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M A G A Z I N E
OCTOBER 2026
Macomb Intermediate School District Celebrating Great Lakes Apple Crunch!
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OCTOBER 15, 2026 The Michigan Apple Crunch is a statewide event that promotes local food and farm to school programs by encouraging as many people as possible to “crunch” into a juicy Michigan Apple.
Apples Apples are one of the largest & most valuable crops grown in Michigan. Michigan is home to over 17 MILLION apple trees. Apples are grown on around 850 family-run farms across Michigan. Michigan harvests around 30 MILLION bushels of apples each year.
Michigan is the 2nd largest apple producing state. Michigan apples are harvested from August – October. Around 25% of the apples grown in Michigan’s are sold fresh…the rest are processed into things like slices, juice & applesauce.
Blake Farms Blake Farms is a 3rd generation familyowned farm, orchard & cider mill.
Blake Farms’ cider mill was built in 1968.
Blake’s Orchard was started in 1946 by Gerald & Elizabeth Blake. Blake Farms LOVES visitors & offers educational farm tours.
Brothers Peter & Paul Blake currently run Blake Farms.
Blake Farms grows 40+ different varieties of apples. Blake Farms is an 800-acre operation with 3 locations.
“Growing good times since 1946.” Blake Farms is located in Armada, Michigan.
Fiber Fiber supports movement through the digestive system. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate that the body doesn’t digest; it simply passes through. Soluble fiber dissolves in water…it helps regulate blood sugar levels and removes cholesterol from the blood stream.
Insoluble fiber is sometimes referred to as “roughage.” Dairy & meat products do not have any fiber.
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types of fiber:
1. Soluble fiber 2. Insoluble fiber
Fiber helps to regulate the body’s use of sugar.
Fiber is ONLY found in plant foods.
Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water…it helps food move throughout the digestive system.
BOTH forms of fiber are important & beneficial to overall health.
Apples
Gala
Bushel
Honeycrisp
Cider
Jonagold
Fuji
Michigan
Traditions with roots deep seeded in family. Where making memories is always in season.
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BIG APPLE
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