#Harvest Festival

Harvest Festival is about giving thanks for what we reap, but we think just as much about what is left behind. 🌾

Harvest Festival traditionally stands for gratitude towards what fields and soils have produced over the course of the year. Originally, it was the moment when farmers paused to acknowledge that a season had come to a successful close and that there was enough to get through the winter. To this day, it is mostly about what ends up on the plate, fruit, vegetables, grain. What actually remains on the field after the harvest quickly slips out of view, even though it is often more than you would think.

With the pineapple, it is no different. The fruit takes centre stage, even though it makes up only a small part of the whole plant. Leaves and stem are many times larger and heavier than the fruit itself, yet after the harvest they are usually treated as waste, burned or disposed of in ways that harm the environment. There is no harvest festival for this part of the crop so far, even though it holds enormous untapped potential. 🍍

For us at eco:fibr, it is exactly this look at what is left over that pays off. From the residues of the pineapple plant, we gain mechanically processed dry fibres that can be reused industrially instead of disappearing unused on the field. What looks at first glance like the end of a harvest cycle is often just the beginning for us, the point at which an overlooked residue can turn into a usable raw material. 🌱

Being grateful can therefore extend to what usually goes overlooked as well, to the leaves instead of just the fruit, to the residue instead of just the yield.

For us, giving thanks for the harvest does not stop at the fruit, follow us if you want to see more of what usually goes unnoticed. 🌿