From our farm in Paraguarí
Bananas ripened on the plant, never in a gas room
We feed our banana plants with compost and manure, with no herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers. Every bunch ripens naturally on the plant.
38 kg available
- Zero crop chemicals
- Compost and manure
- Plant-ripened with no gas
From our land
From the banana grove to your table, with no chemicals or forced ripening.
Zero crop chemicals
No herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers during cultivation.
Naturally fed soil
We feed the soil and banana plants with compost and manure.
Ripened on the plant
We do not cut green for an industrial ripening room: the bunch ripens naturally, with no gas.
How we produce it
Bunches that ripen where they grew.
The banana plants grow in the farm’s living soil, fed with compost and manure. We wait for each bunch to ripen naturally on the plant and sell the fruit as nature produces it, without imposing a commercial grade.
- Origin
- Paraguarí, Paraguay
- Fertility
- Compost and manure
- Growing
- No crop chemicals
- Ripening
- On the plant, with no gas
A view of our production setting in Paraguarí.
The life behind every banana
A banana that completes its cycle on the plant, not in an industrial room.
Our banana grove grows without herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers. We feed the soil with compost and manure and let every bunch follow its natural rhythm.
Fruit ripens on the plant and arrives without ripening gas, fungicides, preservatives or wax. We also do not reject a banana because it misses an industrial measurement: natural sizes are part of a real harvest.
crop chemicals
No herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers.
soil fertility
Compost and manure to feed the land.
ripening
Every bunch ripens where it grew, with no gas.
selection
We sell the different sizes nature produces.
The difference runs through the whole supply chain
Our bananas compared with intensive conventional bananas.
Conventional bananas are commonly designed to travel green and ripen uniformly at destination. Ours are organized around the bunch’s own cycle and a direct route from the farm.
Crop protection
No crop chemicals.
Intensive programs may include fungicides, herbicides and insecticides, including frequent applications against some leaf diseases.
Soil fertility
Compost and manure, with no chemical fertilizer.
Scheduled mineral fertilization designed to support high yields and uniform cycles.
Bunch protection
No chemical treatment on the fruit.
Insecticide-treated plastic bags may be used to protect bunches.
Harvest timing
The bunch stays on the plant through its natural ripening.
Bananas for long supply chains are normally harvested mature-green so they can withstand transport.
Ripening
On the plant, with no added ethylene, carbide or other gas.
Commercial rooms commonly use 100–150 ppm ethylene for 24–48 hours to trigger uniform ripening.
Flavour and aroma
Starch turns into sugar at the bunch’s natural pace on the plant.
The change is triggered under controlled conditions at destination so large batches change colour, texture and aroma together.
Sizes
No imposed grade: natural shapes and sizes are accepted.
Sorted by length, fullness, appearance and uniform commercial dimensions.
After harvest
No fungicides, preservatives, wax or postharvest treatment.
Long chains may use washing, refrigeration, controlled atmospheres and fungicides such as imazalil against crown rot.
Route to your table
Availability follows ripe bunches through a direct supply chain.
Transport and storage of green fruit, a ripening room, then distribution.
References for conventional practices: UC Davis: green harvest, ethylene and postharvest handling · FAO: pesticide use and reduction in bananas · FAO: postharvest fungicides.
Pura Tierra transparency
Are these bananas certified organic?
We do not market these bananas as certified organic. Pura Tierra currently has no official organic certification.
Our practice is concrete: compost and manure, no herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers, and ripening on the plant.
For anyone looking for organic bananas in Paraguay, we provide verifiable facts: no crop chemicals, ripening gas, preservatives or postharvest treatments, and direct farm traceability.
Order directly
From Paraguarí to Greater Asunción.
Build your basket from available stock. Delivery on Tuesday and Friday mornings costs 45,000 Gs, or collect your order free of charge at the farm.
Frequently asked questions
Before you order.
Where can I buy pesticide-free bananas in Paraguay?
Directly from Pura Tierra, grown in Paraguarí and delivered in Greater Asunción.
Are they certified organic?
No. We have no organic certification, but grow them without crop chemicals.
How do you fertilize the banana plants?
We feed the soil with compost and manure, with no chemical fertilizer.
Do the bananas ripen on the plant?
Yes. We let each bunch ripen naturally on the banana plant at its own pace.
Do you use ripening gas?
No. We use no ethylene, carbide or other gas to accelerate or standardize ripening.
Do you apply fungicides or preservatives after harvest?
No. Our bananas receive no fungicides, preservatives, wax or postharvest treatments.
Why do the bananas come in different sizes?
Because we impose no commercial grade. We sell the natural sizes produced by the plants.
How are they sold and delivered?
By the kilo, with delivery in Greater Asunción on Tuesday and Friday mornings for 45,000 Gs per order.
Today's stock
38 kg available.
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