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  • March 15th 2016 Issue
  • Story by Jim Allen
  • Allen: My thanks to growers supporting food safety research

    A Good Point by Jim Allen, New York Apple Association

    “One bad apple will spoil the barrel” is almost as familiar as the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] We know that the second phrase came from Wales, first noted in 1866, “Eat an apple on going to bed, and keep your doctor from earning his bread.” The bad apple spoils the barrel phrase dates back to colonial days when apples were shipped to England in wooden barrels. We prefer the healthy slogan […]

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