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Getty Images Dear Alan: Any tips on choosing a good banana? Alan: Bananas are such a common presence in grocery stores we don’t think much about them. But they are the most popular fruit in North America; available every day of the year. It may surprise you that bananas have become the most widely available organically grown fruit. Cultivated bananas are hybrids of several wild species native to southern India and Southeast Asia. They are widely grown and eaten in tropical areas around the world; often planted and tended by small farmers for local consumption. Alan Tangren We don’t often ...

Columnist Celery is a staple on produce shelves year-round, but we have two seasons in California when it is freshest and most abundant; midsummer and then, because of our mild climate, from late fall through the winter. Getty Images Dear Alan: I like to use celery when I’m making a stock or stew, but I can’t always use it before it goes bad. I’d love some new ideas. Alan: Celery is one of those staples that can keep on giving. Use the tough outer stalks, along with the traditional mirepoix ingredients of carrots and onions in stocks, soups and stews, especially those made with vegetabl...