Student 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!
Penwarden, Ann
Sustainability Steering Committee
10/11/2023