Dr. ZekeDec 14, 2022

My better #introduction -

he/him/his #Bluish (#Black / #Jewish) #NeutralGood #blerd in #Minneapolis

- Support: #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #HBCU
- Job: #OccEnvMed #PublicHealth doc

- Clinical: #EnvironmentalToxicology, #ChemicalSensitivity, #LifestyleMedicine, #FirefighterHealth

- Research: occupational #HealthDisparities, #VaccineHesitancy

- Technical: #informatics, #sysadmin, #programmer, #linux (but OS agnostic!), #perl
- Interests: #turntablism, #outdoors, #MinnesotaApples, ε­¦δΉ δΈ­ζ–‡

Show threadSarah Walsh
@ZekeMD So you know your efforts were not in vain... the quick skim made it clear you were working to advance #healthequity and you are likely to have OPINIONS about apples. I'm here for both. #TeamHoneycrisp
Dec 14, 2022 at 1:48pmWeb
Show threadDr. ZekeDec 14, 2022

@sarahewalsh

Thanks!!

Not sure if you're from #Minnesota, but if not, I'm impressed you know #Honeycrisp is from here!

That being said, I'm very much on Team #SweeTango πŸ’š 🍎😚

Show threadSarah WalshDec 14, 2022
@ZekeMD I'm in Michigan, so I've tried the SweeTango from the grocery store but our local orchards grow Honeycrisps. Generally speaking, off the tree > off the shelf
Show threadDr. ZekeDec 14, 2022

@sarahewalsh
I don't visit #Michigan very often, but interestingly I came there about 5 years ago for conference in Grand Rapids and the first billboard I saw leaving the airport was #SweeTango. It really warmed my heart.

Then again, Eastern Michigan is the #FruitBelt so... πŸ˜…

Show threadSarah WalshDec 14, 2022
@ZekeMD On a road trip last summer, we randomly stopped at a restaurant in Mankato that was run but a woman who had attended the same Michigan high school as me. I think MI & MN are more alike than they are different
Show threadBryan HanselDec 14, 2022
@ZekeMD @sarahewalsh it's so hard to decide between the two because they are different. I like them both and which one I pick to eat is based on my mood. The problem with Honeycrisp apples is if they aren't grown in the right climate, they can be sub-par, but a Minnesotan grown Honeycrisp is so good. Wasn't the SweeTango designed to solve that?
Show threadDr. ZekeDec 14, 2022

@bryanhansel @sarahewalsh
So true about how they're grown.

Didn't know about #SweeTango being developed for that purpose... very interesting if so!

Show threadBryan HanselDec 14, 2022
@ZekeMD @sarahewalsh I thought I heard that it was because some of the Honeycrisps being grown in Oregon weren't as crispy as those in Minnesota.