We all know that many organic grocers in the US have identified some great fair-trade and pesticide-free suppliers overseas, Whole Foods being one of them. But did you know that they get their bananas from a university farm in Costa Rica?

So not only are they high-quality bananas, produced with minimal social and environmental impact, but students are learning to perfect their techniques by working on the on-campus banana farm!

See the short video clip below, and if you want to know more about EARTH University, here is the entire documentary.

We also got the chance to get some more insight from Richard Taylor, the EARTH University professor you see in the film. Read his interview with explore here.