Bananas

[rich]

interesting piece on threat of fungus to Cavendish banana, the most
prevalent type due to its shippablility and otherwise hardiness but
which is being decimated

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/01/10/110110fa_fact_peed

ideas of control begin to percolate--political (repressions of United
Fruit and local government), & environmental (devastation caused by a
vastly reduced bio/genetic diversity)

even Pirate's bananas

sad

rich