Word: grapes
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While some find it easy to get wrapped up in the issues of the "Great Grape Referendum," students should also keep in mind the object of the debate, the fruit itself...
...cultivation of the grape is an art which began over 5,000 years ago in Europe. Grapes grown in the United States today are descendants of these ancient stocks, although they have been grafted to hardier American varieties, according to the California Grape Commission...
...Grapes have many nutritional and health benefits. "Grapes are part of a healthy five-a-day health plan," said Cara Peracchi-Douglas, director of communications at the Grape Commission...
Some people worry, however, that pesticides used on grapes pose a health hazard. The Pesticide Data Program of the USDA, which tested 694 grape samples (both domestic and imported), found that 80 percent had one or more pesticides on them, said Kurt Davies, a pesticide policy analyst for the Environmental Working Group...
...Coalition makes other spurious arguments. Harvard's not buying grapes actually hurts the workers, they say, since there is then lesser demand and thus lower wages for grape pickers. But can the companies that denied their workers clean water and bathrooms just years ago now be assumed to pass on profits to these same workers...