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MCC Daily Tribune

Join the Sustainability Committee for Campus Crunch!

Campus Crunch is a state-wide celebration of local food on college campuses. At MCC we celebrate by taking a crunchy bite out of a New York State-grown apple to affirm our commitment to food that is healthy for people and for the planet.

According to the New York Apple Association:

  • New York is the second largest apple producing state in the US, averaging 29.5 million bushels annually.
  • Apple trees can be grown farther north than other fruit trees because they bloom late in spring, minimizing the chance of frost damage.
  • New York grows more apple varieties than any other state.
  • There are around 600 commercial growers in New York state.
  • Apples are cholesterol-free, fat-free, and sodium-free.
  • Apples help you maintain healthy digestion as one large apple has 5 grams of fiber, including the soluble fiber pectin. The pectin in apples is a prebiotic, providing food for friendly gut bacteria.
  • Apples help maintain healthy blood sugar.  A 2007 study of more than 38,000 women, found that women who ate one or more apples a day had a 28% lower risk of type 2 diabetes compared with those who ate none.  
  • An acre of apples will extract about 15 tons of carbon dioxide from the air each year while producing 6 tons of oxygen.

Join us at our Sustainability Day Program on Monday October 23 at noon in the Empire Room and eat an apple!

Ann Penwarden
Sustainability Steering Committee
10/11/2023