I never was much of a banana person.

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But I LOVE bananas![whimper]

"I never was much of a banana person. "

Glad you're safe, I guess others' suffering won't bother you now.

I can't imagine not having banana's - 'specially not now. Is there any time scale on this? Is there an alterative view on the fate of the banana?

Don't make me cry! I love bannana's in the winter months, and with avacado! oh no! what are we going to do?

happyway Wrote:
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???

If we really knew the history of how (many of) the foods we eat have come to our tables, we probably would all want to become breatharians. For a good book on the subject of how the American government manipulates (and ruin) small countries for our own purposes, read 'Confessions of an Economic Hitman' by John Perkins.

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arugula Wrote:
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your statement appeared to be somewhat self absorbed on its face, which prompted the comment.

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sorry arugula for my dumb previous post

How do you survive without bananas?

In the Northeast USA in winter they seem essential on raw,
if one wants to avoid both high fat diet and lots of high sugary foods (dates and dried fruits) and still get enough calories to stay warm.

my understanding was that there are many varieties unaffected by the banana blight, although perhaps small in scale and local... maybe they will expand to fill the void.

ARUGULA,

I LOVE YOUR POSTS!!! Please ignore those who don't feel the same way I do. I have always appreciated your wisdom and compassion. Post on!

Many thanks to you for helping me along this past. I always read what you post.

happyway Wrote:
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> "I never was much of a banana person. "
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> Glad you're safe, I guess others' suffering won't
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Oh the horrible suffering. No more bananas. Others starve you know. Where's my violin?

Self-absorbed? Because I don't eat bananas that often?

Wow!

This issue has been floating around for years and years. It's simply not true that bananas will become extinct. There are hundreds of varieties of bananas, most of which taste better than the ones common to grocery stores. The author of the article doesn't appear to be very well educated on the subject because I have tasted at least 11 varieties of bananas that were sweeter and more delicious than cavendish.

Personally I would welcome the change and would be pleased if the banana corporations were forced by neccesity to begin growing and marketing some of those varieties.
Secondly, I've spoken with many organic banana growers and they have all claimed that by using organic methods, even the cavendish bananas are not susceptible to the fungus. Only farmland depleted and polluted by fertilizers and chemicals and monocultures serve as an ideal breeding ground for this type of thing.
So it's a big fuss about nothing. It's actually great news because it will force a change in the direction of less chemical agriculture as well as more diverse banana crops.