Top Tropical Destination Getaways that Grow Pineapples

If You’re Looking For a Tropical Destination to Enjoy the Warm Summer Months, Look No Further

3 top destinations we recommend you visit with balmy weather and lots of outdoor activities to enjoy are Costa Rica, the Philippines, and Brazil. Not only are these countries are surrounded by water and get excellent sun this time of year, but they all have major pineapple markets which make for the perfect native piña coladas. Though these are the top pineapple cultivating countries across the globe, they do have some differences in their farming process and exports.

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The Perfect Pineapple Report 2021: Week 28

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The Perfect Summertime Picnic

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Summertime Means Plenty of Chances for Outdoor Activities!

Whether that is a hike up a trail, a stroll through the woods, or a casual stroll through a field of long grass, you’ll probably want to rest for a moment or two and take in the serenity nature has to offer, with a summertime picnic! There is no way better to do that then by enjoying delicious food while you do. But just exactly how do you pack a perfect picnic meal? Well, in this blog post we’re going to be giving you the most essential items to put in that picnic basket, Dorothy, and we’re not talking about Todo. After all, July is national picnic month.

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The Perfect Pineapple Report 2021: Week 27

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The Perfect Pineapple Report 2021: Week 26

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The Perfect Pineapple Report 2021: Week 25

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Celebrating Great Outdoors Month

In Honor of June being Great Outdoors Month, We Have Created a List of Some of the Best Outdoor Activities Costa Rica Has to Offer!

At Chestnut Hill Farms, we make sure the people and environment are protected in order to produce the perfect pineapple. Part of this mission includes taking care of over 275 hectares of natural rainforest that surrounds our farm in Costa Rica. 

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The Perfect Pineapple Report 2021: Week 24

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The Perfect Pineapple Report 2021: Week 23

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Honoring Costa Rica’s Vast Rainforests

Home is Where the Heart is… and for Half a Million Species the Heart of the Costa Rican Rainforest is Where They Have Chosen to Call Home.

A rainforest so large that it now covers 75% of the country in its dense, verdant, and tropical ecosystem.  

But it wasn’t always like this. 

In fact, between 1950-1960 the percentage of forest cover decreased dramatically. And by 1987, only 21 percent of the country was covered in rainforest. Costa Rica was at the tipping point. 

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