Small Farmers. Big Change.

 

 

Felix Loja (and other farmers)

plant and care for your banana on their

small-Scale farms in Ecuador and Peru

 

After 12 months of growth,

Bananas are harvested

At packing stations, the bananas

Undergo quality inspection, are washed

And packed into boxes

 

 

Farmers choose the mode of transport

To the centro de Acopio,

horseback or truck?

 

 

 

At the Centro de Acopio, boxes are loaded

into refrigerated** shipping containers

(each box is 40 lbs, 960 boxes per container)

**Bananas are very sensitive to temperature changes

and must be held at 58-59*F until they are eaten!

Bananas Ship to the USA (9-11 days)

Containers arrive at the port

and undergo Agriculture inspection

 

Green bananas are

Ripened, using a natural gas

called Ethylene, in ripening

rooms such as these ones

(4-5 days)

 

Distributors deliver Yellow

bananas to a store near you!

 

 

Take home and enjoy!
Total time from farm to kitchen: 4-5 weeks

After all that, can you believe your banana is only .99c/lb?

0.99c/lb? Learn more at beyondthepeel.com