginning to look a lot like tomato season. Happy Spring! Check out this month's Chef in the Garden in action @aseds_phoenix! This month learners dove into some hands-on experiences in their culinary classroom. All Saints kiddos chopped garlic
Meet Erin, BWP’s new Head of Programs! Erin is a passionate educator who excels at stewarding learners of all ages to meet their goals. She asks big questions and hunts for a more efficient way to execute a job, which is an incredible asset to
Join us at Blue Watermelon Project’s annual spring fundraiser! Slated for 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2025 @fnbrestaurant, the event unites chefs, restaurateurs, farmers, educators, food advocates and others who share a passion fo
This month Chef in the Garden students learn from Chef Chris Lenza @mindful_culinary about boiling tomatoes by using all the senses (touch, smell, taste, feel, sound) to make a flavorful homemade marinara sauce. Tomatoes are rich in nutrients that p
This March student learners dive into all things tomatoes! Is it a fruit or a vegetable? From a botanical perspective, they are fruits because they carry their inside. However, from a culinary standpoint, they are treated like vegetables because th