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Organic Mechanic
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bananas are something i dont care how high the price goes ill still buy them. nanas along with other select fruit will always be in my house. thanks mitchel for posting this article.
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The price of plantains here has nearly doubled recently and is being blamed on the aftermath of storms Olga and Noel. Extra land is being planted up with new plants, but I suspect that by the time they fruit - normal production will be back on line. Our bananas are organic, but our banana marketing is a bit amateurish and we sadly don't reach the markets that we ought to. But this is the caribbean - so don't worry - be happy! AND the hurricane season is just getting underway......... Must get the coconuts cut down - some fell overnight as it was a bit windy, and broke some tiles on the roof of an outbuilding, and they were only small!
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You can always go to Costco. Over here bananas they are 99¢ for 3 pounds, last time I bought some.
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i only buy organic nanas. they went from .89 to .99 a lb but i dont care if they go up to 2.00 a lb. ( but i have issues with gas going up and i fuss about that but not the nanas...whats wrong with this picture?) lol! cassie batton down the hatches, dig them spurs in, and hold tight to those reins....be careful this hurricane season and dont let those coconuts fall on your head!
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Hopefully the heightened cost of bananas will drive more people to grow them. Right?
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Thanks mskitty - I have all my tall nanas braced - especially those with fruit!!
Hopefully our organic fruit will reach the rest of the world. Cassie |
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Checked the prices in the market today and they have nearly doubled - bananas are 5 pesos and plantains are 7 pesos EACH finger!! The rate of exchange is about 35 pesos to the dollar - which makes them .....erm! expensive - thats what! But I bought a couple of green plantains to make tostones with as I can't bear to mutilate my orinoco bunches - perhaps I will save them to dry for chips which my son loves.
Still seems strange to buy bananas here individually after buying them by the bunch in England - but of course they ripen so fast here in the heat, and many people have no refrigeration so it makes sense. Cassie Last edited by island cassie : 06-21-2008 at 12:26 AM. Reason: addition |
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