09/01/2026
Bananas are a staple at Fruit Haven Ecovillage, but no, we don’t live on bananas alone.
When they’re green, they’re basically plantains. We boil them, mash them, bake them. Savory, filling, versatile. When they ripen, they turn into easy sweet calories, smoothies, snacks, and even the dogs love em. One plant, multiple stages, multiple uses.
We still buy produce. Rice, veggies, spices, things we don’t grow yet. This isn’t fantasy self sufficiency, it’s practical off-grid living. We grow what grows well, we buy the rest, and stop pretending food needs to be complicated.
Bananas just happen to be the tasty backbone. 🍌