Visited the Banana Fields and packing plant at Earth University

Earth supplies the 98% organic and certified rain forest friendly bananas sold at Whole Foods Market in the US. Their educational mission is what allows Earth to sell this product at a reasonable price. These bananas are not fully organic for 2 reasons (1) they would require additional fields of pineapple or other flowering fruits for cross polination, and (2) as an import good the US requires the stems of the banana be waxed and sealed (and the product the goverment requires in non-organic.

This is the "banana train" which carries the fruit from the fields to the packing area.