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By: Bryan
https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-22775
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:40:57 +0000http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/#comment-22775After they discovered they could grow pineapples in Hawaii, they did, by helping to overthrow the local government. I don’t know what it is about growing tropical fruit that brings out the worst in people, but it seems to be a common attribute.
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By: Steve Bates
https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-22752
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 03:10:52 +0000http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/#comment-22752Dole bananas? I thought Dole supplied mostly sour grapes…
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By: Bryan
https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-22603
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 20:40:24 +0000http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/#comment-22603The basic banana problem is that they have developed a truly seedless variety. No seeds = no propagation. When something happens they can’t simply replant from seed.
They have to go back to the basic, seeded variety and start rebuilding the eating variety, which takes years.
Dole is the other main supplier, but they all come from corporate plantations.
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By: Karen
https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-22598
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 15:56:52 +0000http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/#comment-22598Well – It’s actually HARD to find bananas that aren’t Chiquita’s! But as for them disappearing in 10 years…I’ve heard that. Is it genetics? and is it all bananas including plantains?
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By: Steve Bates
https://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/comment-page-1/#comment-22594
Fri, 16 Mar 2007 05:53:33 +0000http://whynow.dumka.us/2007/03/15/going-bananas/#comment-22594I’ve read that bananas as we know them will be gone in under a decade anyway. When that happens I’ll just stick my head in an oven… actually, I’ll find another variety, but gosh, I do like bananas. This is the second time this has happened; the current popular variety is a replacement for one that went extinct. Monoculture has its pitfalls… and like that other yellow species, the canary, the banana could be a warning sign of things to come. Politics and insurgencies aside, prepare to adjust your diet.
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