Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
Tamukha
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Date: January 19, 2009 12:05AM But I LOVE bananas![whimper] Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
happyway
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Date: January 19, 2009 07:16AM "I never was much of a banana person. "
Glad you're safe, I guess others' suffering won't bother you now. Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
flipperjan
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Date: January 19, 2009 09:44AM 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? Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
Lizard
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Date: January 19, 2009 11:45AM Don't make me cry! I love bannana's in the winter months, and with avacado! oh no! what are we going to do? Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
arugula
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Date: January 19, 2009 02:00PM happyway Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > > Glad you're safe, I guess others' suffering won't > bother you now. ??? Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
kwan
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Date: January 19, 2009 04:12PM 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. Sharrhan: [www.facebook.com] Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
fresh
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Date: January 19, 2009 04:54PM arugula Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > happyway Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > Glad you're safe, I guess others' suffering > won't > > bother you now. > > ??? your statement appeared to be somewhat self absorbed on its face, which prompted the comment. Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
happyway
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Date: January 19, 2009 04:54PM arugula Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I never was much of a banana person. > 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. Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
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fresh
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Date: January 19, 2009 04:55PM 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. Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
Lee_123
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Date: January 19, 2009 05:25PM 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. Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
Anonymous User
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Date: January 20, 2009 12:03AM happyway Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > "I never was much of a banana person. " > > Glad you're safe, I guess others' suffering won't > bother you now. Oh the horrible suffering. No more bananas. Others starve you know. Where's my violin? Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
arugula
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Date: January 20, 2009 01:28AM Self-absorbed? Because I don't eat bananas that often?
Wow! Re: Bananas: A Parable for Our Times
Posted by:
doghouse reilly
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Date: January 20, 2009 01:36AM 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. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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