Just at the edge of Villa Vasquez is the Kellyisa 2 organic banana farm. Yoel (a nephew of Francisca Tatis) has worked there for 8 years. They plant and care for many acres of bananas for production and export out of Santo Domingo. Using the waste from the banana plants, goat dung and molasses, they create organic fertilizers; both dry and liquid. A system of cables runs through the whole farm, enabling easier access to send fertilizer out into the plants and to send the branches of bananas to be washed, sorted and packed for shipping.
Bananas are marked with a color of tape to show when they first appeared on the plant. They are bagged, collared and protected as best as they can be from any diseases. After 12 weeks they are harvested so that their 4 week journey to the Edmondson Village Giant will get them to the produce aisle in time to ripen fully in our homes. So many hands have cared for your bananas. Enjoy the fruit of their labor and give thanks to God.
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