Miki Zaira, the legendary head of the banana branch at Ein Gev, guides Shlomi Shaban and Hedai Offaim through the kibbutz’s breathtaking plantation and revisits a wartime moment when all foreign workers disappeared, leaving behind a thousand tons of ripe bananas that had to be picked overnight.

In this new episode of Man/Land (Adam/Adama), we journey to the Jordan Valley to meet the people who dedicate their lives to one of Israel’s most demanding agricultural fields, discover what dishes can be made from unripe bananas, and witness Shlomi Shaban’s first-ever piano performance in a banana grove.