Acai Frenzy

If you've been to Freshens here on campus you probably noticed their new acai smoothie. Acai is a fruit grown in the Amazon which has become increasingly popular in the last couple of years. It has always been a cheap staple in the diet of Brazil, but it is now becoming trendy all over the world because of its nutritious qualities. Acai also has the potential to preserve more of the rainforest because it is something valuable that grows on trees instead of in their place. However, there is a fear that forest will be clear cut to plant "orchards" of acai. Will the family harvesters be replaced by conglomerates?