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Well, it took a long, long time, but I did it. I found a brand new banana! Operation Banana Hunt is alive and kicking. So feast your eyes on my new banana. It hails from Ecuador, farm number 100:

• Country: Ecuador

• Farm Units: Finca Nueva Esperanza

• Location: Tosagua, Manabí, Ecuador

• Crops: Organic Bananas

• Organic Certified since: 1998

If you forgot about the Dole Organic Program, remember its Dole’s website that lets you to track where your organic bananas were grown. Like this, here’s a look at my banana’s farm in Ecuador:

Now, I still need your help! Buy those Dole organic bananas, look up the farm and shoot me an email. Oh, and for quick reference, check out the Operation Banana Hunt graphic in the sidebar.

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Bananas need a high-powered New York City public relations firm—pronto! First, a Tulsa, Oklahoma supermarket found, what was thought to be, a Brazilian wandering spider, one of the deadliest spiders in the world in a shipment of bananas, but a herpetologist from the Tulsa Zoo believes it was actually a Huntsman spider, harmless to humans. Phew!

Now, finding a spider is one thing, but a cache of illegal drugs is another. A German supermarket employee got the shock, or maybe the surprise, of her life when she opened two crates of bananas and found them stuffed with more than 60 pounds of cocaine, worth $2 million. Clearly ignoring a good business venture, she quickly called the police.

Poor bananas! I’m not sure what’s worse, the freaky giant spider or the mound coke. Either way, bananas need a boost of self esteem. Perfect opportunity to plug Operation Banana Hunt! Remember our little mission to find all of the Dole organic banana farms? If you don’t, refresh your memory, we’re almost there! Read now, the banana hunt rattles on.

Via the Associated Press and CNN.

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Well, it took a month, but I snagged a new banana. That’s farm number 625, Ecuador. Here’s the lowdown via the Dole Organic Program:

• Farm Units: La Isla, La Ñatita and La Primavera Farms

• Location: Machala y El Oro, Ecuador

• Crops: Organic Bananas

• Organic Certified since: 1996

Operation Banana Hunt is getting there. Not many bananas left to go! Some photos from La Isla, La Ñatita and La Primavera:

Okay, we’ve found a lot of bananas. But we’re not done yet! Get out there. Buy those Dole Organic bananas. Check out the Dole Organic Program. And email me what you discover. Peace.

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Very green and not yet edible, but still new! I just found them today, farm number 537. More from the Dole Organic Program:

• Country: Ecuador

• Farm Units: Hacienda Celia María, Agrícola Carmita

• Location: El Guabo, El Oro y Balao, Guayas, Ecuador

• Crops: Organic Bananas

• Organic Certified since: 2000

And here’s a look at Hacienda Celia María:

Operation Banana Hunt is still going strong. Keep the bananas coming! Buy Dole organic bananas. Check out the Dole Organic Program and tell me all about it. Go bananas!

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The UNSTOPPABLE banana bandwagon rattles on. I just snagged another banana! This one’s from Ecuador, farm number 633. More details via the Dole Organic Program:

• Farm Units: Alba Helena

• Location: Naranjito, Guayas, Ecuador

• Crops: Organic Bananas

• Organic Certified since: 2001

Sorry, there aren’t any pictures of Alba Helena, but don’t fret! Get out there, buy Dole organic bananas, check out the Dole Organic Program and email me what you discover. Remember, Operation Banana Hunt needs you!

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I found another banana! Farm number 698, from Ecuador. Making it our TENTH Ecuadorian banana! Here’s more info via the Dole Organic Program:

• Farm Units: La Gloria
  

• Location: Province of El Oro
  

• Crops: Organic Bananas
  

• Organic Certified since: 2005

And some photos from La Gloria:

Keep Operation Banana Hunt alive. Find those bananas! Run them through the Dole Organic Program and tell me all about it. Just make a comment or send an email. Until then, go bananas!

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Here! The bananas are right here. DiseaseProof's Operation Banana Hunt has found a TON of bananas!

Okay, so it started out as a goofy idea, to find bananas from ALL over the world, but believe it or not, we’ve actually discovered 20 out the 31 Dole organic farms worldwide.

Admittedly, I’ve done the BULK of the work. But you guys have pitched in too! Here’s a montage of bananas so far:

Yup, that’s A LOT of bananas. I’ve eaten more bananas this year than EVER before. Which explains why I’m being regularly mistaken for an escaped monkey from the zoo!

So help me out! Keep your eyes peeled—no PUN intended—for more bananas. Especially look for farm numbers: 223, 993, 996, 997, 998, 350, 625, 633, 698 and 253.

Come on, get out there! Find those bananas. Then check out the Dole Organic Program and tell me what you discover. Drop a comment or send an email. It's easy, just go bananas!

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I’m a roll! The banana gods are SMILING on me. I’ve found ANOTHER banana! That banana is from farm number 993, Peru. More details via the Dole Organic Program:

• Farm Name: Bananero Orgánicos de Salitral - BOS

• Farm Units: Small Farmers members of the Association -BOS-

• Location: Salitral, Sullana, Piura, Perú

• Crops: Organic Bananas

• Organic Certified since: 2007

There aren’t any photos of BOS, but DON’T get discouraged. Keep buying Dole organic bananas! Check out the Dole Organic Program and tell me what you discover. Just send an email to diseaseproof@gmail.com. And remember, Operation Banana Hunt needs you!

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I got ANOTHER banana! It hails from Ecuador, farm number 404. Here’s more about it, via the Dole Organic Program:

• Farm Units: Hacienda Las Mercedes

• Location: Province of El Oro

• Crops: Organic Bananas

• Organic Certified since: 2005

And check out these photos:

Operation Banana Hunt MARCHES on! Keep buying Dole organic bananas. Visit the Dole Organic Program and tell me what you discover. Just send an email to diseaseproof@gmail.com. Until then, go bananas!

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Luck is on my side. I found ANOTHER banana! I snagged farm number 996, hailing from Peru. Here’s more from the Dole Organic Program:

• Farm Units: Fundo El Cerezo

• Location: Chira Valley, Sullana, Piura, Perú

• Crops: Organic Bananas, Organic Mangoes

• Organic Certified since: 2005

And check out these snapshots of Fundo El Cerezo:

Operation Banana Hunt still needs you! Keep buying Dole Organic bananas and email your farm number to diseaseproof@gmail.com. Go bananas!

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