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...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...
Harvard-philes who buy grapes in the fall might even find some "Crimson seedless," "a blush-red variety" with "firm, crisp berries with a sweetly tart, almost spicy, flavor," according to the California Grape Commission...
According to a preliminary ballot released yesterday afternoon by Harvard Dining Services (HDS), students will have not two but six options in the upcoming "Great Grape Referendum"--the juicy battle of culinary wills that has all but consumed the Harvard campus...