28 October 2008

May I Have Another?

Right now, I am enjoying a delicious, organic free trade banana ...

... from Peru.

Imagine the fossil fuel needed to get this banana into my kitchen. I'm pretty sure that cancels out the organic free trade deal.

Good God, this is a screwy world.

Pass the oil soaked bananas, please! I sure hope there are enough for everyone!

1 comment:

nicole said...

Doesn't Peru need something that we grow here? There has got to be something to be said about trade. Let's talk about it sometime!

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