Bananas & Brews
Bananas & Brews
Thursday, October 27th
Lakes & Legends Brewery, 1368 Lasalle Ave, Minneapolis
5 – 8 pm
Equal Exchange invites you to an evening of discussion, food, and fun as we celebrate small farmers striving to change the way American consumers view and eat bananas. Join us as we celebrate Equal Exchange’s 10th year in the banana trade at Lakes & Legends Brewery in Downtown Minneapolis.
5 - 6 pm: Meet the Banana Experts
Anibal Cabrera, Banana Farmer from Asoguabo Cooperative in Ecuador
Dan Koeppel, Author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
6 - 8 pm: Film Screening & Panel Discussion
"Beyond the Seal" is a story of a group of small farmers in Ecuador – and the activists and visionaries behind them – striving to change the banana industry as we know it. "Beyond the Seal" is an award-winning film created by two Northwestern University alumni, Leah Varjacques and Katherine Nagasawa. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Anibal Cabrera, Dan Koeppel, Jessica Jones-Hughes from Equal Exchange Bananas, and the filmmakers.
Continue the celebrations and conversations after the screening! The Midnord Empanada Truck will be on site selling empanadas. The event is free and open to public.