Green Banana Farming becoming Popular

A month or so ago, while driving into town and listening to the radio, we heard the D.J. ask the following question:

What is the most purchased item at Walmart?

Katrina and I kept trying to come up with an answer, as did the people calling in. Finally someone provied the answer "bananas" and I wanted to kick myself. After all, I buy bananas pretty much every week and it is the only thing I buy every week besides milk.

So it was with interest that I read a National Geographic article on 'Green' Banana Farming. Banana trees are disease prone and must be sprayed constantly with pesticides and fungicides.

For example, standard banana plantations tie plastic bags around budding bunches to protect the fruit from scarring and to keep out unwanted pests.

But innovative approaches have been working at recycling the plastic bags and finding ways to not use the pesticides and fungicides. Every bit helps and it is big companies like Dole leading the way that will really help to make a difference!