Comments on: Welcome to the new Michigan Apple Blog http://www.michiganapples.com/blog/marketing/2008/welcome-to-the-new-michigan-apple-blog Michigan Apple Committee Official Blog Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:21:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Julia http://www.michiganapples.com/blog/marketing/2008/welcome-to-the-new-michigan-apple-blog/comment-page-1#comment-18 Julia Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:26:00 +0000 http://www.michiganapples.com/blog/?p=54#comment-18 I noted with interest this recent Grand Rapids Press article -  <a href="http://www.mlive.com/grandrapids/stories/index.ssf?/base/business-6/1229004984185100.xml&coll=6#continue" rel="nofollow">http://www.mlive.com/grandrapids/stories/index.ssf?/base/business-6/1229004984185100.xml&coll=6#continue</a> One way we can truly support locally grown Michigan apples is to insist that our grocers are selling Michigan apples. They are available from local farmers and fruit packers well into the summer. Almost 11 months of the year! Be sure and mention your preference for Michigan apples to the produce manager of your local grocery store! Better tasting, less food miles, and a real boost to Michigan's economy! I noted with interest this recent Grand Rapids Press article - 

http://www.mlive.com/grandrapids/stories/index.ssf?/base/business-6/1229004984185100.xml&coll=6#continue

One way we can truly support locally grown Michigan apples is to insist that our grocers are selling Michigan apples. They are available from local farmers and fruit packers well into the summer. Almost 11 months of the year! Be sure and mention your preference for Michigan apples to the produce manager of your local grocery store! Better tasting, less food miles, and a real boost to Michigan’s economy!

]]> By: Jo Kelly http://www.michiganapples.com/blog/marketing/2008/welcome-to-the-new-michigan-apple-blog/comment-page-1#comment-17 Jo Kelly Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:25:18 +0000 http://www.michiganapples.com/blog/?p=54#comment-17 I was very disappointed to read the rules for the Michigan apple pie baking contest. I realize that Pioneer Sugar is likely helping to sponsor the contest. However, as a type 1 diabetic, I think the contest should include apple pies that do not contain added sugar. Maybe this could be a seperate category. With so many type 1 and type 2 diabetics in our state and country and with the national emphasis on keeping people's weight down, I think sugarless apple pies would be a big hit. Maybe you could get Splenda to co-sponsor. I was very disappointed to read the rules for the Michigan apple pie baking contest. I realize that Pioneer Sugar is likely helping to sponsor the contest. However, as a type 1 diabetic, I think the contest should include apple pies that do not contain added sugar. Maybe this could be a seperate category. With so many type 1 and type 2 diabetics in our state and country and with the national emphasis on keeping people’s weight down, I think sugarless apple pies would be a big hit. Maybe you could get Splenda to co-sponsor.

]]> By: Michigan Apple Committee http://www.michiganapples.com/blog/marketing/2008/welcome-to-the-new-michigan-apple-blog/comment-page-1#comment-16 Michigan Apple Committee Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:24:38 +0000 http://www.michiganapples.com/blog/?p=54#comment-16 The wax is made to adhere to the skin so really the only way to get rid of it is to peel it. However, the apple skin is where most of the nutrients are found. You may want visit your local farm market and see if the grower there can provide you with some apples without wax. For further information on apple wax, you may want to visit USApple.org, the organization representing the national apple industry. Thanks. The wax is made to adhere to the skin so really the only way to get rid of it is to peel it. However, the apple skin is where most of the nutrients are found. You may want visit your local farm market and see if the grower there can provide you with some apples without wax.
For further information on apple wax, you may want to visit USApple.org, the organization representing the national apple industry. Thanks.

]]> By: Dorothy http://www.michiganapples.com/blog/marketing/2008/welcome-to-the-new-michigan-apple-blog/comment-page-1#comment-15 Dorothy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:24:06 +0000 http://www.michiganapples.com/blog/?p=54#comment-15 How can I remove the wax/and or/ lac/resin from the apple before I eat it? How can I remove the wax/and or/ lac/resin from the apple before I eat it?

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