DENVER | Cantaloupe or peaches? Alamosa Republican state Sen. Larry Crowder wants both to be Colorado’s official state fruits.
Crowder said Friday that he will attempt to add Rocky Ford cantaloupe to a bill introduced in the Legislature to make the Palisade peach Colorado’s official state fruit.
Crowder told the Pueblo Chieftain (https://bit.ly/1oWOrbL ) that both fruits have a comparable history in the state. Palisade peaches are grown on the Western Slope near Grand Junction. Rocky Ford cantaloupes are grown in southeastern Colorado.
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House Bill 1304: https://bit.ly/1kHxIrb
There should be note debate. According to the USDA and Colorado’s Ag Commissioner, cantaloupe are classified as a vegetable, not a fruit. Read this joint USDA-NASS-COlorado Ag report. Note Page 2 https://www.nass.usda.gov/…/Annual…/Final%202013.pdf
According to the USDA and Colorado’s Ag Commissioner, cantaloupe are classified as a vegetable. See page 2 here. There should be no debate.
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Colorado/Publications/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin/Final%202013.pdf