Huh. I still see Gros Michel (or a relatively similar breed) at markets from time to time where I live (although I’m in the Middle East)
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Triumph@fedia.io 1 week ago
The Cavendish banana is a monoculture that your grandkids will never know, the same way that you’ve (very probably) never had a Gros Michel.
voodooattack@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Triumph@fedia.io 1 week ago
There are a handful of places still growing Gros Michel on a very small scale, hence the "very probably" modifier.
bobo@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
Who could have guessed a banana cultivar is a method of growing crops