September 12th, Sarah Hunter

Let’s Go Bananas

🍌 Ever wondered why banana candy tastes so different from the bananas we eat today? It’s all thanks to the Gros Michel banana, once the “it” banana of the fruit world until a devastating fungus wiped it out in the 1960s. Join Sarah Hunter, a PhD candidate in Integrative Biology at UT Austin, as she explores the history of this banana variety, the collapse of an entire industry, and the lasting impact on agriculture. Learn about one of the worst plant epidemics in history and the risks of growing in monoculture. Don’t miss this fascinating dive into the past!

📅 Date: September 12
📍 Location: Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, TX
🕗 Time:

• 7:00 pm – Kid’s activities & natural history displays
• 7:15 pm – Guided tour of BFL begins
• 8:00 pm – Talk begins

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