THE PEANUT PATCH
Open from October-April, The Peanut Patch is a southwest tradition where folks gather to buy nuts and peanuts, homemade peanut brittle and peanut butter, fine chocolates and confectio
FARM STORIES ACROSS AMERICA
A Love Your Parks Tour Story Series and Interactive Map Project by Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, assigned by Donna George, owner of The Peanut Patch.
Donna Georg
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT
Located in Southern Arizona on the border of Mexico and the Tohono O’Odham Nation, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is a world biosphere reserve known for havi
IMPERIAL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
A Desert Oasis of Wetlands, Wildlife and Winged Wonders
By Lisa D. Smith
Nestled in the southwest corner of Arizona, encompassing vast stretches of desert, along wi
Yuma to Borrego Springs
Known as the “The Gateway to the Great Southwest”, and home to the beautiful lower Colorado River, Yuma is a popular destination for winter sun-seekers as well as a year-ro
SUPER SNACKS FOR ROAD TRIPPERS & OUTDOOR ADVENTURERS
From gourmet trail mix to Spanish peanuts, this inaugural episode of “The Peanut Patch,” a Big Blend Radio Foodie Podcast with Donn
STEWART VINCENT WOLFE PLAYGROUND
A Love Your Parks Tour Youth Success Story by Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, assigned by Bobbi DePorter, Co-founder of SuperCamp and President of Quantum Learning N
PICACHO STATE RECREATION AREA
An hour’s drive north of Yuma, Arizona, Picacho State Recreation Area in Southern California offers a spectacular and dramatic, rugged landscape along with the lush hav
A Love Your Parks Tour Farm Story by Lisa D. Smith and Nancy J. Reid
BIG BLEND RADIO INTERVIEW: Erin Turner talks about life on The Farm as well as their White Rose Vacation Cabin. Listen to her
