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Arizona's 360 Days of Sunshine: How the Desert Became America's Winter Salad Bowl

Discover how Arizona's incredible climate powers our state's agriculture. With over 300 days of blazing sunshine, mild desert winters, and diverse microclimates, the Grand Canyon State grows fresh vegetables when the rest of the country is frozen. From Yuma — the Winter Lettuce Capital of the World — supplying 90-100% of U.S. leafy greens in peak winter months, to robust harvests of dates, pecans, melons, and cotton, Arizona farmers turn sunshine and smart irrigation into a $31 billion economic powerhouse. In this episode of Fill Your Plate Now, we explore the "golden gift" of Arizona's solar…

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