U.K. music fest helps L. American banana farmers

The Glastonbury Festival is known worldwide as one of the premier annual music gatherings. The Who, Arctic Monkeys, Bjork, Cansei de Ser Sexy and Rodrigo y Gabriela were just a few of the dozens of varied musical acts who appeared in this year’s version of the festival last June.

Last week the organizer of the Glastonbury Festival donated approximately $150,000 to Banana Link- a charity working closely banana farmers from Latin American nations including Honduras, Peru, and Ecuador. According to Banana Link’s website:

Banana Link works for a socially just, environmentally sound and economically viable banana industry. We aim to contribute to the alleviation of poverty in the major banana exporting regions of the world and create a sustainable banana economy.

Most of the Glastonbury Festival’s profits go to charity; this year, about $4 million was raised and distributed to groups like Greenpeace and Oxfam.

Sources- Wikipedia, BBC News, Banana Link, NME.com

Image- NME.com (Cansei de Ser Sexy lead singer Lovefoxxx at the 2007 Glastonbury Festival)