Forecast: Bananas Consumption in the US 2022 - 2026 Discover more data with ReportLinker!

The Story of a Banana Peel map journal from the "DCPS Recycles! School Waste Story Map" series. Have you ever wondered how a banana got to your tray? Bananas do not grow in most parts of the US. It takes about one year for a banana that you eat in school to make it to your tray. Where might it have come from? What happens to the banana peel when you discard it? Follow the journey of this banana peel to explore the story of a banana before and after it is eaten.The DCPS Recycles! program is designed to fulfill legal requirements; improve building operations; reduce waste of money and natural resources; achieve the SustainableDC target of zero waste by 2032; and teach DCPS students values and skills for a sustainable 21st century. The goal is to sort all waste properly so as much as possible can be composted or recycled instead of sent to a landfill or incinerator! Agency Website.

The USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection is a collection of original watercolors, lithographs, and photographs documenting fruit and nut varieties developed by growers, including USDA plant explorers, around the turn of the 20th century. Technically accurate paintings were used to create lithographs illustrating USDA bulletins, yearbooks, and other series distributed to growers and gardeners across America. Coverage: 1886 to 1942, with the majority created between 1894 and 1916. The collection contains 7,584 watercolor paintings, lithographs and line drawings, including 3,807 images of apples. The plant specimens illustrated originated in 29 countries and 51 states and territories in the U.S. The paintings were created by approximately twenty-one artists commissioned by USDA for this purpose. Some works are not signed. Resources in this dataset:Resource Title: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pomological Watercolor Collection (web site). File Name: Web Page, url: https://search.nal.usda.gov/discovery/collectionDiscovery?vid=01NAL_INST:MAIN&collectionId=81279629860007426 This is the web site for the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection digitized at the National Agricultural Library. Content: 7,584 watercolor paintings, lithographs and line drawings, including 3,807 images of apples.