Passion for passion fruit

We're excited to introduce you to Burundi's first organically certified passion fruit.

The first 200 plants we tested have already produced fruit and they taste amazing. And we are in the process of planting this year's 5,000 passion fruit plants raised in our own nursery and distributing another 10,000 to our partner farms in the 4 corners of Burundi, so 2024-25 will be the year of passion fruit.

Nectares from nature 

In addition to passion fruit, we also grow tree tomatoes (1st. harvest 2024), avocados, (1st. harvest 2025) baby bananas (1st. harvest 2024) and more.

"Passion for passion fruit"

Passion fruit, or purple passion fruit, as it is also known, originates from South America, where Indians have been cultivating the plant and its fruit for hundreds of years.

The name is believed to come from the Spanish colonial priests who used the flowers of the plant to explain "El passion", the crucifixion of Jesus. Once you've seen the flower, you'll know why. In the middle of the flower, the green stamens are arranged in such a way that they resemble a cross.A ripe passion fruit has a slightly greenish-brown colored skin. After harvesting, the fruit releases a lot of water, which causes the surface to become uneven and shrink, indicating that the fruit is ready to eat.

The flesh is reddish-yellow and jelly-like and is also filled with a multitude of small seeds, which are rich in protein. The flesh and seeds are eaten together - and the taste is tart and aromatic.