Harvested on our farm in Paraguarí
Pesticide-free pineapple, plant-ripened and hand-harvested
We tend 300 plants without crop protection products or chemical fertilizers. Each pineapple is harvested by hand when its colour, aroma and flavour show it is ready.
23 pineapples available
- 300 plants in Paraguarí
- Zero crop protection chemicals
- Natural flowering and ripening
From our land
Pineapple that grows, flowers and ripens without shortcuts.
Zero crop protection chemicals
We apply no herbicides, insecticides or fungicides at any point in the crop.
Naturally fed soil
We use compost and manure, with no chemical fertilizer, and remove weeds by hand.
No forced flowering
No product synchronizes the plants: each pineapple flowers and ripens through its natural cycle.
How we produce it
300 plants observed one by one.
The crop is worked by hand from weeding through harvest. We wait for each fruit to develop its colour, aroma and flavour on the plant, so our sizes are naturally different.
- Plot
- 300 plants in Paraguarí
- Fertility
- Compost and manure
- Work
- Manual weeding and harvest
- Sizes
- Several natural sizes
A view of our production setting in Paraguarí.
The life behind every pineapple
300 plants. No chemical shortcuts. Every fruit at its own pace.
Our pineapple plot is tended plant by plant. We apply no herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers: the soil is fed with compost and manure, and weeds are removed by hand.
We do not induce flowering to make every plant produce at the same time. Each pineapple follows its natural cycle and is harvested by hand when its colour, aroma and flavour tell us it is ready. This is why we offer several sizes: we are a small farm, and nature does not manufacture identical fruit.
plants
Each one tended on our farm in Paraguarí.
crop protection chemicals
No herbicides, insecticides or fungicides.
weeding and harvest
The work is done manually, one plant at a time.
natural sizes
We sell what the land produces, not one industrial size.
The difference begins in the field
Our pineapple compared with conventional pineapple.
We compare our concrete practices with methods used to standardize and schedule intensive pineapple production.
Crop protection
No crop protection chemicals.
Programs may include herbicides, insecticides and fungicides to control fields and losses.
Soil fertility
Compost and manure, with no chemical fertilizer.
Scheduled mineral fertilization to support uniform growth and yields.
Weed control
Weeds are removed manually around each plant.
Chemical and mechanized control to cover large areas quickly.
Flowering
Entirely natural flowering, with no inducing product.
Ethylene or ethephon may be used to synchronize flowering and schedule harvest.
Harvest timing
Chosen plant by plant according to colour, aroma and flavour; harvested by hand.
Scheduled and standardized harvest designed for grading, transport and storage.
Ripening
Plant-ripened and harvested ready to eat. No ripening gas.
Ethylene can accelerate loss of green colour, but it cannot make an early-picked pineapple sweeter.
Sizes
Several natural sizes because each plant produces a different fruit.
Fruit selected and standardized to commercial size requirements.
After harvest
No wax, preservatives or postharvest treatments.
Long supply chains may use refrigeration, controlled atmospheres, wax and fungicide treatments.
References for the conventional column: flower induction and synchronization · conventional pineapple production practices · ripening and postharvest treatments.
Pura Tierra transparency
Is this pineapple certified organic?
We do not market it as certified organic. Pura Tierra currently has no official organic certification.
We can confirm our practice: no crop protection chemicals or chemical fertilizers. We use compost and manure, weed by hand and do not induce flowering.
If you are looking for organic pineapple in Paraguay, we provide concrete facts about how it is grown without using a certification we do not have.
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 pineapple in Paraguay?
Directly from Pura Tierra, with delivery in Greater Asunción.
Is it certified organic?
No. We have no organic certification, but grow it without crop protection chemicals or chemical fertilizers.
How do you grow Pura Tierra pineapples?
We tend 300 plants with compost, manure, hand weeding and no herbicides, insecticides, fungicides or chemical fertilizers.
Do you induce flowering?
No. We use no ethylene, ethephon or other product to synchronize flowering.
How do you choose when to harvest?
Each fruit is selected for its colour, aroma and flavour, then harvested by hand when it is ready to eat.
Why are the pineapples different sizes?
Because we do not standardize nature. Each of our 300 plants produces at its own pace and we sell several sizes.
Do you use wax, preservatives or ripening gas?
No. Our pineapples receive no wax, preservatives, ripening gas or postharvest treatments.
When do you deliver?
Tuesday and Friday mornings, for 45,000 Gs per order.
Today's stock
23 pineapples available.
Add a pineapple from the available harvest to your basket.