Calcium and oxalate in the diet play a part but are not the only factors that affect the formation of calcium oxalate stones. Dietary oxalate is an organic molecule found in many vegetables, fruits, and nuts. Calcium from bone may also play a role in kidney stone formation.
Apple Harvest and Seasonality Harvest of Washington apples begins each year in August and continues until early November. Washingtonâs annual harvest yields more than 100 million boxes of apples, each weighing about 40 pounds. Each and every Washington Apple is picked by hand.
Click through the slideshow to see the 19 crops that would disappear without bees. 1. Surprise, surprise â the nation's largest producer of apples is Washington State. In a typical year, 10 to 12 billion apples are harvested every year by hand, or put another way, about three out of five apples in the United States come from Washington.