A 2019 banana artwork composed of a fresh banana stuck to a wall with duct tape by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU there’s a better banana out there?
A banana that’s organic, Fairtrade-certified, and grown by small, democratically-organized farmer cooperatives. A banana that not only aligns with progressive politics, but whose mere existence is generative to a world and food system that one could feel proud to participate in just by eating it. A banana that can be found all over the country: from Lakewinds Natural Foods in Minnesota to Turnip Truck in Tennessee, to the Park Slope Food Co-op and even via FreshDirect delivery in New York City.
Now what if I told you that you cannot get it anywhere in Los Angeles?
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